incidentaly the above shot was of a custom motorcycle behind a glass showroom window that took ages to position correctly so there were no reflections ( taken without polariser handheld on 70-300mm @20th sec !!

It’s my opinion that you are incapable of understanding, do you use a flashgun
to take a picture of the Moon? seriously I’d would like to know:D

no i shoot fully manual inc focus and working out exposure values from neutral objects like grass or concreete on a nikon d40 and 70-300mm

next question !!

with a reasonable telephoto reasonably small movements are amplified to a huge area ( the main reason faster shutter speeds are required )

just about the worst shots possible are directly overhead

exactly !! you got a shot of a bloke , a tent , a stepladder and a fence

with a couple of small aircraft squeezed in at the top of the frame !!

Can anyone explain to me why exactly we need some 650 or whatever M.Ps. AND a house of Lords, and all the others that run this Country, when the USA has far fewer to do the same job, ie run their Country?.which is a great deal larger than our little Island.
Jim.
Lincoln .7

because government and local government councils etc love creating non jobs like minister for lesbian tortoises etc !!

the old boys network would **** itself if it was all stripped back to just the actual people required that actualy had to work for thier pay !!

all i know is i always make sure i’m stood on the highest ground around even if only a couple of feet above normal !!

it tends to work for me !!

Not for an aircraft flying at 500ft it’s not, If his steps in the pic I put up were 20 feet higher it would have only a minute
difference to any photos he took, like I said he’s a long way from that fence:D

there is an advantage !! as i said it may only be a miniscule difrence but it is that miniscule difrence between a shot being in print and not !!

without the stepladder without a doubt he could get a closely cropped shot

but magazines like things like a clear area of sky to print a write up below the actual shot so he may be taking a shot to allow for printing over below the actual subject matter

you can’t be higher and not get an advantage if a fence is there !! that is impossible

if it wasn’t all millitary scouts would have said “” lets head to the lower ground for a better view !!”

it may be annoying for some and maybe there should be certain areas where you could use them but there is no doubt there is an advantage in using them ( it is a well used photography technique not only used at airshows )

i also have no objection to those getting up at sparrows fart so secure a front space and putting windbreaks up everyone is equal and some may be a tad jealuos but there is nothing saying you are not allowed to get up early and organise yourself for the day !!

http://www.ddroom.com/memos/2010/08/11/using-a-step-ladder-to-change-your-point-of-view/

it may only be a marginaly small advantage but in photography a marginaly small advantage can make the difrence between selling a shot or it staying on your hard drive !!

or something you are not happy with and something you are i have toyed with taking one to my local airport because like it or not there are many ground level items that get in the way of shooting even though my local airport is the best in the uk for spectating

that sort of fencing is a pain in the **** for getting shots over therefore even 2 feet higher is an undeniable advantage if it wasn’t my local airport would not have gone to the expense of building 3-4 feet high spectators mounds in the viewing park !!

roughly the same distance away from the fencing as him