World's Fair Marina 8/13

[AirtrafficController]

Went out to the Marina for some 31 arrivals and banking shots. Need help on editing.









Got the Dash-8 in new colors:

[nwafan20]

Well, first off:

Your F stop is too large, your ISO is OK at 200, but try to leave it at 100. You want your shutter speed 2x your focal length (so 1/600th)

And the final problem, you got a sucky lens. the 70-300 (non-IS) is a horrible lens....

[Iberia A340-600]

Are we a little harsh today, Matty?

Some nice catches there Luke, if you need help with editing send me some of the pics you want edited and I'll see what I can do.

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[PhilDernerJr]

Yeah, little harsh indeed.

[nwafan20]

Haha, sorry about that. My bad. :)

[NIKV69]

Well, first off:

Your F stop is too large, your ISO is OK at 200, but try to leave it at 100. You want your shutter speed 2x your focal length (so 1/600th)

And the final problem, you got a sucky lens. the 70-300 (non-IS) is a horrible lens....

A bit harsh, but maybe some tough love. I thought part of the reason for boards like this was to post our work but to also improve?

What ever lens you are using you have to follow some basics. As far as ISO goes 100 is great but remember you will have to hold the camera very still, bumping it up to 200 in Good light is ok and no fear of grain. Don't exceed 200 tho. Keep the F stop around F8 and choose mode that lets the camera picks the shutter. As Matt said 1/600th or a little more will be good. You got blur issues on some of your shots. Be mindful of your settings, white balance is important too. Image Stabilization or Vibration reduction is great but getting as close as you did at the marina I don't think it's that important. When I am that close I use my 80-200 and it doesn't have it and my results are fine. You have to practice framing and holding that thing steady when you go to press the shutter. Get a good book on photography and experiment with different settings when you shoot. Just don't sit there between planes. Check your shots and data and histograms. Adjsut accordingly.

[Winglets747]

By any chance did you get a NW 757 coming in around 10:30 a.m.?

[AirtrafficController]

Thanks guys for the help and tips, really appreciate it. Plan to hit JFK this week for more practice.

By any chance did you get a NW 757 coming in around 10:30 a.m.?

I was at the marina from 3-5pm.

[hiss srq]

Cool stuff. When I squint my eyes the Midwest shot looks pretty good. Maybe it is the 48 hours without any sleep though. Well, back to minding the taxiway contruction.

[T-Bird76]

You know this is the second post in about a week where people are bashing other people's photos...What the heck is going on? I'm really surprised at the level of total disrespect I see lately. You know the first lens I started out with was a Tamron 70-300 and it cost me 129 bucks...you know why I got it because it was what I could afford at the time and I was just starting out. My first shots were similar to some of the other first timers shots here and nothing that would ever make a front page of even a high school newsletter. You have to start out somewhere and Airtraffic's shots show a great improvement over the first ones he shared with us. If you don't like how someone shoots then keep it to yourself or discuss it in private and not in the forum.

[NIKV69]

it cost me 129 bucks

Darn I wish I knew that when I bought my D70 I bought that lens from Celmer and it cost me more than that!

Tommy has a point, though I don't mind the harsh criticism. On anet I got it from JeffM and others and in the end it helped more than it hurt. Rmember what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Ok there has been so much tension here I am bringing in the happy dance!

[nwafan20]

Sorry for being a bit harsh...

[AirtrafficController]

Apology accepted

[emshighway]

Phil and others,
Why not set up a spotting training session? Pick a date and place and invite others such as ATC and share your knowledge and experience?

[PhilDernerJr]

We're actually creating something to help people learn and familiarize themselves with the hobby. Hang out though, might take a couple months. :(