prop problem

[andydo]

how do i get the props on this warhawk (or any other plane) to look like its got motion it was my 1st attempt at aircraft nd think it looks more like an airfix than real

[hssutton]

Andy

First things first, you really want to get the prop blur at shooting stage. This is done by using a shutter speed of around 1/50 - 1/100, not 1/1250th.

however you can induce blur in post, buy not the easiest of jobs. I very quickly opened your image in Photoshop, selected the prop and introduced some radial blur. This could be vastly improved by spending a little time with the selection and amount of blur used.

Harry



I wish I'd known about the Red Arrows display, I live just a few miles south of Cleethorpes, but never mind will be at Waddington on Sunday (hope the rain stops). Here's one I took at the airport a few years ago.

[andydo]

nice 1 harry cheers great pic btw it wasnt the red arrows at cleethorpes it was the blades(former red arrow pilots)
another 1 of my efforts:

[jet_kit]

Hi Andy,
Just had a quick look at your Exif data. You shot this at 1/2500 f5.6 on ISO 800. To get some motion in the props you'd need to shoot at about 1/500 or less, so if you dropped the ISO to 200 and stopped down to f8 that would get you close to the mark at around 1/400. Of course, this means you've got to be more careful with your panning and providing a stable platform. The latter will have to be bracing yourself against something solid, like a wall, because tripods are no good for this type of work.

[andydo]

cheers chris

[andydo]

first chance ive had since i asked this thread so heres 1 of my attempts of the local police helicopter