Vio From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1283 posts, RR: 9 Posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 4605 times:
Hi,
I wanted to try out the new camera I bought yesterday (Nikon D50), so I went to the airport around 5pm today. I managed to snap some shots of the BA777, but they didn't turn out so good.
I barely found out how to turn on the camera ... It'll take a while until I learn it.
Anyway, here are two pics of it arriving on time today, landing on runway 16.
Once I learn how to use the D50, I will surely take better photos.
Cheers,
Vio
EDIT:
I should add for those of you who don't know this, but British Airways just introduced service to Calgary from London Heathrow. Their first flight was on Friday December 1 2006. LHR-YYC leg is flight #103...
[Edited 2006-12-07 08:13:46]
Superior decisions reduce the need for superior skills.
KFLLCFII From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3262 posts, RR: 33 Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 4587 times:
Nice shots, Vio
Don't worry about the quality, they'll be that much better when the sun's up...
"About the only way to look at it, just a pity you are not POTUS KFLLCFII, seems as if we would all be better off."
Jamincan From Canada, joined Aug 2006, 764 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 4267 times:
I would say the biggest problem is the low light. If you're using one of the stock lenses that you can get packaged with the D50 (I'm guessing you got the stock telephoto? 70-200mm iirc?), the lens won't be fast enough to capture a sharp well-lit photo. If you get the exposure correct, the aircraft will be blurred due to its motion. There are a few solutions. You can buy a faster lens, which could run you another $1000 or more, and would likely still have a bit of a problem, though less pronounced. You can work on panning, which is an cool effect any time of day, but is unreliable and requires a lot of skill, and will likely still include some blur on the a/c anyway. Or, you can just take photos during the day, which is what most people do. Also, if you're going to take photos in low light, a tripod is essential.
All that said, I kind of like the photo. It unusual to see photos taken at this time of day, and the a/c looks quite different at night with the landing lights and tail illuminated. Good luck with your endeavors. One other questions, is this mainly aviation photography you're interested in, or photography in general?
Vio From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1283 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 4062 times:
Hi Jamincan,
Actually this is what I have:
Nikon D50
Nikkor AF 70-300mm f45-5.6D lens
Quoting Jamincan (Reply 4): One other questions, is this mainly aviation photography you're interested in, or photography in general?
I'm just starting out. It'll be mostly aviation photography, but I also love nature and city landscapes. I travel a lot so I hope to make explore that road as well. I'm going to take some digital photography courses in January, but until then, I have to learn on my own a bit. This is all new to me.
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Are you sure? I pulled my camera out (I bought mine with the two stock lenses), and the telephoto that would normally come with the camera is a Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1.4-5.6G ED telephoto (roughly equivalent to an 85-300mm lens on a 35mm camera). Although, it would make sense if you bought a more powerful lens, being interested in aviation photography and all.
If you're interested in reading up on photography, National Geographic publishes an excellent book on landscape photography that you can get at Chapters. Also, I'd really recommend a book that goes over all the technical aspects of photography (as a basic example, the difference between telephoto and wideangle shots - it's more than just zooming in on the subject), specifically focusing on digital photography (as there are some fundamental differences).
C172Akula From Canada, joined Mar 2001, 979 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3548 times:
Finally some proof of the YYC service! I actually think that first one looks a little like a watercolour painting, the more I look at it the more I like it!
I bought the D50 body only, then purchased separatly this lense (I think I mentioned another one further up)...
AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED
Overview
$489.95 (msrp)
(Dealer may sell for less.)
Features
Powerful 4.3x telephoto zoom lens
Compact and lightweight
Rotating zoom ring for precise zoom operation
ED glass for high resolution and high contrast even at maximum aperture
Specifications
Lens construction
13 elements in 9 groups
Closest focusing
1.5m/5 ft.
Filter attachment size
62mm
Hood
HB-15
.... almost $500... not cheap (for me at least):D
[Edited 2006-12-07 23:22:27]
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Vio From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1283 posts, RR: 9 Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3418 times:
Quoting Jimyvr (Reply 12): By the way, BA is offering round trip of CAD498+tax on YYC-LHR route. UK market is GBP523+tax
That's very cheap!!! Damn I wish I knew it when I booked my flight to Finland. Oh well, I'm actually pretty happy, because I get to fly with SAS. I've never flown them, so that should be good. I paid $1024.00 for that flight (YYC-SEA-CPH-HEL) ...
... back to BA... They've also taken out ads in the local papers advertising their new service to LHR.
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Jamincan From Canada, joined Aug 2006, 764 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3053 times:
Quoting Fly747 (Reply 17): Simply because a 35 mm camera does not have a crop factor. 55-200mm is still 55-200mm on a 35mm camera. You have it backwards.
OK, I think you misunderstood me. I didn't mean that the 55-200mm lens used with a 35mm camera would effectively be an 80-300mm lens. What I meant is that a 55-200mm lens on a D50 (or any Nikon for that matter) has the same range as an 80-300mm lens on a 35mm camera. (ie. I was stating the effective focal length of the lens on a D50) As the case may be, my lens wouldn't even work on a 35mm camera as it would have severe distortion in the corners since it's only designed for the smaller sensor.
BO__einG From Canada, joined Apr 2000, 2759 posts, RR: 20 Reply 20, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 2917 times:
NIce pictures Vio, keep up the good work.
Shooting in those lights is unthinkable to my standards
It is indeed proof that the Speedbird is now serving up YYC.
About damm time after a 20 year hiatus!
Can't wait till the sun pops a bit longer in a few months.
Dont you dare Pull out again!!!
Expanding my global domination one spotter at a time..
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