Non Aviation Photography Thread

[Mike Margolis]

Very nice birds Jay!!

[Mike Margolis]

Sedona 2015 Banding Female Rufous Hummingbird-8184 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

[Jay Beckman]

TY Mike...

Killer Hummy!

[Jay Beckman]

Cruise Missile

[John S]

Some from NHRA qualifying on Friday, only day I was allowed starting line access.

[Matt Ottosen]

A couple of photos from our recent "Miss Blackwood" photo shoot at Pima Air & Space Museum.

[Tower Guy]

Great shots from the starting line John. It would be cool to be that close, lucky you!  

[John S]

Thanks Harvey, the blast you get from the dragsters and funny cars is unreal, almost feel like you are going to get blown over when they go by.  I have to get new lenses for my sunglasses from the sand blasting them, There was less of a blast when the jet dragsters went by.  This was my 3rd time shooting them this close and I'm still not used to it.  I don't know how the guys who shoot them full time do it, I do it once and I am hurting for 2 days from standing so long.

[Tower Guy]

John, I'm just curious as how did you acquire that kind of credentials from the NHRA? That's very cool.

[Jay Beckman]

All you can really do with chain link is to look for a spot where the sun isn't glinting off of it (a shadow on the fence is ideal), shoot wide open and pan at a shutter speed slow enough to blur it as much as possible (and try to avoid catching horizontal fence elements if able)

[KeithS]

All you can really do with chain link is to look for a spot where the sun isn't glinting off of it (a shadow on the fence is ideal), shoot wide open and pan at a shutter speed slow enough to blur it as much as possible (and try to avoid catching horizontal fence elements if able)

I haven't actually seen this explained this way before....certainly useful information.

[Ross Dinsdale]

That was my thinking when shooting originally. I used all my knowledge on the picture, but wasn't sure if it could get better.

[Ned Harris]

Barrel Racer, Tucson Rodeo, 2/22/16.

_31A6390 Barrel Racer by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

A terrific and dynamic photograph Ned. It clearly shows your stellar panning skills. Barrel racing is my favorite competition at rodeos. Thanks for sharing.

[John S]

So I tried to do some panning at the drag races, I could really only do it on the far side lane as I had 70-200 f/2.8 lens on.  I was using single spot focusing, I went to shutter priority and slowed it down to 1/250.  I don't know what to think about how they came out, the door and behind the door came out in focus but the hood area seems to be blurred a little.  Just looking for some advise and what can be done to improve, I know practice practice practice but its tough to get out on my schedule.