Mike Foxtrot X-Ray

[NicolasRubio]

A quick shoot from today... testing my new gear!

All shot 450D + Sigma 10-20mm and CPL... EXIF should be intact but just in case: all at ISO100 and f/8 or f/11.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm263/NicolasRubio/FDO001.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm263/NicolasRubio/FDO002.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm263/NicolasRubio/FDO004.jpg

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm263/NicolasRubio/FDO006.jpg

CC is VEEEEERY welcome! Don't be afraid to criticize!

[Agamemnon]

Even before reading the gear, it was obvious that it was an ultra-wide lens :D

I like how the plane jumps out, although I find the backgrounds very busy. It's difficult to blur them at that focal length and aperture, but if you moved around in the frame a little more, you might be able to pick which other items were showing in the background.

#3 for example, I like the shot of the plane, but the tail in the BG takes a little away from the contrast of the prop. If you crouched a little, you could cut the other aircraft and the far hangars out. The front hangar makes sense in the picture, though, and doesn't

#4 - if you moved a little more to the left, the other plane wouldn't be touching the subject plane in the frame.

#2 - I like this shot, and wonder what it would look like if you could see the top surface of the wing connecting with the aircraft.

[NicolasRubio]

I like how the plane jumps out, although I find the backgrounds very busy. It's difficult to blur them at that focal length and aperture, but if you moved around in the frame a little more, you might be able to pick which other items were showing in the background.

Thanks A LOT for the comments! I am learning how to use the CPL yet... I can now notice reflections that I should've eliminated with the filter.

Regarding the backgrounds, I should get the airplane to a smaller airport and try luck there!

Thanks again!

[FlyingPhotog]

Be careful with a CPL on an ultra-wide lens...

You'll find that your skies will come out with one part being noticeably darker than another becuase the lens takes in enough sky to be beyond the ideal 90-degrees angle off the sun.

[dashotgun]

good advise so move your feet to keep it square?

[Agamemnon]

Well, don't necessarily keep it square - have a look at the photo through the viewfinder and see if an odd-angled horizon helps the shot.

In the first one, right up against the nose, I think the odd angle is good.

Keep the background in mind, it's just as important than the foreground, and if it's more interesting (compositionally-wise), people are going to look at that instead.