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Post by john101477 on Sept 11, 2009 0:12:28 GMT -5
took this at an air show and if I continue to do these i need 2 cameras and bigger lenses lol.  |
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Post by Steve (FloppyDog) on Sept 11, 2009 9:44:58 GMT -5
Well hey, you can't have too many cameras and lenses!
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Post by jimhobson on Sept 11, 2009 12:05:54 GMT -5
John, nice shot! How did you get them to skywrite that "proof" for you? in blue?  Steve: "you can't have too many cameras and lenses!" True, but it makes it so much harder deciding what to use! Digital or Film, Canon or Nikon, 35mm or medium format. Sometimes I get a headache! |
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Post by NCPhotoTrekker on Sept 11, 2009 22:07:14 GMT -5
Ahhhh, the A-10 Thunderbolt...great platform, wish they were still being made. The ones that are still in service have been rebuilt from existing airframes as they have all reached the end of their functional life. Its a shame as there is noting else in our arsenal that can do what they do. Great shot, and I can see the need for a longer lens. I would imaging that for this purpose, and the length of the lens you would want, you would be looking at a very fast and heavy piece of glass. Of course, this equates to much $$$$$$$   |
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Post by john101477 on Sept 11, 2009 22:21:33 GMT -5
I can see the need for a longer lens. I would imaging that for this purpose, and the length of the lens you would want, you would be looking at a very fast and heavy piece of glass. Of course, this equates to much $$$$$$$ Yeah during this a big 500 or 600mm would have been awsome. I think I took 400 shots (the show itself was very slow) and only got maybe 15 shots that i will even look at. need 2 cameras, 1 with a 70-200 and 1 with a 500-600. holy crude thats a lot of weight, I need and assistant lol. |
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Post by juanita on Sept 11, 2009 23:00:00 GMT -5
Pretty decent shot none the less...I was also wondering about that PROOF...My first thoughts were WoW... ;D. A year or so ago, we watched a photographer shooting a Rodeo or something like that with a 600mm, he had an assistance holding on to him and holding him back as if to not let him drop-as he was going in for the shoots, it was on PBS and he did some pretty amazing work...Don't think I could move like that even with an assistant and not hurt my back!!! Pretty amazing...wish I could remember his name  |
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Post by john101477 on Sept 12, 2009 2:59:23 GMT -5
I would love to shoot the Red Bluff Round Up next year. Also be fun top shoot the PBR event they hold up here new years but I have a feeling Des would kick my butt if I spent new years with my camera and not her lol
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Post by OrcaBob on Sept 13, 2009 2:22:13 GMT -5
Yeah during this a big 500 or 600mm would have been awsome. I think I took 400 shots (the show itself was very slow) and only got maybe 15 shots that i will even look at. need 2 cameras, 1 with a 70-200 and 1 with a 500-600. holy crude thats a lot of weight, I need and assistant lol. With the speed and maneuverability of the subject (the Warthog), a longer lens might backfire on you. You could end up chasing and missing the plane. In most sports I shoot wide to ensure I get the shot, then crop down. I tried chasing the action and lost most of it... and I was shooting 200mm. In certain sports it's possible to prefocus on likely locations of action. Baseball's that way. To a lesser degree, American football's the same way. Air races are that way, too, so maybe an air exhibition could be, too. |
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Post by john101477 on Sept 13, 2009 20:08:05 GMT -5
Yeah I was outside the main visitors area. I had shot this same show last year with little success due to the sunset being right in my lens. so i actually shot outside the airport completely. I really got lucky with the panning for the most part but even the take off came out decent although a little longer would have been nice. 5-600 may have been a little much but a fast 300-400 would have been about perfect
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