First Aerial Shoot - 2nd Post

[Steel Cowboy]

Looking for Opinions!

[Ballen Photo]

Looking for Opinions!
Well, You got a pretty good view of the schools gymnasium? and football field.
Not a lot I can offer beyond that. :rolleyes:
What were you flying?;)
OH, Welcome to the forum. :D
-Bruce

[embdude]

Looks prety good, what do you think? Or want to improve upon?

My first impression is that the Field looks kinda scrunched, Just the angle I guess. I thought you might have used a telephoto (which tend to scrunch distant objects), but the strut in the upper right kinda makes me think it was set prety wide. How about cropping it vertically?

A few questions though... Since it seems you shot this from the pilots seat of a Cessna, was anyone flying? I have done solo ariel photography myself, but must admit that it was not very safe and did not yeild great results...

Also did you shoot through the plexiglass or open the window? You will find that open window shots are the only way to go!!!

[Steel Cowboy]

We were in a Cessna Skyhawk. I have a friend that is a flight instructor so he was piloting while I was shooting. It was my first time up in a plane with a camera so I was just doing some experimenting. We took the window support loose where I could swing the window completely out then lean out and shoot. Man what a rush!