cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44 Reply 3, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 11764 times:
Thanks Vishal!
It is indeed:
Manfrotto 055XPROB / Wimberley Tripod Head Version 2
Nikon D700 - 200-400mm AF-S VR F/4.0G
ISO1600
manual white balance
F/4.0
200mm
1/13sec
In camera noise reduction - high
In camera long exposure noise reduction - on
The D700 is a fantastic camera - if you ace the exposure on high ISO shots even ISO3200 is quite clean. The 200-400mm VR lens is great in lower light too - open it up to F/4.0 and the results are still super.
And the Wimberley Tripod Head is an absolute must when using a heavy/large camera and lens combination on a tripod. Because the lens can pivot around its centre - it is completely balanced and has no tendency to tip forwards or backwards. The Wimberley is absolutely worth its money.
I did also use Topaz Denoise 5 - but only on the RAW light noise reduction preset (with some tweaks to sharpening settings).
Quoting ThierryD (Thread starter): Wow effect and this photo certainly deserves more views:
I loved that Neptune photo - beautiful light, nice angle. Those things on the ends of the wings are some of the most powerful lights you could imagine.
cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44 Reply 11, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 10573 times:
Oh my god, this Wolfgang Mendorf - not content with uploading many photos of old airliners from a bygone era, he's gone up to another level with this fine photo of the lady in black:
WakeTurbulence From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1288 posts, RR: 18 Reply 12, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 10426 times:
CargoLex From United States of America, joined Apr 2010, 1164 posts, RR: 9 Reply 13, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 10253 times:
5 stars for the photo, but 0 zero stars for the risk factor! That's way too close for comfort. The photographer is extremely lucky. That would have been damn scary.
cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44 Reply 19, posted (2 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 9889 times:
Quoting beechcraft (Reply 17): I agree. This photo really left my speechless for a while!
Fire is not very predictable, and it's really dangerous. Where I live, we tend to have to deal with these kinds of huge wildfires each year (some caused by natural events, lightning strikes, some by arson).
And where I previously worked - I was exposed a lot more to the organisational side of fighting those fires. It is scary just how fast they can move. A fire that seems a long distance away can roar up a valley at lightning speed.
You become acutely aware of the consequences of these fires, sadly. And it shouldn't need to be said, but:
Everyone else, please don't try to emulate that photo above!
28 RonS: Thank you Chris and Matt! Florian, couldn't agree more on the shot you posted. Quite original and no accident I would guess. A planned and executed sh
29 vishaljo: Liked these two beautiful shots on MyAv from Ahmed
31 SNATH: Chris, You NAILED these two panning shots dude! A very well deserved PC. Tony
32 Silver1SWA: I agree. Congrats, Chris. Must be nice to have ISO 10,000...
33 dvincent: We need more nighttime shots here. Glad to see these two great shots by Chris.
34 cpd: Thanks! What is nice is getting sharp photos in low light, and then not having to spend hours trying to Photoshop the noise away. I can concentrate o
35 RonS: Yeah Chris, you nailed those! Way to go. They look really great.
38 pilotalltheway: This one, I can connect with. Reminds me of being in a Cessna on the way back from Nantucket to Boston and being along side a qantas 747 and crossing
45 spencer: Back to basics for me with this one. Simple, very clean, beautiful light and a cracking revised cs. The blue sky and snow seriously make this one that
51 spencer: Great to see this thread alive again! The quality of the following pic didn't just make me say wow it made my jaw drop! LOOK at the quality in this re
68 INNflight: The 'standard' TGU photographs are seen quite often around here, and whilst spectacular, it's great to see a fresh angle on the special approach there
77 notaxonrotax: This one for me: http://www.airliners.net/photo/North...d=8ca910bc32c98bd86f66bba472bc112a Great pic……….but the description was the icing on the
81 Rotate: Kavin does use Nikon gear. Shooting with a 600 on a D300 . He doesnt use filters or anything , he understands his gear and he does know his airport an
82 cpd: That's some quite long range. It's a remarkable capture, it caught my eye.
84 SNATH: Chris, you beat me to it! I also saw that shot on Editor's Choice box and was blown away! Fantastic shot and, as you say, a very historically signifi
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That's way too close for comfort. The photographer is extremely lucky. That would have been damn scary.
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