(Air) First Aviation Shots (EMA) (C&C Wanted)

Hi All

As per title, This is my first try at Aviation shots!

Please let me know what you think and what I could improve on, I personally think I was standing too close

All pics are straight from camera

Thanks

Some nice shot's. I've always wanted to take some shot's at an airport. I'm not far from EMA. Where abouts were you stood for these shots? Looks like a decent spot.

Did you take a reciever with you?

Might have to take a day out and take a ride one nice day!

Thanks,
Al

Thanks for the response Al!

I was standing in between an entrance to Donington Park and the Aeropark if you know where that is? There is a few small roads off the main road that lead onto the farmers fields

This should help!
http://maps.google.co.​uk …0.00269,0.00825​6&t=h&z=18

I didnt take a receiver - I just looked on the live flight info on the east midlands website

Thanks
Dean

Good first attempt. Hang around this forum long enough and you'll be able to pick up a lot of tips, from folks way more talented than I, to make them better. For what it's worth, they all appear out of focus and the approach shots are backlit. You really have to plan your location when shooting aircraft so that the sun is behind you rather than behind the aircraft. Photographing planes on hazy and overcast days can be tough as well.

After looking at your EXIF data, it appears that you're using the T1i (500D) and a 55-250mm?

Love the shots with the ground lighting. The one with the Sun is just awesome.

Keep up the great work!

Good start with them.

They might be sharper with a faster shutter speed. And the reason that some of them are dark is that your meter was reading the sky.
Shooting airshows in Manual

Thanks for the responses everyone!

Aerophile wrote in post #12120332
After looking at your EXIF data, it appears that you're using the T1i (500D) and a 55-250mm?

That is correct. I was also using the 18-55 kit lens

That's a good lens and can produce some good photos once you are able to get the hang of it. It's a great lens to learn on. I used one for about two years.

Keep it up!