.................... but he was several miles away, using a tripod no doubt,
and in an extremely exposed location subject to high wind velocity. I know
the surrounding area very well. In my opinion Elliott did a sterling job and
captured the moment with each image.
jh
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From: "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] E-3 and 50-200 lens
>I would go so far as to say that Ste[hen Elliot knows little about
>airplanes
> and photographing them.
>
> It is a common beginner's error to use a too-high shutter speed in
> photographing propellor aircraft, as the prop is stopped. I would never
> use
> more than 125th in this setting.
>
> Bill Pearce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] E-3 and 50-200 lens
>
>
>> Thanks for that, John. I wish that I had known that the memorial
>> flights were going to take place.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 6 Jan 2009, at 02:38, John Hudson wrote:
>>
>>> Keith Allchin, a member of this list, very kindly referred me to this
>>> website
>>>
>>> www.StephenElliottPhotography.co.uk
>>>
>>> from which I went straight to:
>>>
>>> www.StephenElliottPhotography.co.uk/gallery_146163.html
>>>
>>> The photos were taken with an E-3 and a DZ 50-200mm lens
>>>
>>> The distance from the camera to the dam wall seen in two of the
>>> images is
>>> 3.55 miles.
>>>
>>> The reservoir is just west of Sheffield, England and was the site of
>>> the
>>> trial runs for the 1943 RAF Dambusters raid over Germany.
>>>
>>> The images are quite a tribute to the 50-200 lens.
>>
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