The other day at the airport...

[nuuumannn]

I took my camera to Nelson Airport for a wee photo sortie. These are some of the better ones.













Still having trouble blurring props, my efforts at producing a nice feathering effect didn't turn out well at all, especially at the focal lengths used. More to come.

[nuuumannn]

More from Nelson,













Practice, practice...

[ZacYates]

I had no idea the Jetstar Dashes had orange bellies! They're so low to the ground when boarding you'd have no idea.

[nuuumannn]

Another thing you might have noticed is that the Air Nelson Dash-8s are getting their regos painted under their wings, whereas they never used to have them. NEA was repainted in the new livery in Australia and so had to have its rego when it transited there, but the ones undergoing heavy maintenance are getting the regos painted on, too.

[noooby]

nuuumannn, try emailing John King. He explained the best settings to use for sharp pictures with blurred props, but we're talking more than 10 years ago!

He likes to try and get a complete disc without losing too much picture clarity. Any of the SAA magazine cover photos that he has done should show you what he strives to achieve.

[nuuumannn]

Thanks nooby; he's my favourite editor! A great fella and photographer, he's given me a bit of advice in this regard. I have a mate in the UK who gave me a quick piece of good advice; in 'Shutter Priority' mode, set the shutter speed at the same focal length at which you are taking the picture, so I'm gonna try that on a future shoot. Cheers.