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Propellers or no propeller?

BratPix

Well-Known Member
This is the first in a series of articles dedicated to the Air Legend 2023 show (Melun-Villaroche airfield). Propeller-driven aircraft are particularly tricky to photograph. With a very short exposure time, their propellers appear to be stopped, and if you extend the exposure time too much, the body of the plane becomes blurred too. I practiced with a Pitts S-2B on the ground, where a compromise is easier to find.

850_9894.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D850
  • 150-600 mm f/5.0-6.3
  • 600.0 mm
  • ƒ/6.3
  • 1/250 sec
  • Pattern
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 90


Jets do not present this kind of problem (unless you want to convey an impression of speed with a suitable blur). Here are some Navy Rafales, recognizable by their landing hooks .

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  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D850
  • 150-600 mm f/5.0-6.3
  • 250.0 mm
  • ƒ/6.3
  • 1/1250 sec
  • Pattern
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 110
850_9929-3.jpg
  • NIKON CORPORATION - NIKON D850
  • 150-600 mm f/5.0-6.3
  • 210.0 mm
  • ƒ/6.3
  • 1/1250 sec
  • Pattern
  • Manual exposure
  • ISO 160
 
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