Aerial Photography

agoreira

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27 Dec 2005 - 11:45 AM

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Father Christmas bought me a voucher, valid for 6 months,for a trip in a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter in our local area. Has anyone any experience of this type of photography? Any tips or advice on how to make the most of this trip. Type of lenses to use etc. There's not much of the area I haven't seen on foot, it'll be nice to see it from the air. There are a lot of islands that are covered with birds during the nesting season, it maybe better to wait until then.

CaptivePhotons (e2 Member)

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27 Dec 2005 - 11:53 AM

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Quote: Any tips or advice on how to make the most of this trip

Pack a parachute?

Mark_Readman

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27 Dec 2005 - 12:11 PM

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yes I have done quite a bit of helicopter photography and the first and most important i would give you is this tip ;
Wear everything black, including a black hat, a woolly one works best as you can pull it right down, the windows are very subseptable to reflections and if you wear any bright colours they will reflect like hell and show up in all your pictures as ghosting.
invest in a
A rubber lens hood, the pilot will be terrified of you scratching the windows with a lens or the camera as the side windows are usually a soft tinted plastic and do not open, you have to take the doors off for that.


good luck

UserRemoved

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27 Dec 2005 - 12:53 PM

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HI Frank,

try here

and here

And I'm sure there have been other threads (get the search sorted out folks) on the subject. Some of what I said doesnt apply to normal pleasure flights.

Oh and any lens with IS is useful

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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27 Dec 2005 - 1:29 PM

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Thanks Frank! I know from what I have seen in the dim and distant past that you are an exceedingly good photographer - which is probably why some of us tend to mention, from time to time, your lack of postings in the gallery!

Good luck with your helicopter exploits - don't fall out!!

Laurel_Steinbeck (e2 Member)

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27 Dec 2005 - 2:00 PM

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Fast shutter speed to compensate for the vibrations. Come on lads.

Carabosse (e2 Member)

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27 Dec 2005 - 2:16 PM

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Some hints and tips here.

Mark_Readman

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28 Dec 2005 - 2:48 AM

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you will regret it !
just wear dark clothing, why polarise the full picture to loose the fact you wore a white shirt
dark clothing, standard 50mm lens,. job done
And if you have never been in one, you will understand the term a flying green house when you get down, it's great fun, when everyone screams when they discover it doesn't take off straight up !