Welcome to the guía to start spotting airplanes, an exciting hobby for aviation loversón AvGeeks and the photographía.
When seeing a photographíwhere an aircraft appears, one starts thinking about the infinite ways of recreating the moment of Dónde and cuáNdo was taken; With the configurationón EXIF, try to find your edition processón to link the perfect shot, It is a task that requires certain knowledge..
In collaborationón with: Transponder 1200 – Victor Ambriz
Who does not know or just starts in the Spotting world, is out of the común Listen téterms like the one previously placed, “EXIF, además of others like: diaphragm, ISO, Exposición the focal distance, etc., used and más In the slang of photographía.
In this artíass detailsé cómo get a good photographíA of an aircraft, además of tips that alsoén applied to any photography environmentíA and vital importance that domines. First, some rules that you must take into account to start and improve your skills, son:
- LakeáMara does not make the photoócount: Eastá Trilliad phrase is what más referring to photographyía. Some think that being the Cámara más face is the one that captures Better the photos, But it is notí, since what will really depend is the lens, I combine itón of the cámara. About, The quality of IMágenes depend on the lens in a 20%, a 5% In the body of CáMara and the other 75% in your ability to transmit what you see. So it doesn't matter if you have a team of $2,000 o de $5,000 dóhomes, If you know how to use and balance your C values welláMara getás the best results.
- Spotting is for everyone: Sometimes it is believed that this is an activity of élite or only for some people with exclusive or faces cáempty, Well, no. Spotting is open to everyone, You just need a Cámara, it can even be your cell phone, to begin to enter this world that little by little, I hook youá.
- Light is everything in the photo: “We are all children of light” and it is true, Your photo dependá Much of the lightingóouter n and at the same time of the quality of your lens, of your opening of the diaphragm (The F in the Cámara) and the programmed ISO (ISO is the “illuminationón artificial” what is added to the photographería). For the aeron mediumáutico I personally recommend marrying a configurationón in specífico, all cáMara is different and captures the light differently, although I have always obtained the best results using a diaphragm between 8 and 11 with an ISO between 100 and 640 To obtain a shutter speedón -The speed with which it will be takená two photographersía- between 1/800Sec and 1/640Sec. This will prevent any part of the objective -in our case the avión- come out blurry; the more light, the higher your focus factor.
- We learn from mistakes: Do not be afraid of making a mistake in taking a bad photo, Practice too much TomáNando a photo to any avión that you see, Play with the values of the Cámara so you can see the difference between each. Like I say before, don't marry defaults, always look for your best results.
- Always have your equipment in good condition: this involves cleaning, the storage and treatment that you give to your equipment when you are not using it, procured that isén In a dust -free place, since it can cause a low quality in the photo, Like appearingán points in the photo. I recommend you clean the Peri teamófrankly, the each 3 months with a specialist, this to dependá much of the use that you give to your equipment and how often.
Now we do these Recommendations básic:
Do not disparate automático
The CáMaras differently process the colors of the image in automático, generating wrong colors, The C sensoráMara was created to the similarity of the eye and by nature of the human eye we perceive the red colors primarily, Green and blue generating a confusión enters “máS Strong the color más real”, which is not entirely true. Use manual mode, But yesún no isás prepared to control all pairámeters of the equipment uses the opening priority mode (A in the menú of Selección), with which only controlás iso and the opening of the diaphragm (F in the cámara).
the grandfatherón must always be framed
In the Cámara there are options to visualize the grid (or rule of thirds) To give you a guíwhere you must place the avión. You always have to give the same proportionón (in distance) On all sides of the photographíRegarding the objective (our objetive: the grandfatherón).
There is an exception to this ruleón, Why can you generate the rule áurea or mix your goal with the environment and remains acceptable.
Try to use a diaphragm aperture (The F in the Cámara) media
To dependá of the type of lens you have, If it is a luminous lens, I recommend you choose values between 5.6 and 7.1, in lenses with average brightness of 4.5 a 5.6 (this comes in the descriptive part of the lens) I recommend using a value between 8 and 11, This avoidsá Have blurred parts in your goal, since the diaphragm is responsible for the focal zone and therefore áFocus area.
Remembering that the diaphragm allows the passage of light, the lower the value of the F, greater the passage of light and vice versa. Not Nikon (and, I use Nikon equipment) La interpretationón from informationón of the lens is read as follows:
AF-S Nikkor 55-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 G ED VR
It is interpreted as:
Lens with a single focus approach engine MíNima 55mm and Máxima 300mm, With diaphragm máxima de 4.5 a 55mm y 5.6 and 300mm con Reductor de vibrationón.
Use an ISO between 100 and 800
In almost all CáMaras These ISO levels do not generate much noise (pimples in the photos generated by adding artificial light) And give youán a higher quality in photographyía, allowing to appreciate the details of the objective (I saw oneón) in a precise and definite way.
Buy filters for your lenses.
There are filters such as UV or polarizers, What are the más used in the spotting medium; the UV filter helps prevent dust or dirt from reaching the lens directly, its cleaning is easier and cheaper, and it is preferable to change a filterñado a lens givesñado.
The polarizing filter reduces or eliminates disturbing light reflections on the fuselage (especially if it is a white fuselage) and increases the contrast of the photo.
Use class memories 10.
This will allow youá recordón greater in memory, allowing to rewirl the trigger of the Cámara at a higher speed, which allowá Don't lose algún detail in a sequence of shooting.
Always shoot RAW.
There are two types of photography formatía, the JPG y el RAW, the advantage of RAW is that you can control the contrast values in photoshop or lightroom, shadows, illuminationón, details, noise, etc., of the photo; In JPG it is already an automáphoto, with default values that may make the photo looká Over-exposed or sub-exposure.
Afterés of these tips is only to recommend something that is of vital importance, enjoy spotting, Don't get carried away by people's negative reviews., If you like itó Your photo is valid, At the end of it all, it's your job.. Just pay attention to the recommendations and constructive criticism -where they explain what to do or what to modify from the photo- since you learn from mistakes and no one is born an expert.
¿DóTo do spotting at an airport?
It is important that before going to any airport, Be very clear the policyísecurity ethics of each terminal, you can usually find this out with spotting groups or by asking.
some países or airports are strict and do not allow photos or outside and worse inside their facilities, beware, since I canía generarte más of a headache.
Some airports have terraces or exclusive areas for spotting, así You can start with ahí And little by little going testing and looking for new áCHARGE TO MAKE YOUR PHOTOía úunique and differentiate from other spotters, even though this activity, it's not a competition, We will always want the photo más cute and original.
The form máS calm of spotting is outside the airport, in areas púunprofessional blicas, but be careful not to risk (cars and even thieves) Your safety and that of the DEMás.
¡Happy spotting!
