Air Racing-Website Updated

[adamsti]

Just added the pics from the Tunica Air Races to my site.

http://www.timadamsphotography.com/tim_adams__motorsports_and_avia22.htm

[adamsti]

Southern Wisconsin Airfest pics have also been added.
http://www.timadamsphotography.com/tim_adams__motorsports_and_avia22.htm

[PhotosGuy]

Nice shots and gallery, Tim!

[quickben]

Some excellent shots from the SVRA Vintage Sports Car Racing, there.

Gary.

[Salleke]

Southern Wisconsin Airfest pics have also been added.
http://www.timadamsphotography.com/tim_adams__motorsports_and_avia22.htm

Very good puctures you have. Like you I like to shoot airplanes but somehow it won't work for me. They are never as good as your pictures and others I see regularly. I would be very embarresd to show my airplanes pictures to others.

Can you please tell me in a few words what lens and settings do you use?
Do you use EC and how much, how many stops do you give the aperture more?
What to do for not having the sky blown out?
How do you get the sky so blu? Do you use a polarisation filter?
Do you use a tripod?

Sorry for all these questions but I would like to know how it's done by pro's...:)

Thank you in advance.

[muscleflex]

by the way, there's an air race happening in august (UK only) - go to redbull.co.uk and enter your details for free tickets! i've just found out tonight.

[adamsti]

Salleke,

I use all 3 of my lenes at airshows, but 99% of the airborne shots are with the 100-400L. With the 10D last year I would dial in negative EC, since the 10D seemed to blow highlights out a lot. With the 20D I have been leaving it as is, on zero. Shooting the Thunderbirds two weeks ago I had to dial in 1/2 stop negative as the white paint was really blowing the highlights with the 20D. This was only on ground shots though. For all the air stuff I left it at zero.
last year with the 10D I used evaluative metering 99% of the time. This year for the airborne shots I have switched to centerweighted average. Most all of the static shots are with evaluative metering. I also always use the center focus point only, and focus with the * button. Trying to keep that little square centered on the plane can be a chore, but it works pretty well.

For airborne stuff I use Tv mode and shoot jets anywhere from 1/500-1/1000, for prop planes I really never shoot any faster than 1/250 to get good prop blur. 99% of the time I shoot ISO100. I see airshow pics shot all the time in bright sun with people using ISO400, this is nuts. Use ISO100.
Most of the EXIF info is still in the photos if you import into PS, or use any one of the free EXIF viewers that can be downloaded off the net.
I do not use filters at all for airshows, or racing. I do use a monopod for some of the plane taxi shots, but never a tripod. They just get in the way at airshows, and I'm carrying enough crap around as it is.

[Salleke]

Salleke,

I use all 3 of my lenes at airshows, but 99% of the airborne shots are with the 100-400L. With the 10D last year I would dial in negative EC, since the 10D seemed to blow highlights out a lot. With the 20D I have been leaving it as is, on zero. Shooting the Thunderbirds two weeks ago I had to dial in 1/2 stop negative as the white paint was really blowing the highlights with the 20D. This was only on ground shots though. For all the air stuff I left it at zero.
last year with the 10D I used evaluative metering 99% of the time. This year for the airborne shots I have switched to centerweighted average. Most all of the static shots are with evaluative metering. I also always use the center focus point only, and focus with the * button. Trying to keep that little square centered on the plane can be a chore, but it works pretty well.

For airborne stuff I use Tv mode and shoot jets anywhere from 1/500-1/1000, for prop planes I really never shoot any faster than 1/250 to get good prop blur. 99% of the time I shoot ISO100. I see airshow pics shot all the time in bright sun with people using ISO400, this is nuts. Use ISO100.
Most of the EXIF info is still in the photos if you import into PS, or use any one of the free EXIF viewers that can be downloaded off the net.
I do not use filters at all for airshows, or racing. I do use a monopod for some of the plane taxi shots, but never a tripod. They just get in the way at airshows, and I'm carrying enough crap around as it is.

Thank you very much for your replay. As soon as possible I will use your advices.
Now I only am waiting for my new 70-300 DO lens and then give it a trie.