Fairhope Air Show and Need Advice

jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
edited May 23, 2007 in Other Cool Shots
What is the best setting to capture prop driven planes? I was dropping shutter speed to around 125-250 so the prop would be blurry, but I also missed a great opportunity with the corsair as I only had one chance as it left the show and made one passby. Most of them were blurry. Is that expected? It was the first plane to leave so I didn't have a chance to make any test shots with the lighting that was available at that time. Anyway, here's the shots in cheesy sepia and my dust spots actually help the mood of the pics. Shots were with Nikon D50 and 18-200 VR.
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  • FatNakedGuyFatNakedGuy Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    I like the prop-blur, bro. Nice shots!

    You need to clean your sensor however.
    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=53266



    oops.... didn't read the part about dust-bunnies being intentional. sorry!
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Your planes came out great. I had my planes shot with the same lens, up in the air with higher shutter speed, as they were too fast. Good capture!clap.gif
    Marina
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  • HarveyMushmanHarveyMushman Registered Users Posts: 550 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    jonh68 wrote:
    What is the best setting to capture prop driven planes? I was dropping shutter speed to around 125-250 so the prop would be blurry, but I also missed a great opportunity with the corsair as I only had one chance as it left the show and made one passby. Most of them were blurry. Is that expected?

    Yes. Anytime you try to capture a moving subject with a relatively slow shutter speed you will get some images that are too blurry. The only remedy is good panning fundamentals and lots of practice--eventually your keeper/trash ratio will improve.

    I don't think the dust spots add anything good to your images. :D
    Tim
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    jonh68 wrote:
    What is the best setting to capture prop driven planes? I was dropping shutter speed to around 125-250 so the prop would be blurry, but I also missed a great opportunity with the corsair as I only had one chance as it left the show and made one passby. Most of them were blurry. Is that expected? It was the first plane to leave so I didn't have a chance to make any test shots with the lighting that was available at that time. Anyway, here's the shots in cheesy sepia and my dust spots actually help the mood of the pics. Shots were with Nikon D50 and 18-200 VR.

    I don't like the dirty dust spots myself, but I do like your old age look :D
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  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    Thanks everyone. I do have the color versions cleaned up, at least my favorite ones. One thing on the corsair is I was probably trying too hard to get it right because I had one chance. Keep It Simple Stupid.
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