I do agree with the logic of not having grandstands; I also have to agree with the comments regarding confrontational posts. The way that I see it is that any ideas to improve airshows should be listened to & just to dismiss them because it’s not the way that it’s been done in the past isn’t necessarily the right way to go, as the old saying goes: “if you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always had”. I’m sure that we’d all agree that as a paying member of the audience there are things that we’d all like to change; & probably the most common is the ability to get a clear view of the action?

I also agree with the comments & sentiments regarding the use of tents, windbreaks & stepladders.
So, how to go about sorting these issues out? The other comments regarding confrontation are well worth bearing in mind; one can imagine the headlines in “The Super Soar away Scum” regarding “Plane Spotting Hooligans” :rolleyes: I’d suggest some large signage along the public side of the crowdline fence that makes it absolutely clear that tents, windbreaks & stepladders will be removed without warning and that the miscreants are also liable to ejection from the site. This will then give the “silent majority” the ability to tut tut, shake their heads & point in that uniquely British way, which I’m sure will work a treat! :D:D

Hi XN923,

Thanks for the info – it helps!

I’ll try to help you as much as I can, but I’m happy to admit that I’m no expert.

Okay Canon 350D: no probs there!

ISO 100: no probs there either (imho)

Shooting in TV: no probs there, however a bit of a balancing act to juggle with. Jets, no probs go for the highest shutter speed you can achieve for the given light. Prop driven aeroplanes, (this is where it gets a little challenging)
There is a “rule of thumb” that says shutter speed should match focal length i.e. 300mm you’d need 1/300th to avoid camera shake (don’t forget the “crop factor” which I believe for a 350D is 1.6 therefore your 120-400mm is the 35mm equiv of 192-640mm!) However anything above 1/250 – 1/300th sec will freeze the prop! So practise your panning!!!

Jpeg Vs RAW
If you bought your 350D new then you have got the software to cope with RAW, it’s on one of the discs, called Canon DPP, (not a bad program imho!) the problem is that jpeg is a compression whereas RAW is actually what your camera saw! Please try it.

Exposure compensation:
If you shoot in RAW then you can do this in the comfort of your own home in front of your pooter using the Canon DPP!

Hope this helps

Cheers!

…… the Guinot shot with the windsock is beautifully composed!

…. much like the girls!?!?!

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Just had one from avrovulcan reffering to illegal youtube

Thanks for the warning I would have clicked it otherwise

Garry

Me too

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