aliengrove

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Great set of pictures, especially considering the ISO. 27 degrees sounds lovely, it's getting up to 50 degrees here now.....

Comment by aliengrove posted on K5 @ ISO 12800 at 15/07/2011 - 10:25

aliengrove
Hi Iqbal, not seen you on the forum for ages, welcome back!

No, the passengers don't know I take pictures, but I am hardly unique in this, I personally know at least 30 airline pilots who take pictures from aircraft too, though probably only half of them using DSLR's, and probably only 5 or so who know how to process them to get the best out of them. In fact I recently gave a quick Photoshop lesson to a fellow pilot. The passengers probably don't know we read newspapers either...with the level of automation in todays aircraft it's a good idea IMO to keep your mind active, and there's two of us and a computer monitoring things at all times. On a flight to Australia we don't even talk to Air Traffic Control for about 7 hours of the flight so it's good to keep yourself occupied...

Comment by aliengrove posted on Thunderstorms at 15/07/2011 - 10:23

aliengrove
dougf8 wrote:
I have this image similar to Edward Fox from Day of the Jackal. Its Aliengrove with a home made gyroscopic steady cam broken down into innocent parts and carried about his luggage as he passes through security.

Its either that or find a spare 22 million quid. link.


Thanks all for the comments! Just got back from a flight, no opportunities this time for any further attempts.

Comment by aliengrove posted on Thunderstorms at 14/07/2011 - 18:12

aliengrove
It's a Boeing, never flown an Airbus and don't care if I never do

Hoping to get a few snaps tonight, just off to work and there's a bit of weather along the East Coast of the US....

Comment by aliengrove posted on Thunderstorms at 14/07/2011 - 01:50

aliengrove
Great set, 6, 8, 9 and 10 being my favourites, must have been a great day out!

Comment by aliengrove posted on Silverstone 2011 at 13/07/2011 - 21:53

aliengrove
Thanks for the link, Doug, I'll have a look at that....

Comment by aliengrove posted on Thunderstorms at 13/07/2011 - 21:49

aliengrove
The second one is great!

Comment by aliengrove posted on In The Pub at 13/07/2011 - 21:44

aliengrove
Great shots, I especially like the one of the river. Looking forward to trying some IR out myself! Can't wait!

Comment by aliengrove posted on Winnall Moors - IR and big skies at 13/07/2011 - 21:40

aliengrove
Thanks David, I have a rubber hood on my 24mm lens, which I used for the second two shots, so I will try pressing it up against the glass and see how it works out. While the monsoon lasts I should get some more oppurtunities, and perhaps even tonight on the way back from New York.

Mannesty wrote:
Strap the camera to a heavy hard disk drive, and spin it up, the faster the better. Hey presto, a DIY gyro-mount.
Nice idea, but wiring it up might be a problem!

Comment by aliengrove posted on Thunderstorms at 13/07/2011 - 21:37

aliengrove
I like it, it looks like a metallic honeycomb

Comment by aliengrove posted on Bubbles at 13/07/2011 - 21:33

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