This morning I decided to try some new camera settings. I increased my aperture and decreased my shutter speed. I think it went well! My original settings was 1/1000 @ F5.6
My new one is 1/500 @ F8.0
I got scared the first time using my new settings so I went to my default 🗿
Heres the longer version on the 753 pencil arriving from Atlanta.
Here is my first ever successful Pan Shot! I like it, unfortunately, I messed up on 95% of the pan shots because I used the wrong settings. My aperture was too low to the light and I did not realize it till I got home.
And, the pilots seem to enjoy the visitors here too! Beautiful pictures and the scenery too. I love Las Vegas in the sun and the lovely Sandy deserts. 😍
Okay maybe this misconception isn’t as rare as I thought it was, but small adjustments like that to your settings will never seriously throw off anything. In my almost two years of spotting I have never, not a single instance, missed a shot because my settings were “off” - even when I was starting out.
Your camera may not be good at deciding what settings to shoot with if you use auto, but it is damn good at telling you how much light it’s letting in, that’s its job (check the little meter thing in the viewfinder). In addition, if you’re unsure, just literally take a picture of the sky where the aircraft will be and check your exposure there.
I think there’s more to lose by using like f/5.6 and risking the tail or nose being out of focus if you focus on the wrong part of the aircraft than there is by possible screwing up your exposure (one of those can be fixed; the other can’t)
Most starter DSLRs are like that, it’s not a huge deal. You’ll sacrifice a bit of sharpness to diffraction but no one expects pans to be as tactically sharp (is that the right word?) as normal shots. They should be motion blur free but detail is kind of a whatever.
Anyways, the reason why I shot the 753 default is just in case. I actually managed to arrive there 30 seconds before it arrived. (It was 10am and i woke up at 9:20) so basically i never got to take a test shot or anything. I didn’t wanna miss such a rare aircraft (to vegas) so I shot regularly. Sometimes, my shots tend to be way to bright because the sun here basically ruins everything lol
Nah, I took it because it was the first aircraft I saw that day, no testing. I would test if it was something like a SW but nah, it was a really rare aircraft 😂
