Aviation photography tutorial
 

Hi Guys,

I have stared an aviation photography tutorial on my website. It is still a work in progress, but about 75% done.

If you are interested, stop by at www.john-christensen.com

RE: Aviation photography tutorial
 

Great job John, thanks for putting that up.

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Very nice work. Great photos too. I did spot a few things that readers may find confusing.

f2.8 is optically fast, but doesn't necessarily mean that the lens will focus fast. By nature of the very nice 70-200 f2.8 you have it focusses very fast but not due to the wide aperture, they just put really fast focus motors in the lens. Expensive lenses tend to have all the options, including ultrasonic or hypersonic focus motors.

Not all digital slr's have a 1.5 crop factor. In fact Canon now have a few that are full frame, and their lower end bodies are generally 1.6

There are good reasons not to use a polarizing filter for in flight shots, but being able to reproduce the effect in photoshop is not one of them. The main reason I can think of is that the sun's polarization will vary as you shoot different areas of the sky, making a set of photos look different if the plane is in different positions. True, some filter effects can be produced in photoshop, but not all.

Overall great site, and some very nice photos. Good work.

RE: Aviation photography tutorial
 

NCBrit,

Thanks for the feedback. I agree with what you wrote and will make a few adjustments to the site.
There are still plenty of areas to cover, so the site will be a work in progress

JohnVH... Thanks [&:]

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I was not able to open any folder on your photo gallery.

RE: Aviation photography tutorial
 

Thanks, John C. After reading for half an hour, I learned several things that could have improved my Joe Nall pics 100%.;)

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Ditto, NCBritt, in Canon's term "USM" generally will get you fast and silent focus. Great job, you speak the truth glad to find this Forum.

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John, Those are some wonderful shots. Great job!! The focus sharpness is perfect even in the action shots. I also use an Image Stabilazition Lens, I upgraded from a non IS and love it. I did notice on small defect on a few of you photos I fight all the time and that is dust on your sensor. Its usually only visible in sky shots but easily fixed in PS and I understand they now have a sensor cleaning kit that can be had for around $50 and is better than a puffer. Keep up the good work.

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John, thanks for the class. Not too often do we get free tips from an expert on how to do his craft.

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Great photos. Helped me decide to go out a get a new Nikon D50. However, I'll probably have to go to the Hooter's Casino to round up some models like the ones in that one photo. Until then... Desktop for a while.