You don't say what camera, but I'll assume it has an option of displaying a histogram of the image. Learn how to read this, and use it to adjust your settings to suit the conditions. All metering systems can be fooled, and they also vary from camera to camera. The histogram tells you what has been r...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ThierryD" class="quote" target="_blank">ThierryD</a> (<a href="#70" class="quote">Reply 70</a>):<br/><i>do you think allowing photos with minor ...
Jump to postI'm all for the relaxation of rules to allow creativity but I don't think this should mean a drop in standards. Now perhaps Thierry could have got a better angle, perhaps not - let's assume this is the best possible shot at the time. But by letting it in, surely that's an open invitation for countle...
Jump to postWell that's definitely a step forward .... shame it took so long. I wonder how many photographers were lost due to that?
Cheers,
Colin
Sounds wonderful, but in my experience, of limited use. In my experiments use of shake reduction impacted heavily on image quality introducing artifacts and or haloing. It might be ok for a small print. Of course it may still have value - perhaps it will allow an otherwise unreadable reg to be decip...
Jump to postThe sensor will have coatings on it. The special expensive fluid is guaranteed not to react with it. Sure, you will hear of people who have used this or that and not had any problems, but is it really worth the risk?
Cheers,
Colin
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Runner168" class="quote" target="_blank">Runner168</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Thanks all! I need a package deal becaus...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/photopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">photopilot</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i>That's why I preach that if you want...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/vikkyvik" class="quote" target="_blank">vikkyvik</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>I almost never have to change my exposur...
Jump to postI'm with you Mick - unless you're shooting close up the impact of aperture (ie DOF) on the image is going to be small compared to variations shutter speed can bring. I tend to use shutter priority for aviation and sailing (getting prop blur or frozen water droplets is all important in my book), and ...
Jump to postI haven't seen a definitive explanation of how it works, but clearly it must be making adjustments at the micro-contrast level. I believe it is also doing the selectively - it uses color contrast to determine which areas are haze affected and those that aren't. Further more apparently it can disting...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trevisan26" class="quote" target="_blank">trevisan26</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>one of this days we will be able to fo...
Jump to postDoes exactly what it says it does. Very impressive, and much better than I could achieve with clever and time consuming trickery with unsharp mask and curves.
Definitely will resurrect some old shots which had been spoiled by atmospheric conditions.
Cheers,
Colin
Just been playing with the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw (9.1) ... it adds a new effects slider to remove (or add) haze. Pretty effective and impressive - much better (and easier) than the various tricks for doing this with unsharp mask. Of course it won't do anything for heat waves, but for al...
Jump to postSadly not many paper sizes which match 4:3 exactly exit, and the ones that do exist are pretty specialised (eg. for use in architecture) 12x16 used to be available as a size for photographic paper, but I don't know of any photo printing paper at this size. In practice I think shooting at 4:3 you wil...
Jump to postA lot of this is weather dependent - you've got miles of air between you and the subject - dust and humidity will seriously impact image quality.
What you need is cold, still air for best results - cold winter day, early morning is probably best.
Cheers,
Colin
Resolution required depends on a number of factors, including viewing distance and visual acuity. Basically the larger you print, the less resolution required - people don't generally view a 16x20 print from a distance of 6 inches! For an <acronym title="Southern Winds (Argentina)">A4</acronym> prin...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B747-4U3" class="quote" target="_blank">B747-4U3</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>The only downside of the Fujifilm X seri...
Jump to postYes - you can get some good prices on the EM10 but do try before you buy! The EM-1 is quite a lot more camera for the price, and you can sometimes find good deals on the Olympus refurb website. I think the key benefits of the EM-1 over the EM-10 are continuous <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym...
Jump to postOlympus OMD-EM1 with the Oly PRO range lenses which are stunning - just wish they'd hurry up with the rest of the range. The EVF is pretty remarkable except with very highspeed bursts (the EM-1 can get up to 10fps) in which case the viewfinder tends to fall behind a bit ... but since I've never shot...
Jump to postI switched from Canon full frame to m4/3 fully about 10 months ago. With regard to aviation photography, probably the biggest weakness is continuous focus. Obviously for static shots this won't matter, and you're probably <acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acronym> with airliners on approach, b...
Jump to postYes. "consistent with our terms" ... and what do those terms say? [copied from the https://en-gb.facebook.com/legal/terms] "For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and...
Jump to postJust remembered another factor in my choice of the 500 over the 600. At the time, the 500 mk1 would just fit into my camera bag which was at carry on limits (for UK anyway). The 600 would not. I'm not sure if the mark 2 is physically smaller, but might be something to check out. No way would I want ...
Jump to postThe 1.4 <acronym title="Air Tanzania">TC</acronym> won't give you any trouble. In my opinion the 2x is just short of "good" - just not critically sharp. It may be acceptable with some post-processing and downsizing. Mind you, what do you expect from 1200mm!? air would need to be really clear for goo...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Speedbird128" class="quote" target="_blank">Speedbird128</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>If I may ask, Colin, why do you no...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/angad84" class="quote" target="_blank">angad84</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>If you haven't used a great white before, I ...
Jump to postI had a 500mm for many years - wonderful lens. Optically I don't think there's much difference between the two, so choice perhaps comes down to ergonomics. If you plan to use it handheld, over the course of a day's shooting every ounce counts which is mainly why I opted for the 500 over the 600. Tho...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/angad84" class="quote" target="_blank">angad84</a> (<a href="#38" class="quote">Reply 38</a>):<br/><i>Did the 60D not have micro-adjustments? Th...
Jump to postHow are you trying to calibrate the laptop? What are you using?
Cheers,
Colin
Just as a postscript to this - whatever scanner you get, it is almost certainly worth investing in a copy of Vuescan (http://www.hamrick.com/). This provides support for pretty much any scanner ever made (so gets round the problem of out of date drivers) as well as usually adding significantly to th...
Jump to postI'm currently doing a scan of old negs and slides using an Epson V750. I also had a Nikon Coolscan 4000 <acronym title="Edelweiss Air (Switzerland)">ED</acronym>. In terms of absolute quality, I think the Coolscan has a slight edge, but made the scanning process much more tedious. With the Epson I c...
Jump to postWhat you need to check is if it suits the focal length of your lens and matches the filter size.
Cheers,
Colin
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/miamivice" class="quote" target="_blank">miamivice</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Really interesting, I've found really ...
Jump to postAs has been said, a polarizer is likely to make things worse. The best way to avoid reflections is to a) screen the window with a blanket or something and/or press the lens against the window - a cheap rubber lens hood against the glass works well. Never had any problems with polarizers and hoods - ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/unattendedbag" class="quote" target="_blank">unattendedbag</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i>So is it the photographer's fa...
Jump to postThat's pretty much my understanding - you have rights of ownership over the physical object, but not over the intellectual property (ie the image itself). But with older materials there is a question of copyright duration. In the USA this is particularly complex because of significant changes to the...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AVISLIDES" class="quote" target="_blank">AVISLIDES</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>The slides I have reviewed are in depth ...
Jump to postI think your best bet is selling to collectors - generally what is looked of are technically perfect side - on shots with no obstructions (fences etc) and in good light (sunny). Of course much depends on the rarity of the subject - both aircraft and livery. Of course many photographers will take a n...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airimage" class="quote" target="_blank">airimage</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Their copyright is still in the photo th...
Jump to postThe LPF (Low Pass Filter) also referred to as an anti-aliasing filter, is used to eliminate moire in digital images. Moire is that sort of wavy, raindow coloured pattern you sometimes see in photographs of fabrics or other fine, repetitive textures. The LPF eliminate moire by slightly blurring the i...
Jump to postChuck Westfall has said there is no change to dynamic range. However I have read that colour rendition is improved.
On the one hand, I think 50mp is overkill for most uses. On the other hand, the extreme "croppability" makes the body a cheaper alternative to any of the Canon big white telephotos.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/vikkyvik" class="quote" target="_blank">vikkyvik</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>That said, there are certain photo conve...
Jump to postFrom what you describe there would seem to be a problem with your <acronym title="Ukraine International Airlines">PS</acronym> and/or screen calibration. By default, when you open an image in <acronym title="Ukraine International Airlines">PS</acronym> it will use the default ICC profile (maybe supp...
Jump to postI think there are a number of possible reasons, but I suspect the problem you're having relates to how browsers work with both embedded colour spaces (eg. sRGB/AdobeRGB etc.) and/or monitor profiles. See this for a short summary <a href="http://www.duncanmartin.com/blog/2013/04/browsers-srgb-and-mon...
Jump to postThe Sony rumour regularly crops up. Seems unlikely to me ... Why would Sony let their main competitor use them? Its the one advantage Sony has in the DSLR sector. I also wouldn't be surprised if Nikon has an arrangement with Sony preventing this. Also Canon has developed their own on sensor <acronym...
Jump to postRoger Cicala over at Lens rentals has had a chance to test the new 100-400 he says ... "From a resolutions standpoint I wouldn't rush out to upgrade my old 100-400 <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> L. The resolution difference is mostly in the corne...
Jump to postI've always thought it was a mistake to have views visible. What good can it acheive? Those who seem to make the most useful/interesting contribution mostly seem to say they don't care anyway, and hits does seem to cause a lot of contention among others. I suppose in the early days, a little friendl...
Jump to postPhotographically, the first is much better IMHO - follows the classic rule of thirds composition, and the aircraft has room to move. But that's not necessarily what A.net wants.
Unfortunately, the shot is very soft, so I doubt you'll have any success with it here.
Cheers,
Colin
Thanks soyuzavia for providing more info on this, and yes, clearly in this case attribution was a requirement. I think the most important point in my post still stands - ALWAYS read the T&Cs of any site you upload to! I don't for a moment discount the value of <acronym title="Air Atlanta Iceland...
Jump to postI think Wikipedia is great BUT you need to be very careful when submitting material, as in most cases you are giving away quite a bit. In essence Wikipedia only accepts images licensed in such a way that "The license must not prevent commercial reuse or derivative works." There are exceptions to thi...
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