Excellent pic of the DC10 mate. Sure is a great looking aircraft.

James

Great shots mate, pity about the weather. Nice to see pics of the 747.
What equipment were you using mate?
Cheers,
James

Great shots mate never mind the weather!

Nice shots mate, saw the bgh a320 too, and was also wondering the other day about the TU-154’s.
Newcastle

Hi James,

It’s actually quite difficult to criticise the great majority of aviation shots like these taken on point and shoots because it simply isn’t what they’re designed to be used for. If they were on a DSLR with a fairly hefty telephoto lens it would be a different case, but there are a couple of things you can bear in mind to hopefully help you get the best out of your camera.

Firstly, you don’t have a great range as far as zoom is concerned on a compact, so to try keep resolution on your side, if you’re shooting an aircraft that’s approaching you try waiting until it’s quite near you before you take the actual shots. The more of the frame the aircraft takes up, the more resolution you have and hopefully the higher quality image you’ll end up with. This may mean you compromise your ideal angle for shooting, but at least you have more chance of getting a sharp, clear shot.

Secondly, try and track the aircraft and keep it in the centre of your viewfinder or screen. This isn’t always easy, but with practice you will get there! Also when you crop, try keep the aircraft balanced in the centre of the frame so the distances from the right of the aircraft to the side of the frame are the same as the left of the aircraft to the other side of the frame. The same also applies to the vertical position.

Thirdly, try keep your shutter speeds as high as possible. You can do this by turning the ISO up, although point and shoots tend to become quite noisy when you do this unfortunately, so you may need to try find a balance. What shooting mode were you using? Did you select Aperture or Shutter priority or was the camera in auto?

Lastly, I hope you don’t mind, but I liked your penultimate image so much I thought it deserved a bit of adjustment and showing off again. 🙂

Hope that helps. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. 🙂

Paul

Thamks very much for the comments made mate, will bear them in mind when i take the rest. 🙂
Yes, the camera was set at Auto, although i now use shutter priority.

As for the wingtip, my editing skills in photoshop are nt up to standard lol, trying to get rid of the raggy edges…
Now re-uploaded to include the wingtip.

Many thanks for the replies,
James

Great pics mate, love the Zoom and the Cathay Pacific.
James

Simply stunning.

Couldn’t of put it better myself.
Both Thomas Cook 330’s are absolutely amazing mate.
James