Matt Molnar
2006-08-06, 02:50 PM
Yesterday being as beautiful a summer day as we've ever had in NYC, and LGA 13/31 closed, I figured it would be a good day to finally pop the Planeview cherry on my new (now 2 month old) DSLR. I went a little late for the good light (got there around 1), but I got a couple of decent shots anyway.
I learned some important things:
- I need to practice my shots of fast moving targets.
- The lens only focuses once in burst mode (I think, please correct me if I'm wrong).
- I've used Photoshop just about everyday for the past 4 years or so, but I still have much to learn.
Here are the salvagable shots I got in the couple of hours I was there. I used Monty's excellent step-by-step (http://www.nycaviation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=15000#15000) as a guide while processing them. Your critiques and suggestions are much appreciated.
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/American_738_N906AN_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/Delta_752_N602_LGA_080506_01.jpg
(I shot this same plane at the gate (http://www.nycaviation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2838) at SAN).
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/ATA_738_unknown_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/Chautauqua_E145LR_N281SK_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/CanJet_733_CFHGE_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/American_MD82_N70425_LGA_080506.jpg
I learned some important things:
- I need to practice my shots of fast moving targets.
- The lens only focuses once in burst mode (I think, please correct me if I'm wrong).
- I've used Photoshop just about everyday for the past 4 years or so, but I still have much to learn.
Here are the salvagable shots I got in the couple of hours I was there. I used Monty's excellent step-by-step (http://www.nycaviation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=15000#15000) as a guide while processing them. Your critiques and suggestions are much appreciated.
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/American_738_N906AN_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/Delta_752_N602_LGA_080506_01.jpg
(I shot this same plane at the gate (http://www.nycaviation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2838) at SAN).
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/ATA_738_unknown_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/Chautauqua_E145LR_N281SK_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/CanJet_733_CFHGE_LGA_080506.jpg
http://www.cheesebus.com/images/air/aircraft/American_MD82_N70425_LGA_080506.jpg