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06/28/2004 10:06:31 PM · #1 |
Any tricks to getting shots over a hot runway. I got this Top Fueler racing a MIG-15 this weekend at an airshow but the heat coming off the runway made it all wiggly looking. How does one shoot through that mirage effect.
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06/28/2004 10:11:20 PM · #2 |
You use one of those mirrors with 10,000 adjustable facets like are being used on newer telescopes. Oh, and a bunch of computers to run it ...
I think the heat shimmer adds to the "atmosphere" of the shot anyway ... helps give you a feel for what it was like to be there. Nice capture regardless! |
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06/28/2004 10:13:47 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I think the heat shimmer adds to the "atmosphere" of the shot anyway ... helps give you a feel for what it was like to be there. Nice capture regardless! |
Ditto...I think it adds to the shot. Cool! :o)
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06/28/2004 10:20:25 PM · #4 |
| put your hand over the lens, that will take care of it. ;~) |
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06/28/2004 10:23:36 PM · #5 |
What a great plane! I saw this same one (I think) at the Van Nuys Airport open house. No flying because of neighborhood complaines, but a sweet plane!
MIG 15 pic 1
MIG 15 pic 2
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06/28/2004 11:05:59 PM · #6 |
I can't imagine any way to get rid of the steam - it's essentially water, which is pretty hard to shoot through without some distortion. Just plan your photo to take advantage of it. I think it adds a neat effect to the image and gives the viewer just one more piece of info about what it was like to be there. Nice shot, BTW!
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06/29/2004 06:08:57 AM · #7 |
Very nice shot! The dragster and plane look fine to me.
That mountain in the background sure looks familiar. Of course they all look like that in so Cal. But I used to live in Ramona. Is that the Ramona airport? I used to live just down the road from Mt. Woodson where I would go climbing on a nearly daily basis. Just curious. |
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06/29/2004 06:26:10 AM · #8 |
Hey - rather than try to get rid of it... try to MAXIMIZE it - I've seen a lot of great images using that effect.
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06/29/2004 06:34:27 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by PhilipDyer:
I can't imagine any way to get rid of the steam - it's essentially water, which is pretty hard to shoot through without some distortion. Just plan your photo to take advantage of it. I think it adds a neat effect to the image and gives the viewer just one more piece of info about what it was like to be there. Nice shot, BTW! |
IIRC, the phenomenon seen on hot surfaces is known as atmospheric distortion, which is caused by air currents. Air near hot surfaces rises quickly, bending light passing through it.
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06/29/2004 06:54:42 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by Olympian:
Very nice shot! The dragster and plane look fine to me.
That mountain in the background sure looks familiar. Of course they all look like that in so Cal. But I used to live in Ramona. Is that the Ramona airport? I used to live just down the road from Mt. Woodson where I would go climbing on a nearly daily basis. Just curious. |
Bingo, Props and Rods or Also known as the Ramona Air Fair.
Good Call. |
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06/29/2004 07:21:56 AM · #11 |
| Wow, Not bad for someone who hasn't lived there in over 13 years. I sure do miss it though. Don't miss the traffic on hwy 67, thats for sure. I used to live off Dye rd. Thanks for the reply. Cheers....Martin |
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