LHR 04/01 – first with my new camera!

thanks for the comments guys! Sam, when are we going to see your shots?:D 😀

KAL, check your PM inbox.:)

Hello Mate

I am absolutly loving that CEDARJET any Chance of emailing it to me so I can print it out and frame it to add to my collection of Cedarjet Aircraft.

Regards
KAL

good pictures there mate. not jelous really lol

hey adam, thought i would put my first post here:D

really nice photos, as always! congrats on getting your most recent 3 onto JP aswell!

was a really good day on the 4th:D

Sam

Adam, f6.3 at full zoom is as fast as you’ll get, if your lense is f3.5-6.3. However, I would think that such a wide aperture is un-necessary unless it was a very cloudy day or low-light conditions.

What I’d do is set it on aperture priority, start at f8 ISO 200 (unless it’s a really sunny day, go for ISO 100). Take a few shots and then in the review mode, look at what shutters you were getting. I’d say anything in the 1/125th-1/400th is fine, depending on how good you are at panning and whether you are zoomed a lot (obviously at high zoom you might want to be aiming at the faster speeds, 1/400th or so). If you are getting speeds above that, then increase the f number (ie. make it narrower, and therefore increase the depth of field)! Upto about f11 is great, after that they can start to get a bit soft.

That’s what I meant to say. 🙂

Paul

Adam, f6.3 at full zoom is as fast as you’ll get, if your lense is f3.5-6.3. However, I would think that such a wide aperture is un-necessary unless it was a very cloudy day or low-light conditions.

What I’d do is set it on aperture priority, start at f8 ISO 200 (unless it’s a really sunny day, go for ISO 100). Take a few shots and then in the review mode, look at what shutters you were getting. I’d say anything in the 1/125th-1/400th is fine, depending on how good you are at panning and whether you are zoomed a lot (obviously at high zoom you might want to be aiming at the faster speeds, 1/400th or so). If you are getting speeds above that, then increase the f number (ie. make it narrower, and therefore increase the depth of field)! Upto about f11 is great, after that they can start to get a bit soft.

Am i right i’m saying that if you increase the aperture number, the depth of field increases, so more of the aircraft will be in focus?

That’s right. The higher the f number, the smaller the aperture, the greater the depth of field and the slower the shutter speed to get correct exposure. A good starting point would be using aperture priority at f8, and setting your camera at ISO 100, although that’s possibly a little optimistic in the current rather cloudy conditions so you may find ISO 200 gives you a more useful and slightly quicker shutter speed.

Paul

That’s some very good work there Adam, very promising! One thing that maybe I’d recommend…try to use a slightly higher aperture number and pan the shorts. Several of them seem focused in the centre, but out of focus at the front and/or back. With a higher aperture you’ll get the whole aircraft focused as it comes towards or away from you. Do you have any idea what you were using? I’d usually go for f10-11 if weather permits, f8 on a bad day.

Thanks Dan. I was using from between f6.3 to f8.0, many of the shots taken, if I remember correctly, using auto mode. I was worried that f6.3 at the top of the zoom was going to be too slow so I’d get blurred shots – many of the shots above are major crops of the original photos because if I used the full zoom I’d be using f6.3 (which i thought was going to be too slow) – I set the aperture as wide as possible.

I’m interested that you say f10-11 is good for taking shots – I’ll give it a go next time. Is it best to use the aperture priority shooting mode and let the camera choose the shutter speed? Am i right i’m saying that if you increase the aperture number, the depth of field increases, so more of the aircraft will be in focus?

thanks 🙂

That’s some very good work there Adam, very promising! One thing that maybe I’d recommend…try to use a slightly higher aperture number and pan the shorts. Several of them seem focused in the centre, but out of focus at the front and/or back. With a higher aperture you’ll get the whole aircraft focused as it comes towards or away from you. Do you have any idea what you were using? I’d usually go for f10-11 if weather permits, f8 on a bad day.

thanks for the comments guys – I look forward to taking more shots!

Here is another that i found; its Virgins newest addition; Surfer Girl.

thanks

Really fantastic work, Adam! Love the Malaysian gate shot. 🙂

Can anyone tell me what them big yellow pipes are under the Iran Air for?

I think that they might be an external air supply, which is needed for engine start etc..

Fab shots, Adam!

Brilliant photos. I really like them all. 🙂

Can anyone tell me what them big yellow pipes are under the Iran Air for?

Excellent work, Adam!

DSLR’s are great fun to learn, and every time you think you conquer something, they seem to throw something new and totally unexpected in your direction to try figure out!

If these superb shots are your first results I’ll eagerly await what you produce with a good bit of practice under your belt!

Paul

Great shots Adam,

The Iran 747 landing is a stoker 🙂

Well done

Mark

thanks for the comment guys! 🙂

Awesome shots!!….the MH at the gate is a beut 😎

I thought you were allowed in the car parks!

Well good shots Adam 🙂 The Singapore 747 with the bmi in the background is different 🙂

Oooo only a week or so till I’m back at Heathrow! 😀

Fantastic selection Adam, love the Iran Air shot at the gate 😎 .

Very good variety pictures there Adam 🙂 Well done!!