[hannab]

Beautiful photos, Guy and I love how you present them. The nature ones are my favorite, but it was great how you caught the propellers (?) on the helicoter shot

[Guyzer]

Thanks poochie and hannab.
I've been practicing quite a bit with the helicopters to try and get the blade motion blur just right. It's actually quite difficult because the main rotor blades spin quite slowly in comparison to airplane props.

MQ I'll fire 'em off to you after work this evening. Thanks for the comments.

[Greytabby]

guyzer... my favorite is the white goose.... so beautiful and cute.

oh and hello mightyqueenc.

[ymfoster]

Great shots Guy,
I also love the birds & Turtles, great plane shots too


Hi Carolyn

[MightyQueenC]

Got them, thank you again, Guy.

Looking forward to seeing more in a few days, I hope.

Oh ... and hello Ladies, Stoner and Barry

[Guyzer]

The " Royal Hudson ", an old steam train, is going on it's maiden outing after being dormant for about 10 years so I'm going to head out on Sunday and try to snap a few. It's a magnificent beast. They are talking about some sun for Sunday so keep your fingers crossed. Here's a shot someone else took.
http://www.chrisharris.com/gallery/g-royal-hudson.html

[poochee]

Guyzer, enjoyed the train pic.

[Guyzer]

Originally Posted by poochee

Guyzer, enjoyed the train pic.

I didn't take it. Someone else did. I'm hoping to get some shots on Sunday.

[poochee]

Originally Posted by Guyzer

I didn't take it. Someone else did. I'm hoping to get some shots on Sunday.

I knew that!

[Greytabby]

hey guy... i look forward to seeing your train pics.

[buck52]

Howdy what's your name...

good job on the planes and the heli ... this med flight has a pickup spot for surounding towns near where I live...

have fun with the trains...

buck

[Guyzer]

Howdie buck....
I've been practicing a lot with choppers to try and get enough blade blur but it's tough I tell ya.
Nice shot btw.

[buck52]

Originally Posted by Guyzer

Howdie buck....
I've been practicing a lot with choppers to try and get enough blade blur but it's tough I tell ya.

maybe 1 stop less on the shutter speed... just a guess...

the tail rotor is all but lost in your photo...

buck

[Guyzer]

Originally Posted by buck52

maybe 1 stop less on the shutter speed... just a guess...

I've shot as slow as 1/60, I think that's what the last shot was, and it blurs the main rotor about as much as one would expect. What I was trying to achieve was to have a complete circular blur and I doubt that's possible without a real fast expensive lens.

Originally Posted by buck52

the tail rotor is all but lost in your photo...

buck

Yes I know. The reason for that is because the main rotor rotates at a speed that's considerably slower than the tail rotor. If you capture the tail rotor and blur it to where it's appealing to the eye then the main rotor stops in it's tracks and is plainly visible without any blur. You can't have it both ways so I'm trying to find a happy medium.

[buck52]

good luck...

have you tried bracketing or multiple exposures?