Fliying sideways

[snails]

You may not be able to tell, but Los Angeles' 30-45mph winds today meant that this guy had to fly sideways to compensate.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3378125262_0f4e1cd427_o.jpg

C+C Welcome

[PhotosGuy]

Airshow guys - prop freeze? (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=229542)


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[snails]

Yeah, there could have been more blur.

I was out on the beach with my 16-35 though, saw this guy coming in much lower than most helicopters do along the south bay, and sideways. I didn't have much time to duck behind a rock to keep the sand out of my camera and swap on the 70-200 before he was right on top of me. No time to change the settings.

Thanks for the input!

[FLphotoguy]

It's not easy to get a lot of blur on the main rotor unless you go down to 1/30. 1/125 will show blur on the tail rotor and some motion blur on the main.

[mlav]

You keep mentioning the sideways flight. Try to capture that better next time if it is such a big point of the photo.

[snails]

You keep mentioning the sideways flight. Try to capture that better next time if it is such a big point of the photo.

it's just an interesting fact, not one I intended to portray in the photo

[gonzogolf]

You keep mentioning the sideways flight. Try to capture that better next time if it is such a big point of the photo.


How is he going to show a helicopter in the air flying sideways? With nothing in the scene to show context, a static shot is just going to appear frozen regardless of angle.