Boeing 737 load photos near Cheyenne, WY

[Erik C. Lindgren]

My mistake, I posted this previously in the wrong department.

 

[Modelcar]

....Erick:

Those certainly are some different, clear, dramatic photos of the 737 aircraft body, train consists.

[Erik C. Lindgren]

Thanks for the kind words sir!

 

It was a strike of luck.. I have many more traditional roster style shots also but the colors of those things is so COOL against the sky. 

 

 

[CopCarSS]

Cool shots. I think I'd try to clean up the flare a little bit if they were mine, but they're still unique perspectives. Well done.

[Erik C. Lindgren]

Agree- A little PS does a world of wonder.

[Erik C. Lindgren]

Speaking of different angles....

 

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[Murphy Siding]

CopCarSS

Cool shots. I think I'd try to clean up the flare a little bit if they were mine, but they're still unique perspectives. Well done.

    For those of us not in the know, what is flair?

[Erik C. Lindgren]

"Flare" is a good word to describe the "hot spot(s)" in the shot of the aperture reflection doubling up in the lens due to the sun or another bright light source. A common issue with extreme wide angle shots and normal focal length glass without using a hood. 

This shot was made with a Nikkor 14/24mm f2.8 ED N lens with a built on hood. This lens has a remarkable range in these exotic focal lengths; I have used many other brands of lenses in this category and really like it. I especially like how it keeps the horizon and other angles straight!  

Due to the wide nature of the shot, 14mm and shooting straight up into the sky near the sun will no matter the glass cause a "hot spot" that shows as a roundish glare or a streak like on the top. I think it adds to artistic view of the shot myself; some guys like the issue removed.

Photoshop post editing is fun and I have years of experience with PS and now CS; at one time being licensed as an Adobe PS 8 tech advisor. I have changed my views on post editing and generally only sharpen or soften or desaturate or saturate color and that is all I do.  It is all a matter of personal taste. 

Our eye sight is around 50mm give or take; and even with our own eyes you get glare that we shield with hats or hands to the forehead. The same is true with a camera. If we had fish eye vision we would have a heck of time on a bright high altitude Cheyenne day with the best hood or hat!

I don't feel it degrades this image, rather adds legitimacy to the view.. no matter how you look at that photo it has a certain degree of surreal to it.. Frankly it is beyond the scope of human focal range. It is fun to play with exotic focal lengths and especially with fun colorful subjects as these Boeing aircraft.

Again, it is all a matter of taste.  

 

 

 

[Erik C. Lindgren]

"Flare" is a good word to describe the "hot spot(s)" in the shot of the aperture reflection doubling up in the lens due to the sun or another bright light source. A common issue with extreme wide angle shots and normal focal length glass without using a hood. 

This shot was made with a Nikkor 14/24mm f2.8 ED N lens with a built on hood. This lens has a remarkable range in these exotic focal lengths; I have used many other brands of lenses in this category and really like it. I especially like how it keeps the horizon and other angles straight!  

Due to the wide nature of the shot, 14mm and shooting straight up into the sky near the sun will no matter the glass cause a "hot spot" that shows as a roundish glare or a streak like on the top. I think it adds to artistic view of the shot myself; some guys like the issue removed.

Photoshop post editing is fun and I have years of experience with PS and now CS; at one time being licensed as an Adobe PS 8 tech advisor. I have changed my views on post editing and generally only sharpen or soften or desaturate or saturate color and that is all I do.  It is all a matter of personal taste. 

Our eye sight is around 50mm give or take; and even with our own eyes you get glare that we shield with hats or hands to the forehead. The same is true with a camera. If we had fish eye vision we would have a heck of time on a bright high altitude Cheyenne day with the best hood or hat!

I don't feel it degrades this image, rather adds legitimacy to the view.. no matter how you look at that photo it has a certain degree of surreal to it.. Frankly it is beyond the scope of human focal range. It is fun to play with exotic focal lengths and especially with fun colorful subjects as these Boeing aircraft.

Again, it is all a matter of taste.  

 

 

 

[CopCarSS]

Murphy Siding

 

 

 

 For those of us not in the know, what is flair?

Well, flair in a photo would be incorporating aesthetics that convey a certain joie de vivre and pizzazz.

Flare, on the other hand is an optical deficiency. There are a lot of different manifestations of flare, but in this instance I was referring to the oblong points of light. These photos were done with an extremely wide lens, and ghosts like these can show up under certain lighting conditions because of the optical demands that ultrawide lenses generate.

Flare can also cause a general lack of contrast to a picture because the light is bouncing around between the lenses elements instead of being transmitted completely to the sensor/film. Modern multi-coatings have really cut down on that type of flare, and it's certainly not present in any kind of significant amount in these shots (the colors and contrasts are nice and bold).

[Erik C. Lindgren]

This is not as steep a focal length; more toward the 20mm range taken moments after the 14mm.. You can see the reduction in the "flare".

This view shows a much more natural focal length. These things are BIG!