I have not been using the Nikon Z6II camera or the 180-600mm lens for very long, but gave it a good test run at the Gold Coast Pacific Air Show last Saturday. My favourite plane at the show was probably the Yak110 aircraft and it was amazing to see the pilot fly this plane. The… Continue reading Gold Coast Pacific Air Show – Nikon Z6II and NIKKOR 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 Lens
Category: Capturing Aerial Images
Helicopter Photography
Helicopters are great as a photography platform, it is possible to get an exceptional view.
Try to get the pilot to fly with the doors off, as it will allow you to photography without looking through windows and gives a far better view. Photograping through the windows will give great loss of contrast in the images.
Aerial Photography
In general for aerial images, there are several main factors to be aware of. When taking images through the windows of aircraft the window material appears to be very dense and of poor optical quality, the images will loose quite a lot of contrast, however this can be overcome with digital images to some extent by post processing in Photoshop and giving the contrast a boost.