JFK - 8/25/13 - Night Shots

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Had a great night out spotting with Jared and Sergio at T5. Also a couple from a quick stop at T1 before we called it a night.

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[Delta777LR]

Here's a few of mine. They didnt come out as best as I hope. My tripod actually broke before I started to have it set. And Im still not positive what Im doing wrong here

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[torch]

Spectacular shots,

There is something very special about airports at night and you have it captured very well - would love to get the opportunity to do some of the same on my next trip to JFK

Trevor

[wunaladreamin]

Sergio, the fourth shot...what is that?

[Delta777LR]

Sergio, the fourth shot...what is that?

Cathay Pacific Asia World City with the moon rising but it was behind some clouds

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Here's a few of mine. They didnt come out as best as I hope. My tripod actually broke before I started to have it set. And Im still not positive what Im doing wrong here

Your not doing anything wrong. Without a tripod it's tough to pull off a night shot.

[RomNYC]

May I suggest lower ISO and longer exposure?

[wunaladreamin]

Sergio, without a tripod it's near impossible to accomplish. It would also be beneficial to shoot in full manual mode.

[Jared Blech]

Thanks for the compliments on the other post kenny! I thought I'd just move them here(everything in one place)

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These are all off facebook since I'm lazy tonight...They really know how to ruin image quality LOL!
These are also quick edits. The watermark is something i use on Facebook so my friends can't mess with my image to get at me LOL!
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[Delta777LR]

im getting an all new tripod anyway.. Thanks Kenny, Don

[megatop412]

Great night work guys, one day I will join you for it

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Thanks William. Let us know when you are in town again. We'll do it. Night shooting really takes spotting to a different place. BTW, I'm still hoping to come down to PHL again. Just that biz travel hasn't taken me that way for a while.

[Zee71]

Nice shots Don and Sergio ..... Sorry to hear about your tripod. A key to night shots is to have a tripod that is solid and a shutter release cable or remote. I shoot with the mirror up with an f-stop of f/8 or higher and adjust the shutter speed while shooting in Manual mode. You are better off shooting RAW and adjust the white balance during post processing. I typically take 4 to 5 shots and adjust the shutter speed either for a longer or shorter duration as need. Sergio, what were your settings?

Additionally, if there is wind and shooting on a tripod you are bound to have a blurred image. Also, vibrations from vehicles driving in the garage area doesn't help either.