Very difficult lighting conditions Kevin, shooting into the Sun like that. You have done well to get something other than black and white silhouettes for your troubles on a blustery day.

There’s a bit of sensor dust top right that is showing up in several of the shots. You can see it clearly in the Icelandair shot. It says a lot for the 400D and that mouth watering 100-400 Canon lens. Well done for a day out in junk weather.

Madness. :diablo:

Hi Jamie,

Your shots are very sharp, what gear are you using?

It’s too bad you couldn’t see over that green Y shaped fence, an ever increasing problem with aviation shots. A small set of collapsible step-ladders can come in handy to give you that extra 2 or 3 feet.

I have seen the guys at Prestwick use that trick. Of course don’t lean it up against the fence or you’ll get some great close ups of the local Police vehicles haha.

Cheers.

Cousin. :diablo:

Hello Paul,

Very nice selection from a photographic point of view. Your images are very clear and there is no evidence of the dreaded “jaggies” along the body lines.

Your control of colour is very good especially against the traditional grey Manchester skies. Watch out for overexposure on the white fuselages as a couple are very high on the histogram. You can cure that with a small amount in burn tool. It’s also handy btw to run gently over the registration numbers to make them pop out a bit.

The Ethiad is a cracker. Check the colour histogram and see how close the sky colour is to the body, you did well to separate them.

Your cropping is excellent and your verticals prove that you are a conciencious post processor. I look forward to seeing more of your shots.

Normally a contre jour (against the light) shot in aviation doesn’t work, but I find the shape quite interesting against the warm evening sky. Good work Paul.

Cousin. :diablo:

Interesting to see a 747 at GLA.

What sort of camera and lens are you using DJ? What programme are you using to process your images?

You have some great angles and to get that close you must have a long lens. There is quite a bit of circular noise and blurring in your shots, which is a shame. If you could explain your post processing perhaps we could help you derive more detail from your hard work at the airport.

Cheerio.

Cousin. :diablo: