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Last weekend I traveled to Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington, D.C. to get a look at the Joint Services Air Show. It is held every 2 years and is said to be the "cream of the crop" of military air shows. There was a tremendous amount to see, but unfortunately the sky was overcast and virtually no sunlight came through. I shot over 600 photos (actually filled up my memory card for the first time), but only a small fraction of them were useable. Everything was framed against a dull grey sky.
One recurring problem was that I could not use autofocus for most of the air acrobatic shots; it would not lock onto the fast-moving objects with constantly changing depths of field. Using manual focus was hit-or-miss for the same reason. So, between the poor light and the challenge getting a clear focus, I threw away all but about 45 shots. On the bright side, it was a great exercise in trying to manage difficult conditions.
Shown here is a part of the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force's flight demonstration squadron. They did things with these jets that I could not believe were possible. |
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Hi Sandy,
Great capture of these warbirds, beautifully caught action shot. The sky looks grey and dull, but sharpness on the planes is excellent, nice composition. TFS!
Greetings,
Kristof
Great shot with all four jets in the frame giving us an idea of how very close they fly together. Shooting into a dull sky is always difficult but the exposure on this shot appears to have worked out well.
Did you try using ai servo mode for the auto focus and the center point? I always have my best luck when shooting action with the center point and ai servo mode.
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