JoeyMeatballs

Well, I should have brought my Tri-Pod with me, haha. It is very difficult to have a properly exposed sky and flightdeck so I had to revert to HDR and doing shots handheld did not turn out so well. These pictures are not very sharp. I plan on doing this again with some more stable methods

Nikon D300s w/ Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6

MrWalk

Still great shots. How long a leg were you flying?

Oh, and love those ram's horns - they make me feel like I have to push & pull vigorously while pedaling the rudder to make it fly.

JoeyMeatballs

2hrs or so............

AZFlyer

Get a speed light. You can bounce the flash exposing the cockpit and still capture the scene outside.

Nice stuff, Saab.

JoeyMeatballs

^ good point I have been looking at the Sb-600 or Sb-900, (I think thats them) I think the 600 will be overkill, your thoughts?

HSLD

Check out Strobist and it will be apparent that only 2-3 SB-900's and remote triggers will do! (or so they would have you think, still a great resource).

I have a pair of SB 600's and they work great & you can get a great deal on them too.

AZFlyer

The SB-900 is Nikon's top of the line speed light, replacing the previous top SB-800.

The 900 can flash a full stop brighter than the 600, but it sucks juice faster and the flash doesn't recycle as quickly as the 600.

I have the SB-600 and I love it. It's Nikons mid-range model and costs less than half that of a 900. Your new D300s likely has a commander function so that you can trigger the flashes remotely and get some nice effects.

The 900 has a few more features, that in my opinion, aren't needed if photography is just a nice/semi-serious hobby. (I'm not planning on shooting any weddings anytime soon, for example).

I used the SB-600 in that photo of my cat high on nip in another thread. The flash was aimed vertically and bounced off a 12' ceiling and nicely illuminated kitty.

It fits perfectly in my camera bag (lowepro slingshot 200AW).

Long story short: GET IT! It costs about $200 and once you get it you'll wonder why hadn't bought one sooner.

Comparo: Compare Nikon SB-900 vs SB-800 vs SB-600 Nikon Reviews

plasticpi

What are you doing to these images for the effect? I've noticed it on some of your other photos too... It's very nice. Is this something GIMP can do?

JoeyMeatballs

Just ordered, thanks brotha

Plasticpici, its Called HDR (High Dynamic Range), check out a program called Photomatix.

AZFlyer

atta boy.