On 8/7/11, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >G'day all > >In a few weeks my wife and I will be heading off to Central Australia. >On the way we plan to take a flight over Lake Eyre* in a light aircraft. > >I've never photographed from a plane before so I'm wondering is there >any special "gotchas" I should be aware of. Lens choices, shutter >speeds, filters, etc.... > >Any advice will be gratefully received.
Reflections from windscreens / windows will be your biggest problem. Note in some planes the side windows are actually perspex or similar and not glass at all. These are horrific for shooting through, especially into the sun - try and sit on the shadow side if possible. An ideal piece of kit would be some sort of large rubber ring around the end of the lens to make contact with the glass / perspex so you can get a steady shot and no reflections. Not an option in your case i dare say but when we fly professionally, it's always helicopter and the door is off. Some aircraft have a small aperture in the side window that can be opened - if the pilot allows, you might pop your lens through that. Otherwise, enjoy the flight and don't worry about getting amazing pics. HTH -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
