After visiting RAF Lakenheath multiple times as a total photography novice and only using my phone, I’ve bitten the bullet and bought my first DSLR and THIS one video will be my bible until I can master great shots of fast jets! Thank you Gary!
Living in New Zealand I have no show of visiting the mach loop, however, you have convinced me that I have no need to wish for a high shutter speed camera, my G2 with 4fps is adequate, even for birds. Another great video, thanks.
The last one about story telling... You are so damn right. *it hit close to home. I always zoom max in to get every detail of the plane (like i will use them for models or something) But i find my pictures rather boring because yes i got a stunning picture close up of the F-16's and such but the landscape are gone. So in other words my pictures dont tell a story which is a shame now i think of it even more. So thank you!
Thank you for these valuable tips. I would have forgotten about the longer exposure for propeller machines. What do you think to use the automatic program "Sport" of the camera to make this kind of plane shots (at least for beginners)?
@@GaryGough Will do so. As I grew up with analogue photographie, I was a bit shy of high ISO on digitial devices. There is indeed no reason and nothing compared to the analogue ISO 400 with its "grain" size
Gary, thank you so much for producing & sharing this video. The advice provided is greatly appreciated. I have not yet had the confidence, knowledge to photograph moving objects & always had doubts about the camera settings. The way you explain & show is great so thanks again. I will certainly be trying out your recommendations albeit with my 18-200 lens
I have just been up on Cad East and did two days (30-31/07/24. It was incredible weather and on the first day, just amazing! There was maybe 10 or more passes by Hawks and Texans, 1 Typhoon, 1 A400M Airbus, 2 USAF F35's on a high pass then 4 USAF F35's came in together and did 2 passes! Such a great day and like you say Gary, a great memory! Thank you so much for all your videos and information; brilliant!
Outstanding video. I have an air show in 2 weeks and this will be a tremendous help. I have subscribed and will look at your previous videos and new content. Thank you
I just recently retired and I have been an "AUTO" photographer just about all my life. A friend told me if I want to be a real photographer that need move the dial from "A" to "M". It has been fun yet frustrating at the same time. But I have been pleased with my progress! Your video has simplified so much when it comes to photos! Thank you so much explaining thinks in a understandable way. On the east side of town we have a military base and the west side of town has an airport. I am so ready for the 2024 airshow season!!!
I am planning to go up there very soon and have passed through a couple of weeks ago but I was touring on my motorcycle. I like to go up to RAF Valley first, stop a night or two then come down and stop off at the Mach Loop. On this trip, I pulled into the layby at the bottom and suddenly somebody shouts " there are two F15's coming! " It was just an incredible experience and the noise :). The jets came round and did another pass. I think that you are just great to watch and your tips are just exactly what I want; no all the way round the "Wrekin" and back again. Many thanks for all the advice about actually going there and how to do it; brilliant!
Hi Gary. I'm new to your channel - no idea how it's escaped me! - but I loved the couple I've just watched, fantastic stuff. I've just replaced my Canon 60D (and lenses) with an R6II and just been in touch with a fellow aviation/photography enthusiast re: a long-overdue visit to the Mach Loop. Given that it's a long way from home (I'm in Surrey) so I can't really go all that way and not get it right so both of your videos were very timely. Thanks again. And I've just subscribed so I'm looking forward to more of your stunning work.
Thanks so much for this video this weekend I’m going to the pacific airshow and it’s gonna be my first airshow I have gone to photograph I’m so excited I’m glad I watched this thanks for the advice
Hey Gary, I live near the Blue Angels' home base in Pensacola, FL. Your tip about having the filter on the lens to remove the cockpit glare is something I've heard but need to remember to put it on prior to the show starting. Thanks for all of the tips!
Enjoyed your video. For many years was going to star wars canyon. great memories. Sadly its over 3 years now since it has been shut down to low level training following the crash. I hope to make it out to the mach loop next year.
I just went to the local airshow here in Homestead, Florida and shot with the R5 and RF 100-400 MM. This has been the most useful video for pointers. In hindsight, I realized my settings were incorrect, and I will be better prepared for the next airshow, thanks so much!
Fantastic advice Gary. I'd love to be able to go to the loop, but it's not going to happen. It's an age and health issue with me, other than living too far away in Essex. I have to make do with aircraft coming into Southend Airport for airshows at Clacton and on the South Coast. I also do a lot of wildlife photography, which is the next best thing...... Thanks for the video
I have a half decent camera and spend yesterday at the airport taking pictures. I wish I watched this video before! Brilliant advice can’t wait to get back out with the camera and apply my newfound knowledge. 👍
One of the other tips that I live by is that for handheld or photography where you are moving quickly (Monopod)(I shoot a lot of Motorcycle racing) setting shutter priority and making your shutter speed an inverse of your max zoom this avoids you blurring due to an unstable platform. So for example if you put your 150-500 lens on, then set your shutter to 1/500th As you get more stable you can start to cut into the speed a little but it is a good starting place.
In my opinion, one of, if not the best. Believe it or not, I have never once used S mode but this lesson has opened my eyes. I like jets and motion, so I will heed Gary's advice. I know that shots of prop planes need adjustment so as to get the prop to blur a little so it looks like it's "live" and moving. If it's "frozen" then the plane should fall out of the sky. Just because I have never used S mode doesn't mean I haven't tweaked the camera a little.
Thank you, as a budding photographer with all the gear and no idea I find your channel very informative and easy to follow, just now trying to put them into practice.
Great tips Gary, thanks for taking the time to create such a factual video! I’m going to the Mach Loop on Monday for a few days so extremely excited to take some shots and as a novice this video is calming my nerves about being able to take good photos, the worse thing I fear is missing them! Think I’ll prioritise shutter speed mode for sure
Brilliant video, i cannot wait to get to the loop and give it a go. After 30 years of photography i am apprehensive but am really looking forward to it. Moving out my comfort zone into the big wide world.
Always so informative and such a simplistic easy to understand way of helping people understand functionality. Always admire your vlogs and photography work. Legend GGx
Gary, great presentation and information. One thing that you did not elaborate is that lenses have different setting and one of them in specially for panning... correct? Can you comment on these settings? Thanks
This video was Great, I learned a lot from it , and I also enjoyed watching it, it's really beautiful I hope you work on uploading videos like this I am also a big fan of the aviation world 😊❤
Great advice backed up with stunning shots. Got to be the best video I’ve seen on RU-vid covering this type of photography. Subscribed in a heartbeat. Thank you.
Well after watching your videos more than once and the excellent advice given, I still never thought I could get shots like yours. But what do you know, I did, well at least far better than I could have hoped for. Armed with my Canon R6ii and the 100-500 lens and a day at RIAT 2024, I was so happy with the pictures (albeit some open sky ones too), actually seeing the pilots close up in their cockpits in full flight was so pleasing and bumping the speed up to 1/2000 sec gave the best results when they came straight past. Thanks again for your advice Gary.
Fantastic tips! I am a hobbyist who loves to photograph military aircraft, specifically at air shows over here in the states. I was curious about your thoughts on using a monopod and ball head. I tend to take one with me simply to give my arm a fighting chance with the 150-600mm lens I always use as it is very heavy and the shows tend to be the entire day. I think this weekend when I head to a show, I will try panning from my hips and see if there's a good position I can be in to still utilize the monopod for the sheer weight of the lens, especially if fully extended to 600mm. Thanks for the great video, you've provided me with a wonderful jumping off point for this weekend's festivities.
I am so happy you mentioned setting the ISO to auto. I hear so many people tell me not to when I am out shooting BIF photos. The so called professionals don't use ISO auto ;-) My Cannon 80d blows at high ISO. >400 = noise.
Great insight on how to photograph aircraft, hopefully next time I go to the loop, the weather will be better and ill actually get to see something when i'm up the mountain :)
