Dave Busse wrote: > Anybody got any interest, experience, advice on rail photography from > the air?
My limited experience with it was a lot of fun. One important thing: any haze in the air the day you fly will kill your shots. I went with the fast shutter speed and wasn't concerned about depth of field. I shot PKL200 at the time. Next time I will probably shoot Provia. I didn't have as much trouble as I though getting composed and focused, but you have to concentrate on trying to shoot smoothly in the shaking plane. You can't brace yourself on the door or window opening. And watch that wing strut that can sneak into the corner of your frame! That Cessna 152 had a widow that was held up under the wing by the slip-stream. My lens hood caught the wind and made it hard to aim when I was hanging out of the window. I used my 80-200 most. Communication with the pilot is important for getting a good angle. Next time we will go over this BEFORE we take off! Don't go to Taco Bell on the way to the airport, and if your friend does, make sure you take pictures of him throwing up on the runway when he gets out (won't mention any names here...). It was a lot of fun, but I like to fly, so maybe that was part of it too. (People have remarked upon getting out of my vehicle that they felt like they were in a small aircraft, but I won't go there here). I remember the crew hanging out of the Superfleet GP-60 cab window and pointing up at us as we 'chased' them. What a nice refreshing perspective on a train from the air! And no problems with ground clutter in the way. :) Dave Cohen Photographer [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 1667
