Horizon CRJ700

Hi

I recently submitted some airliners.net, and was sjust wondering how long it takes them to get back to you with either a yay or a nay?

Horizon

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For me, it usually takes about a week (much slower then jetphotos, and alot more anal).

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Bill-ay

What a minute, I dont remember seeing any of your photos here. POST THEM UP BUDDY!

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Justino

Hey Billy, its WAIT not WHAT!!!

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Horizon CRJ700

Ok, ill post them.

How anal are they?

I sent in a few of what I think are my best, not sure if they'll get accepted.

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Horizon CRJ700

Here we go

Horizon Dash-8 Taxis for takeoff at PDX



United 737 sits on the apron at ABW before departure.

Be honest, do I have a chance?

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Horizon CRJ700

One more I though of trying

Not perfectly centered, but an excellent reflection.

I literally had seconds to take this pic!



Hawaiian 717

All of the following are from the Christmas trip to Hawaii

Before they went out of buisness

Funbird



Sorry about the wierd sizes, how do you change that?

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Justino

I hate to break it to you, but I don't think you will have much luck with those pictures. As you know, Airliners.net has very, very high standards. None of my shots have been accepted to there, yet I have 11 shots on Jetphotos.net. Just some tips for future reference...the two you uploaded could be lightened up a bit (May be the weather but theres nothing you can do about that). They also seem a bit grainy and fuzzy, not really sharp and clear. Try working on different image and pixel sizes on your camera. Also, the shots stand a better chance if they are cropped in closer to the plane, leaving less dead space. That Hawaiian 717 shot would be excellent, just lighten it up a bit. I could do some editing if you don't mind?

As far as the picture size, try using photobucket to upload your pics. They keep them in all one size. Just look at my pics or Billy's pics for reference.

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Horizon CRJ700

Thanks, Justino

I have ordered Photoshop, so I should be able to edit some soon.

Do you think the second Hawaiian would stand a better chance? The first one is a little smudgy.

Any chance of the NWA Dc-9? I am really fond of this shot!

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Your DC-9 Shot turned out alright.



Do you have that second Hawaiin 717 shot and the JAL 747 shot in a bigger size?

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Horizon CRJ700

Yes, I do.

Lemme upload them to photobucket, then you can have a look.

Here's the link

HorizonCRJ - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

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Horizon CRJ700

Much better, thanks Justin!

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Horizon (what is your actual name?),

The trick to getting photos onto those sites it to not give up. Its just part of the hobby.
Some tips. Try to always be aware of if you have the whole aircraft in the photo, no tails or wings or noses cut off; that is one of the main things that those site will get you for. Keep playing around with the Aperture and Shutter speed settings until you get some nice pics (I like 1/500 and F-stop of 5).
BTW, what sort of cam do you have?

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Horizon CRJ700

Real name is Ian.

Thanks for the tips

Nothing too fancy in terms of the camera, just a fujifilm S5700.

Hopefully, I can do some spotting at PDX over the summer, I'll ride my bike and take transit.

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Here ya go Ian!

Best I could do with these two...the first Hawaiin 717 shot was a no go and the United 733 was a little too grainy.

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B-16707

yea these will all be rejected. the hawaiian 717 is probably your only slim fighting chance.

sorry horizoncrj700!!

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Horizon CRJ700

Thanks, Justin, for editing those pictures.

Kai, thanks for the criticism, guess I am not a photographer after all. Will just have to stick with collecting the models, I guess.

I thought that these were comparable to some of the shots that I had seen on a.net, I guess not.

Oh, well... if at first you don't succeed, try try again.

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Bill-ay

Thats a crappy attitude Ian! I used to be like you, all sad, but I kept trying and I now I have three pics on Jetphotos.net, I think thats good for anyone! I just got all of my DAL pics rejected for different reasons, but thats no excuse to try and keep editing them and make them look better. It also does not matter if you get them on those sites or not, as long as you enjoy going to the airport and getting some photos of planes you love. Thats what counts.
So yes, just keep it up and you will eventually get some pics on those sites.

P.S. Put some of that model money towards some new photog. equipment.

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LONG LIVE THE DC-10/A300/A310/MD-80!!!



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Roarer

Yes, I noticed imediatelly that you had cut off the edge of the tail in your DC-9 shot. The colour cast was fixed though.

Also I see a JAL 747 with one of it's wings cut off too.


In short, just think of it as submitting pictures to magazines, they will only take the best or if you have the only picture of a truly remarkable and/or newsworthy event.

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Justino

Dude...you cant give up on this. Aviation Photography does not come instantly to anyone. I've been taking pictures for probably close to 8 years now, and only recently have they been "good enough" to be hosted on Jetphotos.net. I'm not even Airliners.net quality...not that I care though. I second Billy when he says that as long as you have fun at the airport, see what you want to see, and YOU are satisfied with YOUR pictures, then thats all that matters. Now if I were you, I would invest in a moderately priced digital camera with a good lens on it. Your fujifilm seems to give the pictures a grainy appearance. I would look at some cameras in the Nikon family. They're reasonably priced (the lenses can be a bit much though) and they are fantastic cameras. I use a Nikon and I believe Billy does too, and Crash and Burn Airlines just decided to get himself a Nikon D40. Also, what I have come to realize is that you can take a good picture, but the editing is what will make the difference. You said you ordered photoshop, so you're in good shape.

But dude, from one young photographer to another, you can not give up on such a unique hobby as this. Keep your head up, use the criticism to better your shots, and focus on what you want to achieve. Trust me, it works lol.

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Photographie is like a sport, the more regularly you do it, the more you improve and gain experience.

After a while, you get like me who just *KNOWS* what a good picture is and you start seeing pictures everywhere when you walk down the street (a blessing and a curse).

If you need inspiration, look at other people's pictures, in fact, don't just look at plane pictures, look at ones from different subjects, and see how they have gone about things, and then, ask yourself, 'how could I do this'.

My favourite style of photography was more with the human angle on things - man and machine.

Now, I know that it is difficult to do at airports, and I am blessed with being a railway photographer, but, believe me, they will beat the average 'spotterish' record shot of yet another plane (or train) which just looks like the last, except for the reg or number.

In fact, in my photography, the train was often secondary. I'd take pictures of the passengers coming from or boarding the trains, looking at the info screens, I'd take pictures of the staff going about their business, I took pictures of the stations and the people passing through, and as well as normal 'still' shots, I did time exposures as well (this will normally require a tripod).

Don't just be a spotter and simply take the most obvious pictures (well, do for record sake, but you know what I mean!), mingle, people watch, find a particular scene and then wait for people to pass by, such as the passenger running to catch their flight, bags in hand, take pictures from different angles or perspectives, look at reflections, just think about the rich diversity there is out there.
Just LOOK.

When taking a picture, be quick about it or at least don't be too conspicuous 'hide' in a doorway or whatever. Even pretend you are just fiddling with your camera.
Sometimes, you have to be conspicuous, there's no other way, so, like I say, just be quick.
And there is nothing worse than people posing for pictures, candids are the best as you get them as they are naturally. Big cheezy grins or poses are a big no no unless it's deliberate. It looks really unnatural and contrived.
I have taken pictures of big events, and see when people notice the camera?? forget it!! move on!

As an example of different angles, one of my favourite pictures is of the cleaners at Glasgow Central.
I saw this coming, put the camera to it's widest angle, prefocussed it, put it at platform level, pointing up, and then took a picture of a guy driving his electric buggy with a trailer of rubbish in one direction, whilst someone else walked past in front of him in the other direction. What I had was him there driving along, and perfectly timed, I had the bottom half of other person walking away lifting their shoe up so that I have the bottom of one of their shoes as they go to walk out of shot.
And, right at the back of this shot, was a train. A '334 to be exact, but that is secondary in the shot.
Things like that.

I know security is an issue, but just play about a bit.

Even take pictures of the other enthusiasts taking pictures or spotting themselves.
Who knows, they may even want a copy for themselves.

Good luck.

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'Up close, the Britten Norman Islander has the air of a relic from a bygone era, but it is precisely that.
Built in the '80s to a 1960s design, this is a plane that first turned up for work when Prime Minister Harold Wilson wore a Gannex raincoat and the first coat of paint was still wet on Coronation Street.
But when the daily remit is multiple short hops between tiny bumpy strips in a climate that flickers from the blustery to the apocalyptic, this sturdy little craft is hard to beat.'

STEVEJ

I recently submitted several photos I took in SXM and received back a long list of items to be looked at. Some made sense, some did not. My daughter is graphic artist (she does the AAA magazine for NY area) and she understood what they were looking for . She said she could fix it with her very expensive version of photoshop doing things that my cheap version cannot do. Resolution was one problem, (I used 350, should be 700) color adjustment another (she said looking at the other photos they dont want the real color sky, they want the photoshop adjusted deep blue). Funny thing though, I submitted almost the exact same shot as another person who must have been standing right next to me and their photo was posted and you really cannot tell any difference between the two photos. They also said some of the information I supplied was incomplete or missing, with the exception of the reg # everthing was taken from their pulldown menu. The reg was correct, so that one had me stumped. I took 132 airplane photos at SXM I hope I can get one posted ...if not the fun is all in the trying and you learn a lot.

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