First Aircraft Shot

[Littlenose]

I'm planning to get to my local track for the first time with the 300D, and thought i'd get out and try practicing a few shots of cars and stuff on the road, however I was drawn towards the airport, and ended up taking a few shots there instead... i think i'd head back another time, but wondered if anyone had any good tips for making civil aircraft look interesting?

[mdmedicgod]

First tip.... Don't shoot the bottoms. They are boring. The shot is great though. Try to get near either the departure or the approach end. This was you can get the aircraft on climb or final approach. www.airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net) is good website to look at for ideas of how to shoot aircraft..

[Rendezvous]

Also, try to shoot the side of the plane with light on it! Nice attempt there

[crazyfoo88]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/crazyfoo88/Aviation/Commercial/CYYZ%20November%2021st%202004/IMG_9439.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/crazyfoo88/Aviation/Commercial/CYYZ%20November%2021st%202004/IMG_9643.jpg

These arent the best of shots, but they show what you can do by changing angles. I find landing shots are a lot easier becuase the planes are only flying around 160 knots.

[Jetmech1]

The bottoms can be interesting if you get the gear cycling up. I take a lot of aircraft pictures.

[Jetmech1]

Here is a 747-300 operated by Polar Air. Hope you like it.

[Jetmech1]

Here is another of the same aircraft.

[Jetmech1]

Boeing 727-200 I'm learning how to use PSE 3.0, so I would like any suggestions you got about editing or camera set up.

John

[Jetmech1]

Here's another.

[Jetmech1]

Just one more.

[Medic1]

what size lens are you using with these pictures?

[crazyfoo88]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/crazyfoo88/Aviation/Commercial/CYYZ%20November%2021st%202004/IMG_9495.jpg

British Airways Boeing 747-400 on VFR Approach CYYZ (pearson international, toronto ontario canada)
shot with 18-55mm

My other shots were 75-300 f4-5.6 III USM

[Cadwell]

Angle. Making a commercial jet look interesting is all about the angle of shot you can get. It's also imoportant to get the lighting right so that you can see detail on the plane.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/valaraukar/747.jpg

South African Airways Boeing 747-400.

[RockOne]

G'Day.
Some very nice pictures here ! I like the 727 taking off (but I'm biased because thats my favourite aircraft :-) ) ! Have any of these pics been uploaded to airliners.net because they are very good !

[Jetmech1]

what size lens are you using with these pictures?
I am using a Canon 75-300mm IS lens.

[Wazza]

Some nice shots all. If anyone is attempting airliners.net, just remember to crop them tightly. Don't leave empty bits of sky. Most of us, think it looks fine, but the screeners will give many faults, such as Bad Motiv, Bad Angle, Bad Light... Just remember to read FAQ, and not make any mistakes. But they look cool. :)

I do like Cadwell's shot best. Nice 744.
:)

[Jetmech1]

Angle. Making a commercial jet look interesting is all about the angle of shot you can get. It's also imoportant to get the lighting right so that you can see detail on the plane.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/valaraukar/747.jpg

South African Airways Boeing 747-400.
Nice shot. I enjoyed your airshow pics on your web page. What lens are you using for all those pics?

John

[Jetmech1]

Here is a shot taken with my Oly C750. It was a surprise fly by of 3 C-130's The Antonov 124's were in charlotte flying for the Shoe Box ministries.

[Littlenose]

Wow i've got a long way to go... :?

... still at least there's a way forward for me :)

[Cadwell]

Nice shot. I enjoyed your airshow pics on your web page. What lens are you using for all those pics?

John

Thanks :) The airshow stuff was done using a 10D and Canon EF 100-400L IS.

[blinking8s]

is there a mass market for this i do not know about?

[booggerg]

Wow I would love to do some air craft shots.. do any of you US shooters feel self conscious when taking pictures at commercial aircrafts? especially with a long telephoto.. :(

[Jetmech1]

Wow I would love to do some air craft shots.. do any of you US shooters feel self conscious when taking pictures at commercial aircrafts? especially with a long telephoto.. :(
I don't. I just snap the shot and not worry about. But I do have an advantage when shooting aircraft since I work at a major airport.

John

[iwantacanon]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/crazyfoo88/Aviation/Commercial/CYYZ%20November%2021st%202004/IMG_9495.jpg

British Airways Boeing 747-400 on VFR Approach CYYZ (pearson international, toronto ontario canada)
shot with 18-55mm

My other shots were 75-300 f4-5.6 III USM
Was that shot in calgary??

[mmartinfan]

post them over @ http://www.jetphotos.net

skip airliners.net wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to uppy over there

[Littlenose]

Well, I took on board some of the advice i got here and revisited the airport... and here's a couple of pics from this afternoon's efforts.
It's quite tricky to get some nice viewpoints, but I hope you can see some improvement from the original pic i posted.
Mikey

[Jetmech1]

Nice pics. What lens did you use? I take several aircraft pics a week, I need to post some more.


John

[Littlenose]

I think both these were taken with the 75-300 IS lens

As I'm just getting into photography i'm still deciding on what subjects I really enjoy taking pictures of, it must be said that it was fun being down at the airport for an hour or so this afternoon.

[Jetmech1]

I think both these were taken with the 75-300 IS lens

As I'm just getting into photography i'm still deciding on what subjects I really enjoy taking pictures of, it must be said that it was fun being down at the airport for an hour or so this afternoon.

That is where I spend the better part of my day since I work at a airport. Always have my camera with me. On a different subject, hopefully my new lens )85mm prime) and flash (420EX) we be here tomorrow before I fly to Ohio for a week a schooling.

[Jetmech1]

Here is pics I took a couple of days ago with my 75-300 IS lens. Still learning how to ajust things in photo shop.

[Jetmech1]

Here is a pic of a Kitty Hawk 727 laning on Runway 5-26 in Charlotte. Take with my 75-300 IS.

[mmartinfan]

http://img28.exs.cx/img28/2129/n50ae2zr.jpg
and check this one out while you are here
http://img223.exs.cx/img223/7919/n735bja8ur.jpg
http://img223.exs.cx/img223/4872/n93431go.jpg



These were taken with a 100-300L F/5.6 blows the 75-300 out of the water, for same price.

[Jetmech1]

http://img28.exs.cx/img28/2129/n50ae2zr.jpg
and check this one out while you are here
http://img223.exs.cx/img223/7919/n735bja8ur.jpg
http://img223.exs.cx/img223/4872/n93431go.jpg



These were taken with a 100-300L F/5.6 blows the 75-300 out of the water, for same price.

That is a very nice lens. How much did you pay? Great pics. Much sharper than my 70-300 IS.

[mmartinfan]

That is a very nice lens. How much did you pay? Great pics. Much sharper than my 70-300 IS.


@ 200 total but I traded a couple basic lens and added some $$$
its a great lens if you can find a good copy, they are long since out of production. mine was made in 1989! Best place is here in the marketplace. FM.com or yor local Photo store. No you can't have mine, well at least not until I get my 35-350L or 100-400L. Then I might sell it, but that will be at least a year away.

I did have the 75-300 before. not the USM or the IS version. just the EF III here is a few photos from it. 75-300 EF III (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=337052)
EFIII (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=320523)
EF III (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=320489)


Here is a few more for the 100-300L
100-300L (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=376420)
100-300L (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=363665)
100-300L (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=381842)

[Jetmech1]

Here's two shots I took a couple of days ago. Comments??

[Jetmech1]

Some more.

[johndm]

Some nice shots all. If anyone is attempting airliners.net, just remember to crop them tightly. Don't leave empty bits of sky. Most of us, think it looks fine, but the screeners will give many faults, such as Bad Motiv, Bad Angle, Bad Light... Just remember to read FAQ, and not make any mistakes. But they look cool. :)

I do like Cadwell's shot best. Nice 744.
:)

Good to see pictures from another Anet Photog on this forum.......

Nice shots Wassa..:)

Anyone else here got stuff on Anet?

Have a look a mine here... http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?emailsearch=johnmyers@btinternet.com&sort_order=views&distinct_entry=true

regards

[Wazza]

Wow, what a great range of shots on a.net. Well done.

I sent a few in mid February. Had a few rejects for "BadDirty" - which means either sensor dust, or dirty lens. Luckily, mine was just a dirty lens. It's only noticeable in an image, when you edit it to say 200% contrast level, or perhaps if someone had their monitor contrast on max. Quite picky, as it wasn't noticeable on a standard screen.


http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Warren%20Williams&distinct_entry=true

I've also just uploaded a stitched together view of the 23L approach path to NZAA.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/merged_nzaa_small.jpg
This was 4 images. This is where I would shoot all the airborne shots. But the closeups are at a secret place through the fence.

[johndm]

Wow, what a great range of shots on a.net. Well done.

I sent a few in mid February. Had a few rejects for "BadDirty" - which means either sensor dust, or dirty lens. Luckily, mine was just a dirty lens. It's only noticeable in an image, when you edit it to say 200% contrast level, or perhaps if someone had their monitor contrast on max. Quite picky, as it wasn't noticeable on a standard screen.


http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Warren%20Williams&distinct_entry=true

I've also just uploaded a stitched together view of the 23L approach path to NZAA.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/merged_nzaa_small.jpg
This was 4 images. This is where I would shoot all the airborne shots. But the closeups are at a secret place through the fence.

Well I've also had my share of rejects.......but its taught me a lot about technique and PShop processing.

I only started uploading last June, and am quite pleased with my acceptance levels now. I've even managed to sneak a few past the screeners with minor defects..:)

Don't think your 23L shot will make it as its 'modified' and 'bad size':cry:

Regards