placombe
02-14-2003, 03:01 AM
God knows how many times we've seen blurred photos. A simple trick to avoid them is to increase the shutter speed of your camera. I've been working a long time with speed about 1/500 of a second, and for which I thought it was enough. But since I'm using faster speed such as 1/750 or 1/1000, my pics are sharper. For a ramp shot, as long as the aircraft is still, speed as low as 1/60 is OK but for shooting aircrafts above your head near runways, you'll need faster speed. This will prompt your camera aperture to open a bit more...and if this is not enough, then you'll go with a faster film like 400 ASA.
If you go for shooting inside museum, here's another trick to get sharp pictures without the help of a flash. Use a tripod and a cable release (to avoid touching the camera). Keep the aperture at about f16 (very close) and double the exposure time. Let say your light meter gives you a reading of 1/8 of a second at f16. Then go for 1/4 of a second at f16. The use of a flash in a museum is not very recommended. It may cause reflection or undesirable effect on shiny fuselage or other parts of the aircraft. Have a good shooting day. :wink:
If you go for shooting inside museum, here's another trick to get sharp pictures without the help of a flash. Use a tripod and a cable release (to avoid touching the camera). Keep the aperture at about f16 (very close) and double the exposure time. Let say your light meter gives you a reading of 1/8 of a second at f16. Then go for 1/4 of a second at f16. The use of a flash in a museum is not very recommended. It may cause reflection or undesirable effect on shiny fuselage or other parts of the aircraft. Have a good shooting day. :wink: