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<blockquote data-quote="ABN Panzer" data-source="post: 316714" data-attributes="member: 10288">Anyone able to offer advice on best settings for taking pics of Aircraft and Paratroopers when their background will be bright/cloudy skies?Back Story:&nbsp; On Sunday I am taking my family to watch soldiers in my unit conduct an Airborne operations (Jump from planes) and would like to take pictures.I've done this in the past, similar weather and conditions we expect on Sunday, with limited results.&nbsp; The pictures usually leave the plane too dark and the sky to bright... but all my fiddling with the settings usually increases Blur in the activity.&nbsp; So I tend to take them in Auto or Sport mode.For tools...&nbsp;&nbsp; I am shooting with a D5100 and have the standard kit lenses: 18-55 &amp; 55-300...Here are two examples from the past that show what I ended up with:[ATTACH=full]93677[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]93678[/ATTACH]And a different day/jump with different aircraft:&nbsp; (This one turned out better...&nbsp; I think)[ATTACH=full]93680[/ATTACH]2nd question: How much would I have been able to save the 1st two if I had taken them in RAW as oposed to JPEG?the 3rd pic (C17) was taken in raw and while I can manuiplate it to get better lighting...&nbsp; it was pretty well lit properly to begin with...Appreciate anything you can offer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ABN Panzer, post: 316714, member: 10288"] Anyone able to offer advice on best settings for taking pics of Aircraft and Paratroopers when their background will be bright/cloudy skies? Back Story: On Sunday I am taking my family to watch soldiers in my unit conduct an Airborne operations (Jump from planes) and would like to take pictures. I've done this in the past, similar weather and conditions we expect on Sunday, with limited results. The pictures usually leave the plane too dark and the sky to bright... but all my fiddling with the settings usually increases Blur in the activity. So I tend to take them in Auto or Sport mode. For tools... I am shooting with a D5100 and have the standard kit lenses: 18-55 & 55-300... Here are two examples from the past that show what I ended up with: [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]93677._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]93678._xfImport[/ATTACH] And a different day/jump with different aircraft: (This one turned out better... I think) [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]93680._xfImport[/ATTACH] 2nd question: How much would I have been able to save the 1st two if I had taken them in RAW as oposed to JPEG? the 3rd pic (C17) was taken in raw and while I can manuiplate it to get better lighting... it was pretty well lit properly to begin with... Appreciate anything you can offer. [/QUOTE]

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