Wayne's helicopter pictures inspired me to ask my niece if she could take me up over the Flint Hills some time. Like most pilots, she loves to fly so said "of course, how about Tuesday evening?" It turned out to be about the nicest Spring day that we have had yet and the evening was perfect. I almost wished I wouldn't have been taking pictures so that I could just look, but I still got a few that I like. A couple of things I learned, when you have a rare opportunity, don't skimp on equipment. I took my lightweight kit because I knew the plane was small but soon regreted it. Also, it's hard to keep your camera steady when sticking it out the window at 120 mph so keep your shutter speed up and keep your strap around your neck.
I really like them both Ken. The first one seems to exhibit swirls in the landscape patterns and the second one has more linear/diagonal shadow/hightlight patterns. Good stuff.
I had gotten a couple of tips from Jim Griggs before I went up and one of them was to wrap the strap around your arm/wrist just for the reasons you mention. Glad I did because the very first time I rotated my camera to make a vertical image the neck strap lifted right off of my head and was flopping around in the breeze.
Nice work, Ken! I find the smoother contours in the first image especially appealing. It's been a few years since I've been over there - may be time for a return visit to the Flint Hills. Beautiful landscape.
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7 repliesHere's a couple that I liked.
I had gotten a couple of tips from Jim Griggs before I went up and one of them was to wrap the strap around your arm/wrist just for the reasons you mention. Glad I did because the very first time I rotated my camera to make a vertical image the neck strap lifted right off of my head and was flopping around in the breeze.
Good job!