Everyone else does it, so I will too......

[Cacophony 0]

This is a picture from my 1st roll of film in freefall. It was just a practice jump but I thought I would show it off. Any tips or suggestions welcome. I have a Canon Gii. It was set on TV with a shutter speed of 250. A canon 28mm lense with a UV filter. It was taken in the morning. Uhhhhh, I think thats about it.

[Brains 2]

nice shot! And umm,

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[rhys 0]

hi
i use s/s 350 and an apeture of 9.5 on a day like that, if your lense is auto it will adjust the apeture, 350 gives a slightly crisper shot.

nice work though!

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

[YahooLV 0]

I use 500 shutter speed for reall clean shots. (get closer.)

Very nice beginning.

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[AggieDave 6]

From a TI perspective, I like it when the video guy/gal gets closer for the great face shot of the student. Having some shots of the entire works is cool, but that face shot is what the student really likes and I like to see for the student. Fuck the TI, who cares if he/she is in the shot when you get the face shot, its all about the student.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[yoink 321]

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From a TI perspective, I like it when the video guy/gal gets closer for the great face shot of the student. Having some shots of the entire works is cool, but that face shot is what the student really likes and I like to see for the student. Fuck the TI, who cares if he/she is in the shot when you get the face shot, its all about the student.

speaking as neither a TI or cameraman...

I gotta agree with you Dave to a point - I think a mix of shots are needed for a tandem student roll - but I also think having the instructor in shot gives a necessary sense of 'place' to a photo.

umm... maybe I'm not explaining this too well... Imagine a photo of a black piece of glass that fills a picture - a bit boring and confusing right? Zoom out and suddenly the same piece of glass takes becomes a window in a building in a landscape shot that is much more interesting and directed.

Those are the shots I see on the walls of mates who have done tandems....

I think that's as close as I can get to explaining

OK.. ramble over.

[skydance1954 0]

not bad, dude. A good start. Keep it up.

Mike Ashley
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