On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:14:16 +1000, "d&tm"
wrote:


"randall g" wrote in message
.. .
I just purchased a 1974 Cardinal RG and am very happy with it so far.

I have been privileged to live in a very beautiful part of the world.
All we are missing here are trees that change colours in the fall!

Here is a trip log made yesterday through the Coast Mountains of British
Columbia. Lots of pictures of mountains, glaciers, lakes and stuff.

http://www.telemark.net/randallg/pho...10_Chilko_Lake


Randall, these are just breathtaking. I'd like to know what camera you
used. I know practically nothing about photagrahpy but I want to do an
australian outback flight in the not too distant future and would like to be
able to take some pictures of this quality. Have you got any hints for me?
terry



If you don't know much about photography and don't want to mess with a
complicated camera then run, do not walk, to your friendly camera store
and buy a Ricoh Caplio R4. That is what I used here - I was flying solo
so I didn't want any complications. All I adjusted was the zoom, and
this incredible little camera has a huge zoom range, as well as an
anti-shake mechanism. I put in a 2GB memory card which holds over 800
pictures at maximum resolution and quality.

Otherwise Kat now uses a Nikon D70 which is an SLR, but requires more
knowledge and messing around.

Also you must realize that these digital cameras are not at all
optimized for the kind of pictures you take from airplanes. The haze and
colours are unusual for average snapshots. I find there is a huge
improvement for web presentation if you post-process the pictures - I
use Photoshop LE. Often a one-click "auto contrast" adjustment is all
that is needed. If that looks too contrasty, or the horizon/distant area
remains too light, I usually get what I want with an adjustment of the
levels - usually a little darker, then a manual contrast adjustment. It
doesn't take too long to do even hundreds of pictures.

You can see the difference if you look at some of my trip logs. The last
two (Oct 10 2006 and Oct 3 2004) have been post-processed. The two trip
logs prior to that were not - those are the raw shots from the camera.
Mind you, all but the most recent trip were taken with a lesser camera,
but the contrast/brightness issues are similar.




randall g =%^) PPASEL+Night 1974 Cardinal RG
http://www.telemark.net/randallg
Lots of aerial photographs of British Columbia at:
http://www.telemark.net/randallg/photos.htm
Vancouver's famous Kat Kam: http://www.katkam.ca