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Thank you Gero. Still getting comfortable with it, but I was shooting down as low as 1/30th with very good results. That particular image was at 1/60th I believe. The new "Nomad" has a 160 horsepower turbocharged Rotax engine and the prop rpm is different than that of the Legend Cubs I have captured in the past. I wanted to make sure that I was slow enough to get a disk so I went out on a ledge.
We shot some stuff over on the grass strip before we launched off for the air to air work, some of that was pretty fast paced so I ramped up as far as shutter speed on a few of those and got Maltese Cross variations.
The X2DII has two modes of stabilization, standard and sport. I used sport for this shoot, but I don't see a huge difference between the two modes at this point. The air was like glass so I felt pretty comfortable dropping down to 1/60th and below. Shooting from the helo requires some additional attention to technique because, even in a well balanced aircraft, there is still quite a bit of vibration. Four and five bladed turbine helicopters are the bomb, they are like shooting from a gyroscope. My clients that have Bell 407's really spoil me between the smoothness and the a/c. The Robinson's are two bladed piston machines and have a little bit of "the bell bump", common on the Hueys and the Jet Rangers, the 407/429 eliminated that. One has to remember that you can't have your back into the seat on the two bladed models because the vibration transfers right down your arms and into the camera.
Here's a parting shot as the team put the door back on the photo ship, again the Hasselblad dynamic range, stabilization and color science shines through with his handheld shot in the dark.
Thanks Joe! We had fun! Darin is pumping out some beautifully crafted Cubs. The blue and white Cub had a very intricately designed paint scheme that the owner had a graphics company design, it wasn't my favorite combination of colors, but it was interesting. The owner is from Minnesota, he decided to owner assist build his Cub instead of running through the streets like an idiot.................
Two airshows scheduled for March in California have been cancelled due to security concerns.. This will probably spread out to other military base venues. Between that and the frequent government shutdowns, I think this year is going to be a bust!
Ttown Aubie wrote:
I believe that may be the case. I was looking forward to the show in Meridian, MS later in the month but I doubt that it happens.
I am planning to go to Sun N Fun in April, it's not a military base but operation requirements or government shutdown can do it in. The second show I am planning to attend is the NAS Cherry Point in NC in May, that's probably a goner too, given it's on a base.
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RWNPhoto wrote:
That is comical, and sad.
Indeed, it's all dog and pony show to please constituents, both sides.
I am tired of the "reality TV" crap going on in all of gov't.
The one sport I don't get thrilled about shooting is high school soccer.
1. In this area there isn't a lot of soccer development at the younger levels, plus since it is not a sport in the middle schools the kids mostly develop fundamental skills during their high school years.
2. The lighting is terrible. This shot is from a pitch less than 3 years old and at 1000 shutter speed and f/2.8 I am shooting 20,000 ISO.
3. Soccer in February weather is brutal. Temps in the 30's plus any wind chill. (This game was a very pleasant 60°.)
. This will probably spread out to other military base venues. Between that and the frequent government shutdowns, I think this year is going to be a bust!