[PIC_THREAD] Sports, Action, Transportation

[Phal]

Please do not stop!

I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to have to acquire myself a new body next year, partly just because and also because my D5000 doesn't really like having the ISO upped. Still, loving the getting shot of my kit 55-200 VR & replacing it with a Tamron 70-300 VC. Had to visit the local airfield for their air day to get my monies worth..

Some good shots there That lens definitely seems better than the Canon 75-300mm thing I borrowed off my mate for my first airshow!

Most of the shots you've put here seem to be planes flying left or right but there's more variety in your album. Personally I try to post a varied collection of shots in the vain hope of keeping people interested but I'm far from an expert lol.

Most of the shots seem a little dark to me but not by much. I guess that could just be a result of processing?

For this latest airshow I constantly had my exposure compensation between +.5 to +1.5 in some cases. It means you need to process to dark the skies later but it gives you more room to manoeuvre when trying to recover details from the dark sides of planes.

 

[Phal]

*makes plane noises*

A few more!

25 - It's hard to get anything original looking from the Wingwalkers but the light kinda helped here

•Breitling Wingwalkers - Boeing Stearman x 2 by Phal44, on Flickr

26 - The Catalina is pretty cool to me for some reason I like the big Perspex bubble on the side for spotters

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina by Phal44, on Flickr

27 - And now some more B-17 love

•Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress - B-17 Preservation Ltd by Phal44, on Flickr


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•Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress - B-17 Preservation Ltd by Phal44, on Flickr

29 - The cloud helps in a way since it's quite disorientating! I could almost me flying alongside them a little higher

•Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress - B-17 Preservation Ltd by Phal44, on Flickr

30 - A bit of a taster for the next shots!

•Hawker Hunter T7 WV372 - Graham Peacock by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

Was a bit disappointed with my Vulcan shots since they all looked a bit drab due to the weather but after trying some different options I thought this worked


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Avro Vulcan B2 - VttS by Phal44, on Flickr

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Avro Vulcan B2 - VttS by Phal44, on Flickr

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Avro Vulcan B2 - VttS by Phal44, on Flickr


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Avro Vulcan B2 - VttS by Phal44, on Flickr

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Avro Vulcan B2 - VttS by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[mrcpickering]

I really like the Boeing B-17G. Just the right amount of motion blur on the propellers!

Makes me want to get down an air show lol

 

[Rojin]

I only went to two airshows this year, and both had the sun in a less than ideal location


Weston Air Festival 2014 by jj_glos, on Flickr


Weston Air Festival 2014 by jj_glos, on Flickr


Weston Air Festival 2014 by jj_glos, on Flickr

 

[Robzere31]

I only went to two airshows this year, and both had the sun in a less than ideal location




Weston Air Festival 2014 by jj_glos, on Flickr

Great shot.

 

[Pete19s]

Some good shots there That lens definitely seems better than the Canon 75-300mm thing I borrowed off my mate for my first airshow!

Most of the shots you've put here seem to be planes flying left or right but there's more variety in your album. Personally I try to post a varied collection of shots in the vain hope of keeping people interested but I'm far from an expert lol.

Most of the shots seem a little dark to me but not by much. I guess that could just be a result of processing?

It's a huge improvement over the boggo kit lens that came with it, the extra reach is nice but the focus speed is much more noticeable. Certainly getting more in the way of keepers but practice/patience is helping with that too.

Any darkness is going to be a combination of shooting without really playing with the exposure & not having a stellar monitor. Learning, learning, learning!

Some more Vulcan love, magnificent bit of kit.

Avro Vulcan, XH558 by Pete19s, on Flickr

Some more Mustang love too, need to save myself a grand to have a go!

P-51D "Janie" by Pete19s, on Flickr


Mustang Summer by Pete19s, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

Didn't even know what this was at first but this picture looked alright. Before I knew what had happened, I'd spent far too long processing this lol :|


Oil Spill Response... by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

More shiny planes! Well one more shiny plane


Colourblind Arrow by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

Streaky by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

A few more shots processed - all from the Arrows. First time having shot them with this lens so it's fun to see what it can do

Having so many fast planes to track definitely kept me busy and the extender requires a bit of 'planning ahead' to use as you can't just flick it in/engage it when you like. The extender shouldn't be engaged when you're potentially zooming/focusing etc so I tend to wait a few seconds after having taken a few shots

200mm no extender for a standard type shot

Classic Red Arrows by Phal44, on Flickr


Side on - 560mm with extender engaged

Riding Into The Sunset by Phal44, on Flickr

280mm zoomed all the way out with extender engaged

Trio by Phal44, on Flickr

560mm with extender engaged - Tight in on the single guy coming towards me

Smokeh minus the Bandit by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

One of those random freaks of nature which worked out...


1/90th exposure on a nice slow landing approach and it's quite sharp

Day's End by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

I've strayed away from my orange/warm wife to the cold/blue mistress!

More PP experiments

Blue Thunder Hunter by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

More shots - All Red Arrows in this batch! Black and white seems to work with the crap cloudy weather there was around at some angles. Luckily there was a bit of sun too to help with a bit of variety!




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Three Of A Kind by Phal44, on Flickr




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Grouped by Phal44, on Flickr




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Red? by Phal44, on Flickr




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Sunny Hawk by Phal44, on Flickr




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Upside Down Shenanigans by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[413x]

Yeah mine look dire compared to these!

 

[Phal]

Yeah mine look dire compared to these!

Hah I had very few shots that came out the camera looking good to be honest! Another reason why I've done a lot of processing

 

[paul10]

Like your post processing wish id shot mine as well

 

[paul10]

20140914-P1070073.jpg by paul stuart, on Flickr


20140914-P1040520.jpg by paul stuart, on Flickr

 

[Phal]

Like your post processing wish id shot mine as well

Thanks

I like that second shot with the arrows passing and the two planes in front but it's a shame you couldn't get a bit wider to get them both in a bit better. Wide lenses aren't really what you have on at an airshow though!



Here's a few more shots from Shoreham

Still got a lot that I haven't sorted lol :|




Two Typhoon shots







Pierce The Clouds by Phal44, on Flickr




Clouded Descent by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[The_Abyss]

Great shots Phal - I like both types of processing.