Spotting Photos

[Nick W.]

Hey All,

was out spotting this week on the 13th and the 18th, so here are a few of my favourites!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/raf.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/26143_12085148971.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/hstjv.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/nz772nick.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/ogu763nick.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/qoi16rnick.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/sq744nick.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/tmt16rnick.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/upsmd11nick.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/LUXOR2-NICK-130408.jpg

[Nick W.]

and some more...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/OGB-NICK-130408.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/OGN2-NICK-130408.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/OGP-NICK-130408.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/TQZ-NICK-130408.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/UPS-NICK-130408.jpg

[Sarah C]

Nice photos Nick :) What camera are you using?

[Montague S]

I have seen some of these in the Jetphotos screening que...you might want to remove them Nick, they are going to get rejected.

[Nick W.]

I have seen some of these in the Jetphotos screening que...you might want to remove them Nick, they are going to get rejected.

I'm sorry, could you please elaborate on that? At first I thought you were just being rude. I hope I am mistakened.

Nick

[Adam P.]

What no SAABs???:confused:

[Nick W.]

What no SAABs???:confused:

maybe just one...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/saabnick.jpg

Sarah,

I use an Olympus E-300 with a 40-150mm 'Olympus Digital' lens. And in that sentence my entire knowledge of cameras, in particular this camera, has been used. :D

Nick

[NickN]

Nick, what Mont is saying is that they probably won't be of the standard Jetphotos are perhaps looking for. Click this link below which are some of mine and see the difference. Then you will know what the Jetphotos screeners are looking for.

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=35355

You definately have a camera capable of taking quality shots which could be accepted on Jetphotos, just looks like you need some help sorting out how to use the camera best. If you ever wanna hang out at the Airport I'd be happy to spend some time with you to help you bring them up to scratch, I am normally there every Saturday and Sunday. I am no expert I have only recently started submitting to Jetphotos myself but I am happy to help if I can.

[Jamie D]

Some great shots there Nick W. Personal favorties are the Tristar, the a330 and the MD11, the dark sky behind that one looks great. Good luck with jetphotos.

[Nick W.]

Cheers, Nick. I may take you up on that offer.

I take these photos for myself and for friends, jetphotos and other sites are just an afterthought!

N

[Chris Roope]

This is clearly the best photo of all, I dont think anyone could argue with that beautiful approach :D

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/OGB-NICK-130408.jpg

[Nick W.]

Yeah, it is brilliant. That captain sure knew how to fly it, shame about the f/o.

Nick

[Bob C]

Hi Nick

I think Monty may be a screener for one of these sites so he was only trying to help and save you any disappointment if the photos were rejected.

BTW Monty, can you email me off board.

Thanks

Bob

[Nick W.]

Bobby, my only disagreement with what he said was how he said it. I will take more notice of a post which is factual than one which is rude. I know what he was saying, but there are just other ways to say things.

Monty is a valuable contributor to the board, I was just a bit taken aback with what he said! No hard feelings!

Nick

[Montague S]

Monty is a valuable contributor to the board, I was just a bit taken aback with what he said! No hard feelings!

Nick

what Bob said...I could've said much worse but I just thought I'd give you a heads up. ;)

I'll tell you the basic issues now while I am here.

QF 767 taxi - unlevel, soft, dark & cut off

Thai - dark and underexposed (can't see the wheels) and they are obstructed.

Air NZ 777 is soft and way off level. probably soft out of the camera?

VH-OGP head on is dark & noisey

the UPS should be ok

the Portuguese A330 is a little soft and dark but it should be ok.

emailed you Bob...well I hope it went through.

[Nick W.]

Monty,

cheers for the advice.

You know my camera type from above posts, but I have no idea what setting it should be on.

These are my uploaded photos: http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=25772

the setting used for that is the 'action' setting, which is the one where the dude is running. that is the only way i know how to describe it :eek:

I used a setting titled "S" for the above photos, and i think it gives a 1/200 second exposure.

Nick

[Montague S]

action is no good...it increases the noise dramatically!

best advice, don't shoot in ***** conditions... :p

I can't really advise on the Olympus E300 as I have never owned or used it.

[NickN]

Nick,

I was out today shooting in those s**t conditions and managed some half decent shots. Here they are................

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[NickN]

And these are some light aircaft ones from Bankstown....

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Sorry for the low quality when I uploaded them the site has reconfigured them to lower file sizes.

[Tim Bowrey]

Im not sure if putting your links to your photos here in the new thing but i'll go along with it:)

And i use a Canon EOS 400D and Sigma 50-500mm lens.

Jetphotos.Net
http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=28914

Alll my other aircraft photos:
http://myaviation.net/search/search.php?uid=18540

Tim

[NickN]

Tim,

Loved the Jetphotos collection mate!

[Nick W.]

yeah, you're all making my photos look like ****

:mad:

i mean, i already knew they were, but...come on!

[NickN]

Nick, it takes alot of experimenting to get some of the shots right. I'll give you a few tips I always work by.....

Never use any camera modes other than Tv (Shutter Priority), Av (Aperture Priority) or M (Manual). M is definately the hardest to get used to, and Tv is probably the easiest.

I tend to use Spot Metering almost always to ensure the aircraft which is the main feature of any image is exposed correctly. AE and Centre Weighted don't work as well for me.

Always "track" or follow the aircraft with your camera as you shoot, never stop panning to take a shot.

Always shoot at your cameras optimum ISO (Usually either 100 or 200 ISO). This will just add excessive and unwated noise to your shots. My camera has a minimum ISO of 200 and I always shoot with that. Always adjust shutter speed, aperture, exposure etc and only ever increase ISO as the last possible resort in bad light. If the light is that bad you have to increase ISO it might be time to go home for the day.

I hope some of that helps.

The best thing is to keep experimenting and keep taking photos until it all clicks for you.

Nick.

[Tim Bowrey]

Thanks both Nicks;) Ill let you know one more just got accepted about 10mins ago on Jetphotos.net

Qantas 763 VH-OGL departing in lovely lighting with nice background.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6225811&nseq=0

Tim

[NickN]

Tim,

I got these 3 of the new QF Livery the other week have yet to edit them and get the color levels right....

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[Tim Bowrey]

Well done Nick, the OEB shot is a great one especially.

Yeah in one day i got OEB, OGD, EBH, EBG, QOI, QOJ and VZA

They are deffinatly becoming a common sight the new liveries.

Tim

[Andrew Neil]

After a good spot of rain we finally went for a quick fly today.

not very good at adding pics to posts

Andrew

[Tim Bowrey]

Nice pics Andrew and welcome to the board too! Where abouts do you fly?

Tim

[Andrew Neil]

Generally around Sydney. that thing is at Warnervale with a bit of history also.

My Camera is not the best. K mart special.

Had a few aircraft over the times doing charters etc but this thing it just for fun

Andrew

[Mick F]

Ahh the good old 55 Baron's. Is that a D55 or just a BE55??

I've got about 380hrs in the old Baron's, nice twins. Anyone who hasn't flown one is missing out.

[Andrew Neil]

E55.

it was actually the first time i flew a 55.. Spent all my time i 58's
Andrew

[Mick F]

I can't remember off the top of my head, but do the E55's have the IO-520's the same as the BE58??

I flew a D55 with the 285hp a side IO-520's in them, and geez it went!

[Andrew Neil]

YYYYYYYEP IO 520C.

That one has one engine on condition (which sux) but with all the money spent on it it is not a bad thing to fly. 195kts at 24/24 at 5000 today

the 2 blades are a tad loud though

[Mick F]

Yeah, be much nicer with a 3 bladed prop.

Be even better with 2 IO-550's in it!

The 58's I used to fly normally TAS'd anywhere between 180-190kts at 8-10,000ft. I took off one day in an empty B58, reasonably cool day, held take off power (after all, it is max continuous, :D), normal 500ft turn after take off and by the time I was abeam the aerodrome again intercepting my outbound track I was at about 4,000ft AGL, :cool:.

[NickN]

Andrew, next time your in the air give me a shout, I'd love to get some shots of you taking off and landing from the ground!

[Matthew Hogg]

This is clearly the best photo of all, I dont think anyone could argue with that beautiful approach :D

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/Spotting%2013%20and%2018%20of%20April/OGB-NICK-130408.jpg


Haha, Brag and a half?

[Andrew Neil]

A few more from a trip we did aroun 12 months ago

Taken of my old 340. God i miss that thing...

This flight was from Bankstown - Mudgee - Broken Hill


Andrew

[Andrew Neil]

Bankstown - Narrabri - Wagga Bankstown in my 58 baron.

Was kind of acheck flight for a new pilot so i was in the back.

Those storm cells scared the crappers out of me though

[Mick F]

That a 55 or a 58 Andrew?? I didn't remember the 58's having the flaps protruding out further than the ailerons?

2 nice machines anyway. Never got endorsed on the Cessna 300 series, however I did spend a fair amount of time in a C402A, which has a very similar fuselage and wing to the C340.

Mick

[Andrew Neil]

Yeah Mick, its a 58. No changing the fuel from mains to auxes etc after take off etc.

the 340 was a great thing to fly just mine had a few problems that were not really worth getting all of them fixed and it just started to cost too much

Andrew

[Rhys Xanthis]

Had an oppurtunity to get a nice one from the tarmac at night of VH-EBY, but i didnt get that chance to stop for long enough to hold the camera still in the night.

[Steve C]

Haha, Brag and a half?

But see what you can do with a little post processing!

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[Philip Argy]

How do you get a full size photo to display in a post? I only seem to have the option to attach thumbnails when I try to upload a photo

[Kurt A]

Philip,

You can upload your images to a third party hosting service, ie Photobucket.com, or flickr etc.
Then use the http://yssyforum.net/board/images/editor/insertimage.gif icon when composing your thread to link to your image.

[Paul C.]

maybe just one...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/nickaussie/saabnick.jpg

Sarah,

I use an Olympus E-300 with a 40-150mm 'Olympus Digital' lens. And in that sentence my entire knowledge of cameras, in particular this camera, has been used. :D

Nick

The first plane I ever flew on was a SAAB many years ago and I'll never forget that experience, lotsa noise and vibration. You've gotta love these little SAAB's. With turboprop planes in Australia, SAAB is the boss with 47 currently on the register. VH-JRX is one of the five ex KLM Cityhopper units.

[Scott Lindsell]

Thanks both Nicks;) Ill let you know one more just got accepted about 10mins ago on Jetphotos.net

Qantas 763 VH-OGL departing in lovely lighting with nice background.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6225811&nseq=0

Tim


Hi Tim,
Might be time to clean your sensor :(

Scott.

[Tim Bowrey]

Hi Tim,
Might be time to clean your sensor :(

Scott.
Hey Scott, I use a 400D and everytime i turn it off it says sensor cleaning. Is there any way i can do a better job than this? By the way, can you tell i need to clean it because of the 'graininess' above in the cloud of this?

http://http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6225811&nseq=18

Thanks, Tim

[Seth Jaworski]

No, he is talking about the visible dust spots. While the sensor cleaning function on the new canon's might be helpful, you'll still need to clean the sensor manually. I usually just use a blower and it gets most or all of them. There are other methods where you actually wipe the sensor, but I wouldn't try it myself because the sensor is very fragile and VERY expensive to replace if you damage it. Otherwise, you can take it to canon and they'll charge you $50 to do it!

[Tim Bowrey]

Ok thanks Seth for the help ill see what happens.

Tim

[David M]

Hi Tim,
Might be time to clean your sensor

As a last resort, you could always use the clone tool in PS to get rid of unsightly dust spots! It wont do much for those of us who had the pleasure of using the dust-magnet 20D!


David.M.