Tips for taking photos from Airplane Windows
Aug 7, 2019 | 6:35 am
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Tips for taking photos from Airplane Windows
B&H Photo has posted an excellent article by Todd Vorenhamp - The Window Seat: 36 Tips for Taking Amazing Photos from Airplane Windows
Aug 8, 2019 | 12:47 pm
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B&H Photo has posted an excellent article by Todd Vorenhamp - The Window Seat: 36 Tips for Taking Amazing Photos from Airplane Windows
Even though I love photographing from the my window-seat, I never use my real gears to shoot (too bulky and usually stowed). I use my phone camera (totally inadequate, but handy). On rare occasions, I use a Canon G7x (P&S) that's capable of shooting in RAW. With it I was able to capture 2 shots of Aurora Borealis when flying over Greenland/Iceland at night on LAX-DOH route.
Aug 8, 2019 | 4:04 pm
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Funny - there’s something similar on the AS blog right now. Saw it the day before onboard.
https://blog.alaskaair.com/travel-ti...raphers-guide/
https://blog.alaskaair.com/travel-ti...raphers-guide/
Aug 9, 2019 | 12:12 pm
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Nice, almost getting me to think bringing the big guns with me on my weekly jaunts.
Aug 10, 2019 | 4:43 am
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I always bring a P&S with me on a flight. Phone and tablet cams are totally inadequate, and I like to get pics out the window, and occasionally in the cabin (I like to snap one of the FA doing safety briefing, and often a selfie showing the cabin stretching behind me).
Dirty windows are probably my biggest obstacle in getting good photos. And while you can clean the inside, it's the outside surface that's usually the dirtier of the two.
Dirty windows are probably my biggest obstacle in getting good photos. And while you can clean the inside, it's the outside surface that's usually the dirtier of the two.
Aug 30, 2019 | 7:09 am
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Every time I don't bring my camera I regret it!