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Shooting Thru Glass - Please Advise

Danny From Poland, joined Apr 2002, 3482 posts, RR: 2
Posted (9 years 11 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1534 times:

How to make a good shot thru a window. How to avoid reflection? And last but not least - how to get it accepted here Smile

Thanks in advance
Daniel

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Planeboy From India, joined May 2005, 199 posts, RR: 1
Reply 1, posted (9 years 11 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1470 times:

Yo Danny,

Get up close to the window - if you see and feel the reflection - well , you know what I mean. Sometimes the reflection is unavoidable - other times you can cheat it and win. Good luck !!

Ya know what I mean?

Many of us are addicted to having our photos accepted here - It is fun to capture airplane photos and share. Keep having fun and sharing the photos that are worth sharing....

Also, have a great trip home.

Tsentsan From Singapore, joined Jan 2002, 2016 posts, RR: 16
Reply 2, posted (9 years 11 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1406 times:

Hi Daniel,

U might want to watch out for double images too. As mentioned, try to get AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE, which means u might even have to place your lens directly on the glass...... U wont notice the double images until its sometimes too late.

Cheers
-Tsentsan

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Rotate From Switzerland, joined Feb 2003, 1479 posts, RR: 18
Reply 3, posted (9 years 11 months 5 days ago) and read 1394 times:

aloha dani,

sometimes a polarizing filter can do miracles ..... , otherwise, i only can recommend, what the two guys ar saying above: get as close as possibel to the window.

cheers robin

ABC

TZ From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2003, 1085 posts, RR: 54
Reply 4, posted (9 years 11 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1385 times:

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Also, try to ensure you are as close to 90deg (perpendicular) to the window as possible - this helps to cut down on both reflections, and the nasty effect of the glass to make the shots look "hazy".

You will almost certainly have to correct for a bad colour-shift when you get home. Many terminal windows look clear to the naked eye, but when really they are often VERY tinted. At Stansted for example, it is always necessary to remove the heavy green tint (note the green windows in the opposite pier):

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Sometimes (when shooting at an angle less than 90deg), you can hold a hand or something up to the window to cut down on stray reflections.

Have fun!

TZ

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Skymonster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (9 years 11 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1367 times:

Do NOT wear white or very light colored shirts - wear black if you can (seriously!). Last thing you want is your own reflection in the glass complicating things.

Andy

Boieng747-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (9 years 11 months 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1301 times:

Nobody has suggested the following: Put your lens directly on the window, it works of course best if you are pointing towards a subject which is located directly infront of you.

Hope this helps you,
Tim

Vir380 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2002, 615 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (9 years 11 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1272 times:

It may sound crazy but what i have done on more than one occasion is to cup my hand over the top of the lens kind of extending the lens hood and keep it there ( with the lens right up against the glass ).... it does work as the reflections are well and truly cut out , examples below..

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cheers all Tony

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Bezoar From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 805 posts, RR: 9
Reply 8, posted (9 years 11 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1265 times:

I have held up dark material (paper, fabric, or whatever) to block reflections as my son takes photos (at an angle) through terminal windows. I've thought he should keep something in the camera bag for such purposes, as it seems to work quite well. I'd pick something very dark, non-translucent, and non-reflective.

"There are none so blind as those who will not see."

Bigphilnyc From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 4073 posts, RR: 56
Reply 9, posted (9 years 11 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1260 times:

I find that a lot of airport windows are discolored, and that you have to make adjustments in Photoshop afterwards, usually by lowering the green or blue levels in the color balance.

Anyone else get that? At least it's easy to fix.

Phil Derner Jr.

Vir380 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2002, 615 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (9 years 11 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1249 times:

Phil ... you are spot on .... the original pics do need a bit of tweaking... there is always some sort of either blue or green haze to the glass typical... no consideration for us photogs

...although the SAS 767 is straight from the camera no tweaks at all i was very lucky !

cheers
Tony

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