Have noted, but never used, fold down side windows on some small Piper Cub type planes. Would be much preferable to shooting through light scattering plastics, for example.
Jack --- On Fri, 7/8/11, Cotty <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Cotty <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Photographing from a Light Plane > To: "pentax list" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, July 8, 2011, 11:55 AM > 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. > -- 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.
