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My Latest Trip To Vegas  
User currently offlineBrianb10 From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 28 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1345 times:

I don't have any aspirations of getting shots uploaded here but I wanted to share some shots from my Veterans Day weekend trip to Las Vegas and the Aviation Nation airshow. I just got my DSLR and am still learning so any feedback is appreciated.

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User currently offlineDeltaAVL From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1893 posts, RR: 9
Reply 1, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1245 times:

Some very nice photos here! It looks like you've got the general idea of motive down pat - you're shooting the right subjects. You'd need to crop them so that the aircraft are centered in the frame. Unfortunately, I cannot comment on the quality as the pictures provided are quite small.

Thanks for sharing your photographs, and good luck with your future photography.  Smile


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User currently offlineMattbna From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 309 posts, RR: 8
Reply 2, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 1233 times:

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Quoting DeltaAVL (Reply 1):
You'd need to crop them so that the aircraft are centered in the frame.

Let us make sure that we don't confuse the chap...

He'll need to crop them to the center of the frame for this web site - which doesn't follow proper photography technique.

If he plans to use photos of a moving object somewhere else - he has them (almost) cropped correctly. Open areas should be provided in front of moving objects to illustrate that they are moving. The open area gives the object somewhere to move to.

 Smile


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User currently offlineDeltaAVL From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1893 posts, RR: 9
Reply 3, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1217 times:



Quoting Mattbna (Reply 2):
Let us make sure that we don't confuse the chap...

He'll need to crop them to the center of the frame for this web site - which doesn't follow proper photography technique.

If he plans to use photos of a moving object somewhere else - he has them (almost) cropped correctly. Open areas should be provided in front of moving objects to illustrate that they are moving. The open area gives the object somewhere to move to.

Yes, indeed. I'm so used to critiquing photos for A.net that it just slips out sometimes!

And I truly believe that the best aviation photos are the ones not accepted to A.net - the ones where photographers aren't afraid to experiment with motive.

Cheers!  Smile


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User currently offlineDbudd From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 227 posts, RR: 30
Reply 4, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1199 times:

Or he could just contact me the next time he is in Vegas and I'll loan him a good lens for the day and a ladder so that he can get over the fence and not have to shoot thru the fence. Shadows in corners always bugged me!!

Dave
LAS

User currently offlineUALDUDE From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 161 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1197 times:



Quoting Dbudd (Reply 4):
Or he could just contact me the next time he is in Vegas and I'll loan him a good lens for the day and a ladder so that he can get over the fence and not have to shoot thru the fence. Shadows in corners always bugged me!!

Dave
LAS

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User currently offlineBrianb10 From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 28 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1145 times:



Quoting Dbudd (Reply 4):
Or he could just contact me the next time he is in Vegas and I'll loan him a good lens for the day and a ladder so that he can get over the fence and not have to shoot thru the fence. Shadows in corners always bugged me!!

Dave
LAS

I just might do that. I get to Vegas quite often. End of January is my next planned trip.

Was the fence that obvious? I thought I did an ok job getting through. Some of my other shots it was much more pronounced.

I do have to say that KLAS is about my favorite airport. Great spotting locations and plenty of action.

Thanks all for your comments.

User currently offlineDbudd From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 227 posts, RR: 30
Reply 7, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1138 times:

Then you will have to make sure to leave an afternoon open when you come out next. Light is good right now from 10 a.m. til around 4 p.m. It's getting cold here now with daytime highs around 63.

Can't tell by your pics it your shoot Nikon or Canon. Looks like Canon to me. I have several Nikkor lens but my spotting buddy has Canon lens.

You'll get addicted to spotting LAS!! The action is close and non-stop.

Dave

User currently offlineMattbna From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 309 posts, RR: 8
Reply 8, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1130 times:



Quoting Dbudd (Reply 7):
Can't tell by your pics it your shoot Nikon or Canon.

Could be Sony, Fuji or several others also... It took about 4 seconds for me to determine what he is shooting with.

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Quoting Dbudd (Reply 7):
Looks like Canon to me.

And that is based on what exactly, Dave?

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A quick look at the EXIF info of the photos provided above shows us that he is shooting a Pentax K10D (which I am not even remotely familiar with).

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Quoting Dbudd (Reply 7):
You'll get addicted to spotting LAS!! The action is close and non-stop.

Never done any spotting out there myself (as writing down tail numbers isn't my thing)...although I have taken many photos.  Smile



Matt

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User currently offlineGuamVICE From Guam, joined Jun 2005, 151 posts, RR: 24
Reply 9, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1115 times:



Quoting Mattbna (Reply 8):
Never done any spotting out there myself (as writing down tail numbers isn't my thing)...although I have taken many photos.

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User currently offlineBrianb10 From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 28 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (4 years 2 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1105 times:



Quoting Mattbna (Reply 8):
A quick look at the EXIF info of the photos provided above shows us that he is shooting a Pentax K10D (which I am not even remotely familiar with).

Yep, I shoot with a K10. Puts me at a disadvantage as far as lenses for the time being but I am absolutely love the camera otherwise. Pentax may not get the love in forums and places like a.net which is unfortunate because the product is very nice. I had a 35mm Pentax so it made sense to stay with the brand.

User currently offlineSNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3180 posts, RR: 33
Reply 11, posted (4 years 2 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1053 times:



Quoting Dbudd (Reply 7):
You'll get addicted to spotting LAS!! The action is close and non-stop.

Hey Dave, quick question if you don't mind! What sort of lens do you require for decent shots at the usual LAS spotting locations? 100m, 200m, 400m? Thanks.

Tony


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User currently onlineNIKV69 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (4 years 2 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1048 times:



Quoting SNATH (Reply 11):
Hey Dave, quick question if you don't mind! What sort of lens do you require for decent shots at the usual LAS spotting locations? 100m, 200m, 400m? Thanks.

Your not going to need much. I rarely use my 400 unless it's departures. At the viewing area all I use is my 80-200 unless a heavy is coming on 25L and then you need less to fit it. They are so close you smell burning rubber.
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Quoting Dbudd (Reply 7):
It's getting cold here now with daytime highs around 63.

I love it Dave, nothing better than getting to the viewing area at sunrise and having to have a turtleneck and sweatshirt on only to be in short sleeves by 11.

Quoting Dbudd (Reply 7):
You'll get addicted to spotting LAS!! The action is close and non-stop.

Def! Dave I am a week out from hitting the interstate! Packing is almost done and car is ready. I am getting psyched!

Here's the king!



User currently offlineDvincent From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1710 posts, RR: 15
Reply 13, posted (4 years 2 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1042 times:
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Brian:

Only thing I can suggest is buy a ladder and get the lens above the fence! You've got a good eye, just need to get rid of those fence corners.


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User currently offlineAnthonyh From Armenia, joined Dec 2007, 1 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (4 years 2 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 904 times:
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Looks like it was a lot of fun.

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