Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]will do Jay Ignaszewski 203-372-5900 home 917-519-1919 cell bonvini@optonline.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bonvini=optonline.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bonvini=optonline.net@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of bruce Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:26 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Aerial Photography Please advise us how it progresses, Jim .................. or not. B. On 15-mrt-2006, at 2:18, Jim Laurel wrote: > For low altitude aerial photography, using radio controlled model > airplanes is an option. In fact, a model airplane can get shots > that alot of full scale airplanes could never attempt. Like down > the middle of a street between buildings. Large model sailplanes > can climb with electric motors and loiter around slowly making > photos while gliding (hence, no vibration). > > I am setting up an aerial photo/video rig that will allow me to > launch and land from small areas. This is actually a video system > that transmits live video back to the ground. You wear these > special sunglasses that have a small LCD display in the lower right > of your right eye. You can record video or use the picture to > frame up a still image, if you have a camera on board wired to a > switch on your transmitter. > > --Jim > > > On Mar 14, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > >> At 11:26 AM -0800 3/14/06, Ted Grant wrote: >>> B. D. Colen >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Aerial Photography >>> >>>> Thanks, Sonny....My question was going to be...Is this person a >>>> photographer? A professional quality photographer? And, if not, >>>> why would >>>> he think that owning an airplane and a camera makes one a >>>> professional >>>> aerial photographer? :-) >>> >>> Quite frankly guys I've never seen anyone drive and talk on a >>> cell phone without endangering the lives of others. Let alone a >>> guy flying a plane and take pictures at the same time. :-( >>> >>> I've had some pretty hairy rides under my belt shooting aerials >>> with pilots who supposedly had flown photographers and they knew >>> all the right ways to handle the plane. I found in some cases I >>> had far more airtime than the pilot. >>> >>> All you have to do is come back from a shoot with tree branches >>> in the under-carriage and it puts a whole new perspective on >>> believing the pilots ability. >>> >>> So I began giving them instructions before we took off! Pissed >>> off a few, their problem, but at least they kept looking at where >>> we were going and not looking at what I was photographing! >>> >>> Surely that isn't what this fellow means? Fly plane & shoot at >>> the same time? >>> >>> Besides the best aerial photo platform is a helicopter in my book. >>> >>> ted >> >> I definitely prefer shooting from a small plane if possible rather >> than a helicopter. With thorough instructions to the pilot I can >> get a lot more done in a short time and the thing generally >> doesn't vibrate as much. I can go down one shutter speed in a >> small plane compared to a helicopter. >> >> One of the scarier experiences I've had shooting aerials was when >> we left the doors off at the back (I was sitting on a bench just >> behind the propeller bulkhead) and as we started banking to do my >> shots I noticed that the bench wasn't fastened to anything except >> the seat of my pants. It took me a few heart pounding seconds to >> realize that the seatbelt was attached to the airframe and not to >> the bench, but then we had to fly back with me holding onto the >> bench as well as my camera equipment to keep it all from falling >> out, and trying not to accidently unbuckle the belt. >> >> He didn't charge me for that flight. >> >> -- >> * Henning J. Wulff >> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >> /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com >> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information