How To Post Photographs and Videos (incl photography tips from the gurus)
plan plan plan
I know you asked about info from the pilots point of view but if you can keep the below list in mind, that is aimed at the photographer, then it will make your life easier as the pilot.
*Local pilot knowledge invaluable regarding control zones, air traffic issues or delays, noise issues ect.
*Ground recce is useful if is an important job. Look for nearby buildings that could be noise sensitive at the time you are flying.
*refer to Google earth images of the area
*Google for images of the subject if it is well known landmark.
*Consider prevailing wind and direction of sun before deciding which door you will shoot from.
*High shutter speeds above 1/250th sec if possible.
*Kenyon gyron useful but not essential.
*Camera accessory bag that has a deep pocket or throat
*A few small D ring carabinas to secure camera accessory bag.
*Harness if are going to be leaning out.
*Electricians tape
*Thick long socks so you can tuck your trouser legs out of the way and they don't flap.
*Shooting schedule or shot list taped to back of seat. (but not on bulkhead of a jet ranger above 60 knots as it could be sucked out)
*I don't believe it prudent to have a camera safety strap if you are using more than one camera as it is too easy to get into a muddle.
*Practice opening and closing doors if appropriate.
*If working from the back and using both doors consider removing seat cushions.
*On the day, at least an hour to flight plan and get yourself comfortable.
*Try and have an arrangement where you can cancel on the day due to weather.
*If your point of departure is miles from the location and the weather is only occasionally sunny consider having a friend at the location to give you heads up of local weather as well as a set of eyes to warn of unforeseen problems.
*Consider the politics of the company that is employing you as they can be linked to any noise or low level flying complaints from the public. It wont be joe bloggs cameraman/photographer causing the noise it will be reported as a low flying helicopter from "X" company.
*If you are going to loiter over a large industrial complex for hours telephone them in advance to let them know you are working for them.
*Remind yourself that unless you have special insurance your mortgage and accident insurance does not cover accidents in light aircraft and charter company accident insurance generally only pays out if legal liability can be proved.
If you can achieve half from the above you will be in better shape than most!
Mickjoebill
*Local pilot knowledge invaluable regarding control zones, air traffic issues or delays, noise issues ect.
*Ground recce is useful if is an important job. Look for nearby buildings that could be noise sensitive at the time you are flying.
*refer to Google earth images of the area
*Google for images of the subject if it is well known landmark.
*Consider prevailing wind and direction of sun before deciding which door you will shoot from.
*High shutter speeds above 1/250th sec if possible.
*Kenyon gyron useful but not essential.
*Camera accessory bag that has a deep pocket or throat
*A few small D ring carabinas to secure camera accessory bag.
*Harness if are going to be leaning out.
*Electricians tape
*Thick long socks so you can tuck your trouser legs out of the way and they don't flap.
*Shooting schedule or shot list taped to back of seat. (but not on bulkhead of a jet ranger above 60 knots as it could be sucked out)
*I don't believe it prudent to have a camera safety strap if you are using more than one camera as it is too easy to get into a muddle.
*Practice opening and closing doors if appropriate.
*If working from the back and using both doors consider removing seat cushions.
*On the day, at least an hour to flight plan and get yourself comfortable.
*Try and have an arrangement where you can cancel on the day due to weather.
*If your point of departure is miles from the location and the weather is only occasionally sunny consider having a friend at the location to give you heads up of local weather as well as a set of eyes to warn of unforeseen problems.
*Consider the politics of the company that is employing you as they can be linked to any noise or low level flying complaints from the public. It wont be joe bloggs cameraman/photographer causing the noise it will be reported as a low flying helicopter from "X" company.
*If you are going to loiter over a large industrial complex for hours telephone them in advance to let them know you are working for them.
*Remind yourself that unless you have special insurance your mortgage and accident insurance does not cover accidents in light aircraft and charter company accident insurance generally only pays out if legal liability can be proved.
If you can achieve half from the above you will be in better shape than most!
Mickjoebill
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To chip in some more - the "300 feet" reference mentioned a "built up area". The correct term for UK regs would therefore be in accordance with para 3(c), rather than the 500 foot rule:
SECTION 3
LOW FLYING RULE
Low flying prohibitions
5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an aircraft shall comply with the low flying prohibitions in paragraph (3) unless exempted by rule 6.
(2) If an aircraft is flying in circumstances such that more than one of the low flying prohibitions apply, it shall fly at the greatest height required by any of the applicable prohibitions.
(3) The low flying prohibitions are as follows—
(a) Failure of power unit
An aircraft shall not be flown below such height as would enable it to make an
emergency landing without causing danger to persons or property on the surface in the event of a power unit failure.
(b) The 500 feet rule
Except with the written permission of the CAA, an aircraft shall not be flown closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle or structure.
(c) The 1,000 feet rule
Except with the written permission of the CAA, an aircraft flying over a congested area of a city town or settlement shall not fly below a height of 1,000 feet above the highest fixed obstacle within a horizontal radius of 600 metres of the aircraft.
(d) The land clear rule
An aircraft flying over a congested area of a city, town or settlement shall not fly below such height as would permit the aircraft to land clear of the congested area in the event of a power unit failure.
SECTION 3
LOW FLYING RULE
Low flying prohibitions
5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an aircraft shall comply with the low flying prohibitions in paragraph (3) unless exempted by rule 6.
(2) If an aircraft is flying in circumstances such that more than one of the low flying prohibitions apply, it shall fly at the greatest height required by any of the applicable prohibitions.
(3) The low flying prohibitions are as follows—
(a) Failure of power unit
An aircraft shall not be flown below such height as would enable it to make an
emergency landing without causing danger to persons or property on the surface in the event of a power unit failure.
(b) The 500 feet rule
Except with the written permission of the CAA, an aircraft shall not be flown closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle or structure.
(c) The 1,000 feet rule
Except with the written permission of the CAA, an aircraft flying over a congested area of a city town or settlement shall not fly below a height of 1,000 feet above the highest fixed obstacle within a horizontal radius of 600 metres of the aircraft.
(d) The land clear rule
An aircraft flying over a congested area of a city, town or settlement shall not fly below such height as would permit the aircraft to land clear of the congested area in the event of a power unit failure.
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It is incredibly impoprtant that the harnesses that are used comply with aviation standards, and that procedures to use the harnessses' comply with aviation law.
apart from that , NEVER turn - to then fly - downwind following a target.
Never allow harnesses to be restrictive of each other. I.E. a camera that is hooked to the cameraman, and also hooked through an eyelet or a loop of any existing harness can kill people when the water gets deep and the extra loop cannot be undone.
I tell you son, I speak from the experience of owning a helicopter cross hired, that was so afflicted.
One more thing, there is only only one component that is used around helicopters which has killed more helicopters than prettty much every other component of helicopter structures complete.
Want to guess what it is?
One clue only, it has six letters and starts with the letter C-----.
Never say that you are still dumb after reading this.
apart from that , NEVER turn - to then fly - downwind following a target.
Never allow harnesses to be restrictive of each other. I.E. a camera that is hooked to the cameraman, and also hooked through an eyelet or a loop of any existing harness can kill people when the water gets deep and the extra loop cannot be undone.
I tell you son, I speak from the experience of owning a helicopter cross hired, that was so afflicted.
One more thing, there is only only one component that is used around helicopters which has killed more helicopters than prettty much every other component of helicopter structures complete.
Want to guess what it is?
One clue only, it has six letters and starts with the letter C-----.
Never say that you are still dumb after reading this.
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Something everybody tends to forget or have never run into is LTE (loss of tail rotor effectiveness) at least in the R 22 when in a hover. Try to avoid the wind off the nose from the 10 to 11 clock angle when in a high hover so the main rotor vortices stay out of the tail rotor. If it shoud happen the tail can snap around extremely fast to the right and scare the crap out of both of you.
• Keep RMP on the high side for hovers(gives you better tail rotor effiency)
• It is always better on underpowered machine to have little forward speed rather than still hover.
• If goin in hover at location always plan your way out and even brief the photographer of your “way out “ actions before
• Of course keep in mind the most suitable landing spot at location in case of engine failure.
• Alway keep in mind height/velosity curve, so zero speed hover under 4-500ft agl is not so good idea unless you got at least 15-20kt wind
anything lover should be flown at speed
• Watch out for the photographers stuff, camera bags, shoulder straps don’t get stuck in your controls and doesn’t fall out , ( good idea is to have small plastic box on the floor for the small stuff )
• Remember you are the captain of the ship, beware that let them talk into doing something you are not comfortable with. It is often like the more famous they are the more cocky they are and try to tell what to do and how…. And when you hear stories like “well I have crashed more than once before” or “this type is the best to crash in“ then your bell should be ringing.
• It is advantage if you have done photography yourself, it usually makes it easier for you to understand what frame or composition they are looking for.
Remember to have fun because it is great fun
• It is always better on underpowered machine to have little forward speed rather than still hover.
• If goin in hover at location always plan your way out and even brief the photographer of your “way out “ actions before
• Of course keep in mind the most suitable landing spot at location in case of engine failure.
• Alway keep in mind height/velosity curve, so zero speed hover under 4-500ft agl is not so good idea unless you got at least 15-20kt wind
anything lover should be flown at speed
• Watch out for the photographers stuff, camera bags, shoulder straps don’t get stuck in your controls and doesn’t fall out , ( good idea is to have small plastic box on the floor for the small stuff )
• Remember you are the captain of the ship, beware that let them talk into doing something you are not comfortable with. It is often like the more famous they are the more cocky they are and try to tell what to do and how…. And when you hear stories like “well I have crashed more than once before” or “this type is the best to crash in“ then your bell should be ringing.
• It is advantage if you have done photography yourself, it usually makes it easier for you to understand what frame or composition they are looking for.
Remember to have fun because it is great fun
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If anyone is interested in a bridge camera between pocket models and DSLR, I can recommend the Panasonic Lumix FZ28.
I first saw it highly recommended on PPRuNe and, when I did some research, also highly recommended in numerous photography forums.
Much cheaper than a DSLR and good enough for my purposes, it has a 27-486mm zoom which means no (very) expensive lenses to buy. It seems to be a good combination of Leica lens and Panasonic electronics.
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I first saw it highly recommended on PPRuNe and, when I did some research, also highly recommended in numerous photography forums.
Much cheaper than a DSLR and good enough for my purposes, it has a 27-486mm zoom which means no (very) expensive lenses to buy. It seems to be a good combination of Leica lens and Panasonic electronics.
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blakmax, that's because the link you posted a) does not link directly to a photo and or it requires on to log in to the site first before displaying said photo.
You might want to look at a flickr/photobucket account as suggested earlier.
You might want to look at a flickr/photobucket account as suggested earlier.
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blamax: like birrddog indicated, you need to find a image hosting server to upload your pictures to. You cannot upload directly to the pprune server.
It looks to me as if you tried to copy and paste the picture from your email account (fastmail.fm) into the preview/edit/reply window?! Since you are still logged in to your email account at that time, YOU can see the picture (so actually the link does refer to your picture, but it refers to your email server) but once you post it, it has no connection anymore - does that make sense?
It looks to me as if you tried to copy and paste the picture from your email account (fastmail.fm) into the preview/edit/reply window?! Since you are still logged in to your email account at that time, YOU can see the picture (so actually the link does refer to your picture, but it refers to your email server) but once you post it, it has no connection anymore - does that make sense?
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YouTube Embedding. To keep the YouTube video within your post, please use the YouTube embed icon . Within the [youtube] [/ YOUTUBE] should be inserted either:
All letters & numbers after the = in the url, or
All the string in the "Embed" feature to the right of the video, taken from YouTube page that you are linking.
Update 16th March 2011
With the VB3.8 upgrade, simply pasting the YouTube url into the post will now embed the YouTube video
Update 18th March 2011
Vimeo is now capable of the same embedding feature as YouTube
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All letters & numbers after the = in the url, or
All the string in the "Embed" feature to the right of the video, taken from YouTube page that you are linking.
Update 16th March 2011
With the VB3.8 upgrade, simply pasting the YouTube url into the post will now embed the YouTube video
Update 18th March 2011
Vimeo is now capable of the same embedding feature as YouTube
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Photography hints please from helicopter
I'm possibly about to embark on a rather long ferry flight, and want some hints and tips for taking pics enroute. I have a Canon EOS 500D and just the standard lens and a 70-300 lens.
Anything I can consider?
Thanks in advance.
Anything I can consider?
Thanks in advance.
uploading an image/picture
How do i upload a picture or image from my PC please. I have looked at FAQ and the instructions there don't work (there is no manage applications" instruction under the message box???).
I dont have a web host either.
Thanks guys
I dont have a web host either.
Thanks guys
Tightgit
TC. I don't think you can! The FAQ's are generic for any vbulletin board and therefore some allow pictures to be uploaded from members computers. I think PPrune has that facility disabled by the mods to aid speed and avoid spammy type things.
On the other hand that might be all bullsh!t.....
as I have been wrong on many occasions!
See here!!!
On the other hand that might be all bullsh!t.....
as I have been wrong on many occasions!See here!!!
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