Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol Flyover

[Braineack]

partial credit?

 

[astroNikon]

FYI,
I've shot incoming twin engine Beechcrafts at 1/1250 and have gotten prop blur.
On slow single engine Cessna's I'm at 1/400
faster single engine's 1/400 has plane blur and I'm at 1/640)
I've gotten motion blur on a B17 at 1/500s

So I would think the higher speeds would have been better. It all varies.

 

[gsgary]

If you were not getting as good keeper rate at 1/1250 your panning must have been a bit up and down you should be able to hand hold and pan at 1/1250 @ 600mm

 

[Designer]

I don't mind crispy props.

Yes, it does look a little unusual, but having the planes in focus is worth having crispy props, IMO.

 

[funwitha7d]

really great to see these, the sound would have been impressive I bet

 

[bribrius]

FYI,
I've shot incoming twin engine Beechcrafts at 1/1250 and have gotten prop blur.
On slow single engine Cessna's I'm at 1/400
faster single engine's 1/400 has plane blur and I'm at 1/640)
I've gotten motion blur on a B17 at 1/500s

So I would think the higher speeds would have been better. It all varies.

i just want to know if you remembered that off the top of your head or you went through your archives and looked. Because i really can't remember what i shot at what exactly and don't have the ambition to go back and look at my own. LOL.

 

[Derrel]

I didn't shoot 50mm either. I'm surprised you haven't deducted points for that as well...

Not to mention, these were not shot with a rangefinder...or a Leica...or on outdated B&W film...

RARE, AS IN once-in-a fricking LIFETIME events change the priorities when making photographs. Prop blur would have been nice, sure, but maybe could be added later in post. Blurred fuselages, fuzzy decals, can't-see-chit insignias...no good at all...better to go for the 1/1600 and capture the event crisply rather than get all artsy...this wasn't some three-day airshow that repeats every summer.

 

[bribrius]

If you were not getting as good keeper rate at 1/1250 your panning must have been a bit up and down you should be able to hand hold and pan at 1/1250 @ 600mm

maybe he had too much coffee that morning. Little jittery......

 

[petrochemist]

I'd have liked to see blurred props too, but I'm guessing that unlike at an airshow these only came past once or at best twice. Static props is better than no shot. At least the side on shots with the prop don't show the static props quite so much...

 

[bribrius]

I didn't shoot 50mm either. I'm surprised you haven't deducted points for that as well...

Not to mention, these were not shot with a rangefinder...or a Leica...or on outdated B&W film...

RARE, AS IN once-in-a fricking LIFETIME events change the priorities when making photographs. Prop blur would have been nice, sure, but maybe could be added later in post. Blurred fuselages, fuzzy decals, can't-see-chit insignias...no good at all...better to go for the 1/1600 and capture the event crisply rather than get all artsy...this wasn't some three-day airshow that repeats every summer.

if these were shot on a rangefinder the props wouldn't even be a issue. And i don't even think the really old cameras even went up to 1/1600. LOL

 

[Braineack]

When I pan cars I tend to start the day at 1/500 or 1/250 and work my way down. I have hundreds and hundreds of chances to hone in. After a while I'm consistently getting keepers at 1/40sec.

I did not have this luxury with these planes--I had 14 chances.

Next time I'm flying in a chaser plane that's matching speeds with the plane I'm shooting it for an hour, I'll knock the shutter speed down to blur the props.

 

[astroNikon]

FYI,
I've shot incoming twin engine Beechcrafts at 1/1250 and have gotten prop blur.
On slow single engine Cessna's I'm at 1/400
faster single engine's 1/400 has plane blur and I'm at 1/640)
I've gotten motion blur on a B17 at 1/500s

So I would think the higher speeds would have been better. It all varies.

i just want to know if you remembered that off the top of your head or you went through your archives and looked. Because i really can't remember what i shot at what exactly and don't have the ambition to go back and look at my own. LOL.

most off the top of my head because I'm in the center of 4 airports.

the single and double engine private planes go right over my house all the time. So I get plenty of practice.
The larger commercial prop planes pass by to an airport NW of me.
Commercial Jets are essentially at 1/2000 and pass when the weather/time and wind is right.
Lear type .. depending upon how fast they are going past - 1/1250 to 1/2000

I did have to go check the twin engine beechcraft at 1/640 because I wasn't sure it was 1/640

The B17 the other day I was mowing my lawn when I noticed it doing circles. After I ran to my basement I was putting my camera together as I was running up the stairs and started shooting just as I was turning my camera on, then made adjustments as I checked the shutter speed. I haven't checked their flight days lately so I was surprised.

 

[runnah]

The problem with aviation photography is that a lot of it goes over your head.

 

[gsgary]

I didn't shoot 50mm either. I'm surprised you haven't deducted points for that as well...

Not to mention, these were not shot with a rangefinder...or a Leica...or on outdated B&W film...

RARE, AS IN once-in-a fricking LIFETIME events change the priorities when making photographs. Prop blur would have been nice, sure, but maybe could be added later in post. Blurred fuselages, fuzzy decals, can't-see-chit insignias...no good at all...better to go for the 1/1600 and capture the event crisply rather than get all artsy...this wasn't some three-day airshow that repeats every summer.

if these were shot on a rangefinder the props wouldn't even be a issue. And i don't even think the really old cameras even went up to 1/1600. LOL

My M's only go to 1/1000 but I wouldn't be shooting that fast

 

[waday]

I didn't shoot 50mm either. I'm surprised you haven't deducted points for that as well...

Not to mention, these were not shot with a rangefinder...or a Leica...or on outdated B&W film...

RARE, AS IN once-in-a fricking LIFETIME events change the priorities when making photographs. Prop blur would have been nice, sure, but maybe could be added later in post. Blurred fuselages, fuzzy decals, can't-see-chit insignias...no good at all...better to go for the 1/1600 and capture the event crisply rather than get all artsy...this wasn't some three-day airshow that repeats every summer.

if these were shot on a rangefinder the props wouldn't even be a issue. And i don't even think the really old cameras even went up to 1/1600. LOL

My M's only go to 1/1000 but I wouldn't be shooting that fast

My M&M's go that fast, too. I always eat them too quickly.