Heat haze and time of day

[Stefan Drury]

Hello everyone, I am a newbie to these boards (this is post #1) and relatively new entrant to airline photography.

I've been down to YSSY a couple of times now but each time has been between 11am - 2pm, so a lot of my photos on ground level end up with some heat distortion.

Any tips on best times to go in terms of natural lighting and low heat haze? Do late evenings still suffer from heat haze from the beach? Or would mornings from Foreshore Drive be better?

Thanks in advance, nice to talk to some like minded aviation enthusiasts.

[Nigel C]

Mornings from Sheps Mound under the new Control Tower are the go, from what I've heard. I've never taken photos from there myself...never needed to.;)

And welcome to the board!

[Stephen Brown]

Stefan, if you could have picked the worst times to go, your right in the Heat Haze peak.

During summer you need to go early mornings and late afternoons.

Winter will be better, although the haze will still be around, just not as bad.

[Brian Wilkes]

arrrrrr heat haze the invisible killer!:D

[Tim Bowrey]

Hey Stefan, iv seen some of your pics on JP.net and theyre great mate. Personally i love going to the Beach carpark in the afternoon from about 2-8pm but the best time for taking photos is about 5pm-ish when the light is getting low yet still plenty of light to prevent blur.

Also, ill have to agree with Nigel and say if your a morning person, deffinatly go to the Shep Mound from about 6am.

Tim

[D Chan]

very nice shots - I have a 75-200mm lens and still have problems taking shots from the beach - the sea breeze is always so strong

[Brenden S]

Don't come to Perth then.... Heat haze from 8am.... But early and late are the best times, and remember to have the sun on the aircraft, not behind it to.