Elsie 2

[JRayfield]

Also known as 'Big Blue'....

These were shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT, using the 'stock' lens for the first shot and a 70-300mm zoom lens for the second shot. I did some programming on the VHF FM radio on the ship, so was allowed to spend as much time as I wanted to spend shooting photos.

http://www.franklynphotography.com/aircraft/slides/aircare1_j.jpg

http://www.franklynphotography.com/aircraft/slides/aircare1_h.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

Pretty! A little more rotor blur would be nice.
Airshow guys - prop freeze? (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=229542)

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[Travisj]

Cool looking bird. Welcome to POTN. Thanks for sharing.

[snails]

I've always wondered how the tail rotor (or lack thereof) worked on those things.

[JRayfield]

When I shot these, I was shooting in fully automatic mode. I'm going to do some more experimenting sometime with slower shutter speeds to get more blur on the rotors (although I kind of liked it the way it came out :)). I just picked up an image-stabilized lens, so I should be able to do a lot more now at slower shutter speeds.

I'll be shooting a lot of aircraft at an upcoming airshow in Branson Missouri, in May. I'll post some of those here, too.

John

[PhotosGuy]

I'm going to do some more experimenting sometime with slower shutter speeds This shows how the subject can affect the exposure & why manual keeps me worry free:
Post #47 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5191658&postcount=47)
Click the "Thread: (thread title)" link at the top-right if you'd like more info on the subject.