Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/8/2011 01:45, Brian Walters wrote: 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

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-09 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:26 +0300, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/8/2011 01:45, Brian Walters wrote: 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

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-08 Thread Cotty
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

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-08 Thread Jack Davis
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 cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: Re: Photographing from

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-08 Thread Brian Walters
Hi guys Thanks for the suggestions - all duly noted! I'm not looking for masterpieces out of this trip. As Cotty said, the main thing is to enjoy the experience, but some reasonably passable photos would be good too. I'll post some when I get a chance during the trip. Cheers Brian

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
Don't fall out. After that, it's all good. On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Hi guys Thanks for the suggestions - all duly noted! I'm not looking for masterpieces out of this trip.  As Cotty said, the main thing is to enjoy the experience, but some

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-08 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:16 -0400, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Don't fall out. After that, it's all good. I'll definitely keep that in mind! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Fri,

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-08 Thread Christine Aguila
Lots of great advice here. Thanks for asking the question, Brian! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Brian Walters
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

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Peter McIntosh
On 8 July 2011 08:45, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: 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

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Igor Roshchin
Brian, I've done that once, 4 years ago. Overall, I was underwhelmed about the photo opportunities. A few reasons for that is that 1) the glass (plastic top) of the cabin is rather scratched and dirty, and 2) the visibility to the things below you is limited, and seems to be even smaller than

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:57 +1000, Peter McIntosh peter...@gmail.com wrote: On 8 July 2011 08:45, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: 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

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:36 -0400, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Brian, I've done that once, 4 years ago. Overall, I was underwhelmed about the photo opportunities. A few reasons for that is that 1) the glass (plastic top) of the cabin is rather scratched and dirty, and 2) the

RE: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Jeffery Johnson
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Photographing from a Light Plane Surely a 645D and a wide-angle would be mandatory? TIC Are you mad! These planes have weight limits! :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org

RE: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Brian Walters
: Photographing from a Light Plane Surely a 645D and a wide-angle would be mandatory? TIC Are you mad! These planes have weight limits! :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight

RE: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Walters Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 7:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Photographing from a Light Plane On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:55 -0500, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Oh just skip wearing cloths and you should meet the weight limit, I mean you will need to do

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Walter Hamler
I have many hours doing aerial photography as that was my speciality in the Navy. A 210 is an excellent platform since it has no wing strut to get in the way. Use program mode and shift it to a shutter speed at least 500 to 1000. Adjust iso to allow staying up there if necessary. Normal angle to

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Rick Womer
feet up. Have fun! I did, even though none of the resulting pix met my standards for posting. Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Thu, 7/7/11, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Subject: Photographing from a Light Plane

Re: Photographing from a Light Plane

2011-07-07 Thread Anthony Farr
Brian, Once upon a time this kind of aerial photography was one of my frequent duties. I was a photographer for our state's Soil Conservation Service, and whenever a storm or flood caused damage to agricultural land, there I was. Small Cessnas were our aeroplane of choice. The Cessna 210 you