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<blockquote data-quote="SteveH" data-source="post: 439067" data-attributes="member: 9252">Hi John, welcome to the forum!I'm guessing you are using the 18-55mm in those shots? Like Mike suggested, a longer lens will be a big help. The Tamron you have on order will be ideal to get you going.For sharpness, you want a fast shutter speed - That means a wide aperture with the ISO as low as you can get away with. Bear in mind that the aircraft are travelling across in front of you at somewhere between 150-200 mph.... So make sure you are panning steadily too, which is a technique in itself - Know where you are going to take your shot and plant your feet ready, then twist your upper half and track the aircraft across the sky - When it arrives in front of you, you are already in a steady position. Also check that you are using spot or centre-weighted metering rather than matrix metering - As you are on the ground, the bottom of the plane is generally in the shade and darker than the rest of the sky!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveH, post: 439067, member: 9252"] Hi John, welcome to the forum! I'm guessing you are using the 18-55mm in those shots? Like Mike suggested, a longer lens will be a big help. The Tamron you have on order will be ideal to get you going. For sharpness, you want a fast shutter speed - That means a wide aperture with the ISO as low as you can get away with. Bear in mind that the aircraft are travelling across in front of you at somewhere between 150-200 mph.... So make sure you are panning steadily too, which is a technique in itself - Know where you are going to take your shot and plant your feet ready, then twist your upper half and track the aircraft across the sky - When it arrives in front of you, you are already in a steady position. Also check that you are using spot or centre-weighted metering rather than matrix metering - As you are on the ground, the bottom of the plane is generally in the shade and darker than the rest of the sky! [/QUOTE]

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