F-18 Superhornet C&C Please!

[MikePrattPhotography]

Tried to get a glimpse of a fly-by yesterday. It was my first attempt. Thanks to all the advice about keeping my camera from fogging up. It helped a lot this time. I just dont really know why it came out so grainy. I think it is a little out of focus... but dont know why grainy.. is that the ISO?

[Eagle]

Underexposed and lightened during post processing maybe. Still looks dark. Cool shot though. Why did you have to worry about fogging up? And what did you do to prevent it?

[RadAL]

maybe cropped too much as well, possibly?

[MikePrattPhotography]

Well I am in the Navy and we are out in the Arabian Sea right now... so the air outside is VERY humid... so i let my camera sit outside for about an hour before trying to shoot. (still gets me nervous though...lol) there was no post processing done... i did crop it though.

[curtc]

whats the exif on the pic? it'd help a lot to figure out what's going on

(humid is a great time for vapor shots though ;) )

[MikePrattPhotography]

What is Exif?
and what are vapor shots?

[PhotosGuy]

What is Exif? Data embedded in the image: ISO, shutter speed, etc.
Some programs can read it from the pic. From the first shot here: (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=321674)
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/80 second = 0.01250 second
# Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 63/10 = F6.30
# Exposure Program = manual control (1)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400
# Original Date/Time = 2007:05:10 19:09:48
# Digitization Date/Time = 2007:05:10 19:09:48
# Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 414314/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/80.00 second
# Aperture Value (APEX) = 348042/65536
Aperture = F6.30
# Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/2 = 0.00
# Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
# Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 28/1 mm = 28.00 mm
# Color Space = sRGB (1)
# Image Width = 800
# Image Height = 380
# Focal Plane X-Resolution = 3504000/885 = 3959.32
# Focal Plane Y-Resolution = 2336000/590 = 3959.32
# Focal Plane X/Y-Resolution Unit = inch (2)
# Custom Rendered = normal process (0)
# Exposure Mode = manual exposure (1)
# White Balance = manual (1)
# Scene Capture Type = standard (0)

[adamsti]

That's not Superhornet, it's a C model, the F is the Superhornet.