30th june (thursday) on the beach, photos

[Brad Varney]

Well, thanks to PeterR I learned how to get to the beach via public transport,
so I was able to get down there after a year or so.
I got down there about nine am here a the photos (please comment)
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0003.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0005.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0008.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0011.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0017.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0022.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0023.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0026.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0029.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0036.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0041.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0045.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0051.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0056.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0060.jpg
sorry about the quality, I think that was why the upload was so quick.

[Brad Varney]

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0064.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0071.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0077.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0082.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0088.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0090.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0091.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0094.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0096.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0105.jpg
and then a southerly wind change
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0118.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo298/photoepro/the%20beach%20YSSY/DSC_0123.jpg
more if you want them, ill post them

[Brad Varney]

Also at YSSY today the Aerolineas Argentinas did not land, what happened to it?
thanks

[Jayden Laing]

Hi Brad,
Just a few little tips & pointers:

1. Some of the photos are backlit. Best way to fix that would be to photograph from the mound in the morning (up until about 12-1pm) & the afternoon from the beach. If your looking into the sun, chances are most of the photos will turn out backlit.

2. The photo/horizon is unlevel. Quick straighten in Adobe Photoshop or the like will fix that.

3. Maybe a quick edit (crop, brightness & sharpen) will make your photos that little bit more appealing to people who view them before you upload any more on here next ;).

Any questions, feel free to PM me.
Aerolineas havent been to Sydney the past few days!! Maybe a result of the ash cloud??

Jayden

[Brad Varney]

Yup that's what I was thinking, but I was so desperate to get to the beach, i couldn't wait! :)
thanks for the tips :)

[Lukas M]

Hey Brad.

I dont know if you have photo editing software, but I added some contrast and leveling into one of your shots and here is a quick example of the outcome. You can really see how it brings out the natural colour in the tail and along the rocks.

I also note you have taken shots in front of the fence, I try to fit the camera lens (digital camera or SLR) as close as I can to the fence hole, to avoid the barbed wire look. :)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5896902638_ede0b4dc3d_z.jpg

[Nigel C]

Also, with so many white planes around, when you do get there on a bright sunny day, do all your shooting early or late in the day to stop the whites from blowing out.

[Brad Varney]

Yup I've noticed that my after 12:00pm photos are way better then my pre 12:00pm photos, security didn't seem at all annoyed of me taking shots near the fence, maybe cause i'm just a kid :)

[Brian Wilkes]

Bit off topic but, id like to know what photo editing programs ppl use!

[Nigel C]

Photoshop CS4 for me

[Brian Wilkes]

Thanks for that mine is 10 years old, up grade time!

[Bernie P]

Perhaps as we are (slightly) off topic, this could be a topic on the Spotting Weekend? A demonstration on different techniques to editing?

That way, the younger guys, or those of us a little older (not necessarily wiser either), can learner a little more in a practicle way?

Brad, a great collection of images there, and learning along the way tells a story - Well done!

[Nigel C]

We certainly have some talented aviation photographers both locally and interstate and I'm sure with a laptop or two handy they could offer some useful insights to getting that perfect shot looking even better. But we've got to get the Spotting Weekend off the ground first!

There was a topic on photo editing techniques posted here 2 years ago http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=983&highlight=photoshop

And in particular was this post by the highly esteemed Craig Murray detailing his use of Photoshop for editing shots http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showpost.php?p=7852&postcount=5

I still refer to this topic on the odd occasion for a quick refresher myself.

[Bernie P]

Thanks for those links Nigel, I personally like to watch and learn, being a visual person myself, I will go and have a refresher look myself!!

I have not long retired Craig's 80-400mm lens oddly for the 50-500!!

[Brad Varney]

Thanks everyone!
I have so many photo's it would take years to photoshop the one's that need it.
haha :)

[Brad Varney]

This is pretty off topic,
I checked 16.right cargo and it doesn't say when Fedex and UPS planes depart,
is it just random or are the scheduled?
thanks.

[Nigel C]

If you use the 'search' function along the top toolbar and type in FedEx or UPS, I'm pretty sure there are schedules located somewhere there. I know it's been brought up previously, but you'll just have to do a bit of digging.

[David Knudsen]

Stefan Kuhn also has his editing guide here (http://www.seahawkgfx.de/Editingguide.pdf) which has screenshots along the way, It's done in Photoshop CS2 but everything he uses is fairly universal from Photshop 5 onwards.

[Lee G]

Chris, I've found that moving the tone curve around has and equal, if not better effect than just the black slider. By moving the Highlights to +100, the Shadows and Darks to -100 and then playing with the Lights slider between +40 thru +80, I seem to be able to get a better range to see the dust spots.

And then when you've finished, just reset all the sliders to 0 - nothing to remember. :)

[Gareth Forwood]

When I first started using Photoshop I used Stefan Kuhn's guide that David posted all the time, until I knew all the required steps. It really is a great way to learn the ropes when it comes to aircraft photos.

Lee and Chris, I generally use the exposure, blacks and contrast sliders to improve the contrast, and when that doesn't have the desired effect, I then turn to curves.