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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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 Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: Eliminating glare in photos. |
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When I first started taking pictures from my plane I was not
aware of the effect of glare on the windshield or other similar
surfaces. Ideally you could position everything to still have
good lighting on the subject and no sun issues inside the
cockpit but it happens.
I am curious if anyone has found a way to eliminate reflections
such as dark/black towels/cloth over everything.
Ron Lee
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rv7(at)b4.ca
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:30 am Post subject: Eliminating glare in photos. |
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On 6:47:38 2006-09-18 Ron Lee <ronlee(at)pcisys.net> wrote:
| Quote: | I am curious if anyone has found a way to eliminate reflections
such as dark/black towels/cloth over everything.
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Funny you mention that, someone just posted a link to a photo of the
"Mexican border fence" that has a lot of reflections in it, and I briefly
debated replying with some advice.
I've taken hundreds of photos from cockpits, and there isn't much you can
do in a low wing airplane with a bubble canopy. The best possible
situation is where the cockpit, all occupants, all occupants' clothing, and
all seatbelts and cockpit contents, are black. Black doesn't reflect much
in the windsreen. Anything not black will stand out if the sun hits it.
Next best is to drape a piece of black felt over everything in the cockpit,
but that gets warm and uncomfortable for the pilot after a while. Last,
but not least, is to get a deep rubber lens hood, and put it right against
the canopy, or very very close to the canopy. That will block any light
from hitting the part of the canopy right in front of the lens, hence
blocking said reflections. It does have a tendency to introduce vibration
to your shot, so plan on a high shutter speed (1/500-1/1000 sec).
A polarizer does work, sometimes, to remove reflections. The problem is
that it usually only polarizes light coming from one narrow angle range at
a time, and with a continuously curving canopy like on the RV's, you can't
block it all out. But you can block the worst of it.
Better yet, find a friend with a Cardinal for your air-to-air photography.
Pull the passenger-side door off, the front passenger seat out, and harness
yourself to the back seat supports. Works like a hot damn... no struts in
the way, no windows in the way, nothing. And it's a hell of a lot of fun.
-Rob
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Gary.A.Sobek
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 217
Location: SoCAL USA
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject: Eliminating glare in photos. |
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Ron:
Nothing will get rid of 100% but a "Circular Polarizing" filter will remove
most of it.
http://www.offrench.net/photos/articles/polarizing_filter.php
Gary A. Sobek
"My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell,
1,951 + Flying Hours So. CA, USA
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From: Ron Lee <ronlee(at)pcisys.net>
Reply-To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
To: rv-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Eliminating glare in photos.
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:47:38 -0600
When I first started taking pictures from my plane I was not
aware of the effect of glare on the windshield or other similar
surfaces. Ideally you could position everything to still have
good lighting on the subject and no sun issues inside the
cockpit but it happens.
I am curious if anyone has found a way to eliminate reflections
such as dark/black towels/cloth over everything.
Ron Lee
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aerobubba(at)earthlink.ne
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:45 am Post subject: Eliminating glare in photos. |
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Hey All-
This thread got me to thinking- (scarry, huh?) Does anyone know of an
anti-reflective coating that could be applied to the canopy? Being able to
get rid of random reflections would not only be really cool for
photography, but also for simple daily aviation... Especially at night!
| Quote: | I am curious if anyone has found a way to eliminate reflections
such as dark/black towels/cloth over everything.
Ron Lee
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glen matejcek
aerobubba(at)earthlink.net
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