Shooting
from
Choppers.
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Up Up
and
Away!
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Shooting from aircraft is
not cheap. Plan before
you fly and shoot lots.
Time literally is money.
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Be self contained, double
checked and ready to
go. You can’t pull over
and going back is
expensive.
Sunday, March 15, 2009

If you are going to
shoot with an open
or removed door
be harnessed. This
applies to you and
your gear.
Flights suits help with keeping your bits
collected. Dropping something on
somebody from 1000’ is not only uncool, it’s
lethal.
Don’t show up for a helicopter ride at the
local fair in a flight suit that’s just weird
unless you are flying.
Sunday, March 15, 2009

My Kit.
I shoot with two cameras a Canon
40D (17-85m) and a Canon G9. The
video on the G9 comes in handy.
I use a Holux GPS tracker. This little
device logs GPS data which I then
link to the images to create a geo-
tagged library.
It’s a kit that gives great results and
cost less than $2000.00.
Iphoto, Aperture, Photoshop and flickr
are my digital photo tools of choice.
Sunday, March 15, 2009

And now
we fly.
Welcome way... to Punta Cana
Tips along the
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Screen Grab from Google Earth.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

1. Make certain
your batteries are
charged.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

2. Have an empty
and large memory
card.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

3. Use a sports
mode for focus (or
infinity if that’s the
only option)
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

4. Shoot with a
zoom. Shoot the
same subject a
number of times.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

5. Set camera to
shoot in bursts.
Take pics like
crazy.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

6. Shoot at high
shutter speed. Your
moving fast and
things can shake.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

7. Shoot constantly
as time will just fly
by.
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8. Pick a time
when the lighting
will be interesting.
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9. Shoot wide
shots for context.
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10. Enjoy the
unusual canvas of
altitude.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

11. Shooting in
high resolution and
raw lets you do
much in with your
images later.
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Remember, sometimes your
pilot is going to say no.
There are rules to altitudes
and places one is allowed to
fly. Planning is everything.
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Here are just a few of my
favorite pics from good old
fixed wing airplanes.
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Dehaviland Beaver over Vancouver.
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Cessna 152 over Toronto
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English Bay, Vancouver
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Walking the ramp Toronto City Centre
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Hangar One Toronto City Centre Airport
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Cessna 172, Toronto @ 1900 feet
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Happy
Landings!
Brady
© Where Appropriate 2008-2009 Brady Gilchrist
Sunday, March 15, 2009