AirKas1 From Netherlands, joined Dec 2003, 3844 posts, RR: 57 Reply 1, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 2245 times:
Use the flash (especially when it's dark )
But usually I don't do anything different than when I normally take pictures outside, just make sure there are no reflections in the window. Just try different setting until you're happy. Also, something to wipe a window clean might be usefull too.
F4wso From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 974 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 2225 times:
I hope it is not Detroit (DTW). The Northwest terminal has a halftone screen on the windows. Try to find a clean spot; hold the lens close to minimize reflections. It isn't the best of options but worth it if you see some subjects that don't visit your home airport.
Gary
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Soon7x7 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 2796 posts, RR: 14 Reply 3, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 2201 times:
Wear dark clothing...long sleeves!...diminishes your reflection in windows...
Soon7x7 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 2796 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 2141 times:
Yeh, the photographer himself is the greatest offender of window reflections...even tape up camera logo that is painted in white...sounds exrtreme...but it works...j
TopGun3 From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 224 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 2140 times:
Quoting F4wso (Reply 2): I hope it is not Detroit (DTW).
I wasn't a happy camper when I was at DTW and all the glass was covered with tiny dots....I'm sure it is great as a sunscreen, but it sucks for taking photos.
UnitedJumboJet From United States of America, joined Jun 2008, 77 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2128 times:
Personally I make sure the lens is touching the window(this is with a P&S, not an SLR.) This guarentees no reflections.
Dvincent From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1719 posts, RR: 12 Reply 11, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 2115 times:
Quoting TopGun3 (Reply 6): I wasn't a happy camper when I was at DTW and all the glass was covered with tiny dots....I'm sure it is great as a sunscreen, but it sucks for taking photos.
BOS has these as well in some places. Man is it annoying.
Soon7x7 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 2796 posts, RR: 14 Reply 12, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 2071 times:
One more thing...keep soft clean tissue in your shirt pocket so you can clean window...(previous pax greasy nervous sweaty grime)...
And don't listen to that VIV guy...if you open window at thirty thousand feet in a 737...your peanuts will get sucked out and thats the only meal your gonna get...he doesn't know what he's talking about!
F4wso From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 974 posts, RR: 13 Reply 13, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 2040 times:
Quoting Coxmaster (Reply 8): That isnt going to work very well at the airport, nor do the windows open (easily) in a 737.
Deadheading to MIA last July for a simulator event, I was booked aboard an American AL 737. We stayed low for a long time. The captain made the announcement that there was a pressurization problem and we woudl be returning to Minneapolis. On short final, we did a go around. The captain made another announcement that the First Officer opened adn closed his window fixing the problem. He said we still had enough gas to continue on to Miami. I couldn't get over that he just told a packed plane that they opened and closed a window. I t certainly can be done at lower atltitudes and slow speeds but I would hesitate to make an announcement to that effect.
Gary
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PRM From Ghana, joined Apr 2002, 348 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 2033 times:
Aperture Priority - A Larger aperture helps if the window is spotted / dirty / scratched - i.e F6.3 I find tends to produced substantially more useable results than F9, as the focus point on the subject (e.g wing / or other aircraft) is far enough away that at a larger aperture the dirt / spot / scratches fall outside the DOF.
Ehvk From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 105 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2019 times:
I just took Some pictures true The airplane window, on my last trip from Bangkok to Amsterdam Via Amman. I took the pictures with the same settings as i normaly take pictures with, and i uploaded 3 of them. they all got accepted.
Viv From Ireland, joined May 2005, 3106 posts, RR: 32 Reply 16, posted (4 years 7 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2011 times:
Quoting Soon7x7 (Reply 12): And don't listen to that VIV guy...if you open window at thirty thousand feet in a 737...your peanuts will get sucked out and thats the only meal your gonna get...he doesn't know what he's talking about!
FIRST you eat the peanuts. THEN you open the window and take your shots!
Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-400, Fuji X Pro 1, Fujinon 35 f/1.4, Fujinon 18 f/2
Or , yours get sucked out...take the picture...then grab your neighbors nuts as they fly past you...providing your cameras fast enough to get the job done...............(funny, I'm writing this as I'm listening to Riverdance soundtrack)...while looking aty my Aer Lingus 747 crew door in front of my desk (EI-BED)...I'm feeling green today....J
F4wso From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 974 posts, RR: 13 Reply 19, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1975 times:
Quoting Soon7x7 (Reply 18): then grab your neighbors nuts as they fly past you
I would have said "peanuts"
Gary
Cottage Grove, MN, USA
Seeking an honest week's pay for an honest day's work
Mclaudio From Portugal, joined Jan 2005, 170 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1956 times:
Quoting Viv (Reply 7): Open the window, if possible ...
I always carry with me those glass cleaners wipes moist to remove the dirt from the plastic and a few dry to clean it better. It might look strange for other pax, but photos will look better.
Two examples (self plug)
Yankeezephyr From Australia, joined Sep 2008, 12 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1883 times:
This may be something that others have thought of too, but I use a rubber hood, so I have a bit of leeway in the angle of the lens to the window (as they are collapsible, you are not tied in to the rigidity of the plastic or metal ones)
I also either wear dark clothes, as suggested by soon7x7, or I use a dark shirt or jacket as a 'hood' to block of the light and reflections where there is double glazing
This can also be wrapped around the end of the lens to provide a makeshift flexible hood. This also stops you accidentally hitting the window with your lens
I've also been know to ask my long suffering wife to 'stand just there for a sec', which while not ideal, does the trick
Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9 Reply 22, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1878 times:
UGH! I was on a WO MD-11 here a while back and went over to a window that overlooked the wing and portside engine. The window was a disaster area with scratches and all kinds of funk on it. No cleaner on me at the time meant I had a deal with it! LOL!!! Good times!
The rubber hood is great,... I use the same,... especially effective in terminals through windows...
One note...Polorizers don't work on acrylic windows on airliners unless your going for a special rainbow effect, which sometimes makes for interesting results...however I have used them in gliders and single engine planes and they work fine...Commercial PAX windows must have a coating of their own.
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