Westland Wessex helicopter

David M said:
Unusual subject on this forum. Excellent. Did you use some swing?
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Thanks David.

Yes, I used a bit of swing for this shot. I'm still at a stage where any movements are a little bit trial and error and determined almost entirely by the image on the ground glass. I'm hoping that, with time and practice, I'll get a feel for what will be required when looking at the scene. I expect fine tuning will always be required, but I hope I'll get to the stage where I know the starting point before looking through the glass.
 
FishyFishArcade said:
I'm still at a stage where any movements are a little bit trial and error and determined almost entirely by the image on the ground glass
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But that's how it works. That's the beauty of the GG screen - you get to align and check everything before opening the shutter.

The fun bit is learning where to place the hinge point so you don't waste DoF.
 
You seem to have got it right. Well done.
Joanna is right. The ground glass is the final arbiter, although it is useful to be able to visualise the invisible geometry. I tried reading textbooks on camera movements and found them baffling until I’d had a little practice. Then it all seemed to fall into place.
 
FishyFishArcade said:
At Newark Air Museum.

Chroma 4x5
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Fomapan 100
Ilfotec DD-X 1+9 12 mins @ 20°
1/15sec @ f/32


Westland Wessex HC.2 by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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Lovely shot. I'd be inclined to call it 'At rest'.

I remember sitting in the door of one of those with my legs hanging out as I transferred from the ship I was on to Ascension Island. The heat from the exhaust was quite something and boy was it loud.
 
Very nice. A few aviation museums do photography night visits. I am seriously considering going along to one with my 4x5
 
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