Sunderland Air Show

[Nikon f1.8]

Don't know if this is the right place to post but I was wondering if anyone was planning to go to the Sunderland Airshow in a couple of weeks time.

Thought I might give it a go with my Sigma 150-600 as I have never shot aircraft or displays before.

 

[scottishguy]

Great lens for airshows.

 

[cambsno]

For jets make sure shutter is at least 1/1250, but the higher the better really. For props you need it to be around 1/250 which means you will get a lot of rubbish shots as panning at that speed at 600mm is hard!

 

[Nikon f1.8]

Would it be better to over expose slightly to take into account of the bright sky or should I just leave as normal and use spot and group focus

 

[gcgraphs]

Would it be better to over expose slightly to take into account of the bright sky or should I just leave as normal and use spot and group focus

For bright skies I'm normally using plus 2/3 to 1 stop exposure compensation.

GC

 

[cambsno]

Slightly overexpose but then you run the risk of a washed out sky. You can bring a lot of shadows back in LR but will need to increase contrast and saturation