Since everything starts with the goals of the next airshow, follow me here and I will get to the Rugby team in short order.
Every year I think of what I want to accomplish in the next year's airshow season. Last year - it was the use of Auto ISO and is it a benefit? And every year is the battle to get better with prop blur. In order to determine the goals, I search out airshow and general aircraft photos on line, and see what works for me. Kills time on rainy days. This year, I started looking at Moose Peterson's aviation photography. Moose is primarily a nature photographer, with a fondness for the aviation subject. He's very good at both. And since he is a Nikon dude, I don't have to put his tips and tricks through some form of Rosetta Stone.
While looking at the technical aspects of his photography, one of his lines of non-technical advice is 'just show up'. That gets to me - just do something. Preferably interesting.
To the Rugby. Just show up. Post a few pictures. Get a bit of an audience. And it all works. On Flickr, the Rugby album is the most active. And popular enough that the team asked me to take their team photo - the 50th year team photo. I expect they will use where appropriate.
This is my first project with a staged team situation. I looked up a number of team photos. I like shots close enough to see and count the rivets. That doesn't happen here. I'm used to using long lenses - again not here where a nifty fifty will do. And the new D6? In the bag as this is a situation for the D850. Oh yea, and that pesky tripod thingie.
And if that wasn't enough pressure, the photo was date and time sensitive. The date worked out as the fall storm clouds cleared. The time not so much. The time was less than an hour to sunset. Oh, those client wishes/demands. And the setting? North goal post. Can you spell harsh light?
I'd like the shots to be a bit lighter, but light is really tough to work at that point. So it is what it is, maybe newer software will help at a later date.
Both shots were with the D850 and a NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G lens.
And just the Lads:
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