I always have a problem when I shoot from an airplane window ( regular passenger aircraft ( 737s, 320s, 777s, 330s).
I can never get sharp photos and they are always soft and borderline blurry. I don't know whether it is because of the multilayer structure of the airplane window or my shooting settings.
So far I have identified few factors that helped me to take better photos,
- I try to sit opposite of the sun and avoid sun glare on the window
- I bring wipes to clean the interior part of the window
- I pray the outer part of the window is clean as welll ( usually it isn't)
- I shoot at higher shutter speeds ( above 1/1000 usually 1/1600)
- I shoot at smaller aperture settings ( largest is f8 )
These helped me to improve my photos but still at perfect conditions such as good weather, good clean window and ideal shooting settings I can not get sharp photos. I would really appreciate if you can give some tips about this subject.
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Re: Shooting from an airplane window
What exactly are you trying to shoot from an airplane window? Another airplane that is flying miles away or the wing of your a/c? All the factors you listed are important points but I would like to add one more: the less mm you are using, the sharper the results.
Re: Shooting from an airplane window
dutchspotter1 wrote:What exactly are you trying to shoot from an airplane window? Another airplane that is flying miles away or the wing of your a/c? All the factors you listed are important points but I would like to add one more: the less mm you are using, the sharper the results.
General stuff I usually try to shoot from plane windows are
- planes at ground level during taxiing
- overall views of airports from above
non-aviation related
- buildings on the ground in the vicinity of the airport
I usually use 70-200 mm that would give me a good range, I sometimes use 24-105 but then I have to crop a lot which degrades image quality.
For air to air shoots ( that are quite distant), I tried to use my Sigma 150-500 but I had always blurry photos so I quit using that. For air to air shoots I assume best place to shoot is from the cockpit windows as it is cleaner or sharper glass?
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