Birds at PLAB Open Hse

[smallaperture]

Traffic jams, long queue to pass thru' security, hot sun, but no sunburn for me - but it is all worth it for the pic. Here are just a few humble pic I got to share:

F16 flypass


F16 Vertical climb


Landing gear that smokes

[merkava74]

#1

Care to share what lens and settings? Trying to learn this difficult art of aircraft photography.

[smallaperture]

Big mouth, long nose bird


A peek into the cockpit of the French bird, but forgot to use small aperture for better DOF


Headgear of the Apache Longbow


Shots taken with Sg100-300F4/AF-S18-70DX mounted on D200, all handheld becos birds are far too fast for tripod/monopod.
See EXIF for settings.

[jcho]

Shoot at 5pm show?

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by jcho Shoot at 5pm show?

Affirmative. 3sep 1700hrs

[ernest_ted]

Originally Posted by smallaperture A peek into the cockpit of the French bird, but forgot to use small aperture for better DOF See EXIF for settings.

French bird ?? we got mirage ?

[jcho]

I caught this bird on 2 Sept 2006 before the air-show....real bird.

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by ernest_ted French bird ?? we got mirage ?

We got French loaf, French wine, French cheese, French leave, French kiss, French cap, but no French mirage.
This French birdie is called the Super Puma, made by Dassault Aviation SA if I remember correctly.

[ernest_ted]

Originally Posted by smallaperture We got French loaf, French wine, French cheese, French leave, French kiss, French cap, but no French mirage. This French birdie is called the Super Puma, made by Dassault Aviation SA if I remember correctly.

hee hee

sorry my bad...forgot about the Puma....

thanks for the update

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by jcho I caught this bird on 2 Sept 2006 before the air-show....real bird.

Wah, got free-roaming bird to shoot - what a bonus. Feathered bird to practice you skill before the main-show. Well done man.

[jcho]

not sure why this bird is there? Thought they did fighten birds before the show. Maybe this bird is KL type.

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by jcho not sure why this bird is there? Thought they did fighten birds before the show. Maybe this bird is KL type.

It simply shows that the scarecrow ain't effective inuf leh. Or this bird is deaf!

[actionman]

Originally Posted by smallaperture It simply shows that the scarecrow ain't effective inuf leh. Or this bird is deaf!

one of the ways to prevent bird strikes is to rear bird of prey... i always notice this bird during my stint in ST aerospace and Air Force School

eh why no pictures of the Gnd Weapon like I hawk? :P ? sorry speaking that bec that's my affliated unit...

[mervlam]

Originally Posted by jcho I caught this bird on 2 Sept 2006 before the air-show....real bird.

It's a Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus. It's a common resident in Singapore and the region. Nice shot of it!

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by merkava74 #1 Care to share what lens and settings? Trying to learn this difficult art of aircraft photography.

Equipment used given above. Settings can be checked in the EXIF of each pic. Difficult art or technique of flying aircraft shooting - yeah, you can say it again! I went on Sat morn and got lousy results. Went again for the Sun 1700hr show and got somewhat better results. There are so many things that can go wrong, so many things to adjust and then, the action was so very fast. Moreover, I got my camera for only a couple of weeks only. Great event for testing and practice shooting.

I have seen some of the better shots taken during the AA airshow in Feb this year - my shots look mediocre compared to those. Hope to improve in future.

[coke x]

Originally Posted by ernest_ted French bird ?? we got mirage ?

he's right, its a french aircraft.

i thought its strictly no photography in the aircraft?

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by coke x he's right, its a french aircraft. i thought its strictly no photography in the aircraft?

Correct, strictly no shooting IN the plane, but I shot from outside, thru' the glass.

[rokieto]

Originally Posted by mervlam It's a Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus. It's a common resident in Singapore and the region. Nice shot of it!

I thought that's F-15.....