Any tips on....

[Oneputt]

I am travelling by air from Darwin to Kunnanara in a few weeks time and there should be good views from the plane. Any tips on shooting out of plane windows?

[MHD]

get a window seat

[birddog114]

get a window seat

or askfor the seat on the wing tip lot of photo opportunities

[leek]

Don't use a flash...

Seriously, I'm not sure what sort of plane it will be, but you may find that the window at the emergency exit may be bigger and may also point more towards the ground... I have taken some of my best shots from there in the past...

[Glen]

Oneputt, I remember reading to manually focus so af doesn't focus on the glass and keep the lens close but not touching the glass (vibrations from the airframe) with a hand or similar around the gap to stop stray reflections. Don't know how effective those tips are, but seem logical.

[ozimax]

After 500 odd jet flights, aeroplane photography can be tricky mainly because the windows are perspex or whatever and are usually highly scratched. Nevertheless, there are some amazing things to be seen from 30,000 feet up, like Mt Fuji in late 2003 at sunset, Great Barrier Reef, Siberia in Nov 2004.

Ozi

[gstark]

get a window seat

or askfor the seat on the wing tip

Where the in-flight movie is "Gone with The Wind"

[Greg B]

oneputt

this was just taken with a Canon G3 and not much thought...



No PP, except resizing. The results aren't bad considering.

Enjoy the flight.

[Killakoala]

Mate, flying from Darwin to Kunanurra at this time of year should give you fantastic storm photographic opportunites. I flew from Cairns to Darwin a few years ago and flew very close to a cyclone that was in the gulf. I was sad that i didn't have a camera with me as the shots would have been amazing, the view was awesome.

The ground between Darwin and Kunanurra is mostly brown, flat and uninteresting with the occasional green bit thrown in for good measure.

It will be a small plane, may be a BA jet which has the wings above rather than below the fuselage. If it's one of those prop thingies then the wings should also be above.

Make sure you are seated in front of the engines as the heat wash from behind will make your pics fuzzy.

[ozimax]

get a window seat

or askfor the seat on the wing tip

Where the in-flight movie is "Gone with The Wind"

Gary's humour is a sad case, has he been like this for long?

Ozi

[Oneputt]

Thanks guys for the tips. Thanks also for the humour Birddog if I am using both hands to hold on, what do I use to take pictures

[birddog114]

Thanks guys for the tips. Thanks also for the humour Birddog if I am using both hands to hold on, what do I use to take pictures

Spot on! get a night vision goggle, welded it on your helmet, and wire it to the D70 inside your Microtrekker 200