Paso Warbirds Pt. III - 07

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Savageduck

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Regards,

Savageduck

Thanks for posting these amazing shots.

If you don't mind my asking, what camera and lens and what post processing
did you use?

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


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On 2012-10-03 16:07:36 -0700, "Indrek" no said:



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--
Regards,

Savageduck

Thanks for posting these amazing shots.

If you don't mind my asking, what camera and lens and what post
processing did you use?

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto

The exif for all of those shots is intact, and I wasn't using anything
too exotic, a Nikon D300S and the Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 G VR. I
shot AF-C continuos, with focus point tracking. I shot around 1,100
frames and had to work through them for keepers. I am still working. ;-)

All of the shots I have cropped, made RAW adjustments in Lightroom 4,
and finished in CS5. I used NIK Define 2.0 for noise reduction, and
then made a few contrast/levels curve tweaks, added the "frame", and
saved back to lightroom.


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Savageduck

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On 2012-10-03 16:07:36 -0700, "Indrek" no said:



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--
Regards,

Savageduck

Thanks for posting these amazing shots.

If you don't mind my asking, what camera and lens and what post
processing did you use?

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto

The exif for all of those shots is intact, and I wasn't using anything too
exotic, a Nikon D300S and the Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 G VR. I shot
AF-C continuos, with focus point tracking. I shot around 1,100 frames and
had to work through them for keepers. I am still working. ;-)

All of the shots I have cropped, made RAW adjustments in Lightroom 4, and
finished in CS5. I used NIK Define 2.0 for noise reduction, and then made
a few contrast/levels curve tweaks, added the "frame", and saved back to
lightroom.


-- Regards,

Savageduck


Thanks for the details. I'm surprised that you only rated these pictures at
two stars. I would have said at least 4.

I have the VRII version of the 70-300 lens, but can't seem to achieve your
levels of sharpness and detail with the lens on my D7000

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


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Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult W.S. Churchill

On 2012-10-03 17:55:56 -0700, "Indrek" no said:



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On 2012-10-03 16:07:36 -0700, "Indrek" no said:



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--
Regards,

Savageduck

Thanks for posting these amazing shots.

If you don't mind my asking, what camera and lens and what post
processing did you use?

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto

The exif for all of those shots is intact, and I wasn't using anything
too exotic, a Nikon D300S and the Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 G VR. I
shot AF-C continuos, with focus point tracking. I shot around 1,100
frames and had to work through them for keepers. I am still working. ;-)

All of the shots I have cropped, made RAW adjustments in Lightroom 4,
and finished in CS5. I used NIK Define 2.0 for noise reduction, and
then made a few contrast/levels curve tweaks, added the "frame", and
saved back to lightroom.


-- Regards,

Savageduck


Thanks for the details. I'm surprised that you only rated these
pictures at two stars. I would have said at least 4.

My rating in LR4 is meaningless, other than to separate the wheat from
the chaff, so I can filter the mass to workable numbers. I have rejects
flagged as rejects, I have those I am intending to work on rated with a
"star", usually from one to three, that is usually a selection made on
the fly. If there is one truly exceptional shot, which must attend to
immediately I will rate it at 4-5 "stars".
Then I second guess myself and go back to those left untouched to check
on them again, and inevitably I will find one with more potential than
others selected, and some more rejects.
So the "star" rating has nothing to do with a judgement on the final
result, just to stop me from going crazy, and have a workable number to
work on.

I have the VRII version of the 70-300 lens, but can't seem to achieve
your levels of sharpness and detail with the lens on my D7000

You have the same lens as I do. The current 70-300mm has the VRII
process, but is VR on the lens. I also had the prior 70-300mm D which
was non-VR. The D7000 is well matched with that lens and with the
appropriate technique, settings and practice you should get similar
results. Also, for such dynamic targets don't reject AF-C, and 3D
Tracking. Trying to make things work with a single focus point at the
speeds involved is tough. So use some of the tools built into the
camera.

I was shooting 8-20 frames per pass knowing that not all were going to
be keepers. I have found that technique is the important thing. It is
also important to find a sweet spot within the pass route. Trying to
make captures at the extremes at either end can be a gamble, and I find
that is where the highest percentage of my rejects are to be found.
One of these days I will a rent longer, faster lens for one of these
events. As I am retired, I certainly can't afford to buy, or justify
buying exotic glass, but renting for a week or two, that is something
to consider.


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Regards,

Savageduck

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On 2012-10-03 17:55:56 -0700, "Indrek" no said:



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said:



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--
Regards,

Savageduck

Thanks for posting these amazing shots.

If you don't mind my asking, what camera and lens and what post
processing did you use?

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto

The exif for all of those shots is intact, and I wasn't using anything
too exotic, a Nikon D300S and the Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 G VR. I
shot AF-C continuos, with focus point tracking. I shot around 1,100
frames and had to work through them for keepers. I am still working. ;-)

All of the shots I have cropped, made RAW adjustments in Lightroom 4,
and finished in CS5. I used NIK Define 2.0 for noise reduction, and then
made a few contrast/levels curve tweaks, added the "frame", and saved
back to lightroom.


-- Regards,

Savageduck


Thanks for the details. I'm surprised that you only rated these pictures
at two stars. I would have said at least 4.

My rating in LR4 is meaningless, other than to separate the wheat from the
chaff, so I can filter the mass to workable numbers. I have rejects
flagged as rejects, I have those I am intending to work on rated with a
"star", usually from one to three, that is usually a selection made on the
fly. If there is one truly exceptional shot, which must attend to
immediately I will rate it at 4-5 "stars".
Then I second guess myself and go back to those left untouched to check on
them again, and inevitably I will find one with more potential than others
selected, and some more rejects.
So the "star" rating has nothing to do with a judgement on the final
result, just to stop me from going crazy, and have a workable number to
work on.

I have the VRII version of the 70-300 lens, but can't seem to achieve
your levels of sharpness and detail with the lens on my D7000

You have the same lens as I do. The current 70-300mm has the VRII process,
but is VR on the lens. I also had the prior 70-300mm D which was non-VR.
The D7000 is well matched with that lens and with the appropriate
technique, settings and practice you should get similar results. Also, for
such dynamic targets don't reject AF-C, and 3D Tracking. Trying to make
things work with a single focus point at the speeds involved is tough. So
use some of the tools built into the camera.

I was shooting 8-20 frames per pass knowing that not all were going to be
keepers. I have found that technique is the important thing. It is also
important to find a sweet spot within the pass route. Trying to make
captures at the extremes at either end can be a gamble, and I find that is
where the highest percentage of my rejects are to be found.
One of these days I will a rent longer, faster lens for one of these
events. As I am retired, I certainly can't afford to buy, or justify
buying exotic glass, but renting for a week or two, that is something to
consider.


--
Regards,

Savageduck


Thanks for the tips.

For aircraft and birds I usually use AFC and manual aperture and shutter
speed with auto ISO. Maybe I should experiment with 3D tracking, something I
have not tried before..

The buffer fills on my camera pretty quickly, and the most I can get is
about 6 frames per burst, shooting RAW.

Clearly I'll have to practice more to improve my technique.

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


--
Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult W.S. Churchill