Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!feedwest.aleron.net!aleron.net!news.alt.net!usenet From: Lionel Newsgroups: fj.comp.dev.digital-camera,free.uk.photographic.equipment.digital,rec.photo.digital Subject: Re: New to Photography help / Aviation Pictures Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 01:59:30 +1000 Organization: ACME Hunting Supplies Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: nop@alt.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.92/32.572 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.comp.dev.digital-camera:168 On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 13:30:50 GMT, in , "Nick" said: >Hi all. I'm new to Photography and am after some help/advice please. I have >just bought myself a Canon IXUSV3 which I'm very pleased with. I take a lot >of Aviation pictures which usually means me shooting into the sky with the >aircraft backlit. I get a nice jet black silhouette of the plane but no >detail. What settings do I need on my Canon to compensate and get nice >detailed aircraft ? >Thanks Experiment - that's the whole advantage of digital cameras! Start with a fast (1/500 - 1/1500) shutter speed, & probably about 1 - 2 stops lower aperture than indicated by the meter. Speaking of aircraft: http://lo.ve.ly/art/random/chopper02.jpg http://lo.ve.ly/art/random/chopper03.jpg These ones aren't very good, but I think they're not bad for casual shots taken while leaning out my bedroom window. ;) http://lo.ve.ly/art/random/prop-plane.jpg http://lo.ve.ly/art/random/prop-planes.jpg -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------