Mar 8, 2023 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2023, Nikon D3x, Piper J-3 Cub
Potpourri Galore | Piper Cub on Skis Taxiing Ski Plane Weekend is always fun and usually very cold. To see the entire story, go to Ski Plane Weekend | a 7 Image Story. Of course, the difficulty to capturing good airplane images in the winter with snow, is to keep the shutter speed low enough to blur the prop and pan well enough to keep the wings and fuselage in sharp focus while dealing with bright, hard mid-day light. A 1/125s shutter speed is about as high as I like for a click like this one. Note: I post an image most days at hankconrad.com.
Aug 8, 2021 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Nikon 1 V3, Nikon 1 V3 Hodgepodge, Piper J-3 Cub, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Nikon 1 V3 Hodgepodge | Cub & Super Cub Two iconic airplanes flying from nice snow make for memorable images. This image is one of my favorite aviation images. To see the entire story with all seven images, go to Ski Plane Weekend | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story Of course, the difficulty to capturing good airplane images in the winter with snow, is to keep the shutter speed low enough to blur the prop and pan well enough to keep the wings and fuselage in sharp focus while dealing with bright, hard mid-day light. A 1/125s shutter speed is about as high as I like for a click like this one. Luckily this day had bright overcast in between snow showers and I was able to get down to 1/60s. Getting just the right spacing of the two Cubs with just the right blowing snow while the camera and I were freezing meant several hundred burst mode images. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Sky Plane Weekend |
| Location | KCAD Wexford County Airport |
| Date/Time | 2/13/2016 10:16pm Local Time |
| Weather | Light Snow | 0°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Waited for Super Cub to taxis into position under the Cub’s wing, then clicks with 1/60s to blur prop. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 lens |
Exposure
| 61.6mm (166mm) f/16 1/60s -0.67ev 160iso |
| Post | |
Mar 13, 2021 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2021, Nikon 1 V1, Piper J-3 Cub, Skiplanes & Seaplanes
Skiplanes & Seaplanes | Cub Taking Off Strong winds made the lake waves higher than normal. The water along the coastline was much calmer. This Cub made the most of it, yet the takeoff run was still pretty long.
The Back Story This Piper Cub is a long way away. The Nikon 1 V1 with the 70-200mm lens at 200mm yields a 540mm reach. With the razor sharp exposure, a little crop in post still make a good image.
Mar 7, 2021 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2021, Nikon 1 V3, Piper J-3 Cub, Skiplanes & Seaplanes
Skiplanes & Seaplanes | Piper Cub Flying in Snow Most pilots like to fly the The Piper J-3 Cub on skis. The skis add a bit of spice to life in the winter. Add a snow shower and we pilots have dreams of being a bush pilot. It brings us back to the basics. You hand prop it. It has a stick, not a yoke.
The Back Story With intermittent snow showers in the afternoon around the airport, it was not difficult to capture a few images. For more information on aviation photography, go to Nikon 1 V3 for Aviation | a 7 Image Story.
Mar 6, 2021 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2021, Nikon 1 V3, Piper J-3 Cub, Piper PA-18 Super Cub, Skiplanes & Seaplanes
Skiplanes & Seaplanes | Cub & Super Cub Two iconic airplanes flying in nice snow make for memorable images. The Cub and Super Cub are having fun on Skiplane Weekend. This image is one of my favorite aviation images.
The Back Story Of course, the difficulty to capturing good airplane images in the winter with snow, is to keep the shutter speed low enough to blur the prop and pan well enough to keep the wings and fuselage in sharp focus while dealing with bright, hard mid-day light. A 1/125s shutter speed is about as high as I like for a click like this one. Luckily this day had bright overcast in between snow showers. Getting just the right spacing with just the right blowing snow while the camera and I were freezing meant several hundred burst mode images.
Mar 5, 2021 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.4-5.6 PD-Zoom, Daily Image 2021, Nikon 1 V3, Piper J-3 Cub, Skiplanes & Seaplanes
Skiplanes & Seaplanes | Think it will Snow Light powder snow settled down on the wings of this Piper J-3 Cub. The snow was relatively dry and really did not stick to the wing. Actually, it would fly away under the force of my breath.
The Back Story This Piper J-3 Cub sat outside in the snow during widely scattered snow showers. After the snow shower passed, starting the engine blew all the snow off.
Sep 17, 2020 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, Daily Image 2020, Nikon 1 V1, Piper J-3 Cub, Remembering Oshkosh
Remembering Oshkosh | Piper J-3 Cub This Piper J-3 Cub on floats image was captured at Oshkosh Air Adventure’s seaplane base. The iconic Piper J-3 Cub is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. It’s powered by an air-cooled engine and a fixed pitch propeller. Its fuselage is a welded steel frame covered in fabric with seating for two in tandem. It has a simple, lightweight design giving it good low speed handling properties and short field performance. The Cub’s standard chrome yellow paint known as “Cub Yellow” identifies it as one of the best known aircraft of all time. It’s simplicity, affordability, popularity, and performance make it a prized bush plane whether on wheels or floats. For the whole story with all images, see Remembering Oshkosh | a 7 Image Story.
Aug 11, 2020 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2020, Nikon 1 V3, Piper J-3 Cub, Piper PA-18 Super Cub, The Moments During the Clicks
The Moments During the Clicks | Cub & Super Cub Two iconic airplanes flying in nice snow make for memorable images. The Cub and Super Cub are having fun on Skiplane Weekend. Getting just the right spacing with just the right blowing snow while the camera and I were freezing meant several hundred burst mode images. Clicks! Clicks! Clicks! Of course, the difficulty to capturing good airplane images in the winter with snow, is to keep the shutter speed low enough to blur the prop and pan well enough to keep the wings and fuselage in sharp focus while dealing with bright, hard mid-day light. A 1/125s shutter speed is about as high as I like for a click like this one. Luckily this day had bright overcast in between snow showers. For the whole story with all images, see The Moments During the Clicks | a 7 Image Story.
