Sep 16, 2021 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Nikon D200 Soup | Float Plane Weekend This Piper Super Cub is taking off by trying to lift one float up first then the other. A PA-18 Piper Super Cub on floats can take-off from relatively small lakes. Northern Michigan provides some beautiful lake front backgrounds when capturing floatplane images. Wonder how the Super Cub got such a distinctive N number. See Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story for more floatplane images.
The Back Story This image came from a burst of clicks from a boat while panning. Another reason why good panning skills and recent practice are necessary to capture certain types of images. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Float Plane Weekend |
| Location | Lake Cadillac in Cadillac, MI |
| Date/Time | 8/01/2008 3:38pm Local Time |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy | 82°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Burst of clicks from a boat while panning. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 200mm (300mm) f/14 1/90s 0ev 100iso |
| Post | Smoothed clouds a bit. |
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 |
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Jul 31, 2021 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Nikon 1 V1, Nikon 1 V1 Potpourri, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Nikon 1 V1 Potpourri | Super Cub Farewell Yep, it’s yours truly trying to act like a bush pilot. The Piper Super Cub, Alaska’s favorite bush plane, makes for great fun flying, particularly for us Midwest flatlanders. It’s a great performing seaplane on straight or amphibious floats.
The Back Story On the weekend before Oshkosh, a small group of pilots ranging from heavy iron pilots to bush pilots, get together for back to the basics float plane flying. This image comes from one of those weekends, a few years ago. No, it’s not a selfie. It’s a simple click from the dock. My brother grabbed my camera and captured this image. See Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story for more information and images. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Floatplane Weekend |
| Location | Lake Cadillac |
| Date/Time | 7/26/2013 1:45pm Local Time |
| Weather | Cloudy | 78°F | Moderate Winds |
| Method | Simple click from the dock. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V1 with a Nikon FT-1 Adapter & Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 70mm (189mm) f/11 1/100s -0.33ev 100iso |
| Post | Lightened it a little. |
Jul 11, 2021 | 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, Michigan, Nikon 1 V1, Nikon 1 V1 Potpourri, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Nikon 1 V1 Potpourri | Lake Sunset Just before dark can sometimes be the best time to capture images.
The Back Story This image was captured handheld in manual exposure mode. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | In Search of a Beautiful Sunset |
| Location | Lake Cadillac |
| Date/Time | 9/27/2013 8:00pm Local Time |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy | 68°F | Calm Winds |
| Method | Captured in manual exposure mode, handheld! |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V1 with a Nikon 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 lens |
Exposure
| 10mm (27mm) f/7.1 1/5s -2ev 200iso |
| Post | Smoothed sky & sharpened hoists a bit |
Jul 9, 2021 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Michigan, Nikon 1 V1, Nikon 1 V1 Potpourri, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Nikon 1 V1 Potpourri | Super Cub Pilot This pilot sure looks good as he docks the Super Cub. Besides being my brother, he’s a pretty good pilot. See Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story for more floatplane images.
The Back Story Even at 1/60 second shutter speed, the propeller is blurred but the white tips are still faint. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Floatplane Weekend |
| Location | Lake Cadillac |
| Date/Time | 7/26/2013 12:41pm Local Time |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy | 75°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Simple click from the dock. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V1 with a Nikon FT-1 Adapter and Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 155mm (418mm) f/14 1/60s -0.33ev 100iso |
| Post | Added a bit more contrast and definition on the prop. |
Mar 17, 2021 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2021, Nikon 1 V3, Piper PA-18 Super Cub, Skiplanes & Seaplanes
Skiplanes & Seaplanes | Super Cub on Floats Takeoff A PA-18 Piper Super Cub on floats can take-off from relatively small lakes. Northern Michigan provides some beautiful lake front backgrounds when capturing floatplane images. This Super Cub has one float up out of the water while the other floats remains on the water. The maneuver reduces drag and allows the plane to get off the water sooner.
The Back Story This image was captured from a speeding motor boat. The challenge was to keep the shutter speed low enough to blur the propeller yet still fast enough to get a sharp image while riding in a bumpy motor boat. See Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story for more information.
Mar 14, 2021 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Daily Image 2021, Nikon 1 V3, Piper PA-18 Super Cub, Skiplanes & Seaplanes
Skiplanes & Seaplanes | Super Cub Landing A PA-18 Piper Super Cubs on floats can land in some pretty tight places. With the floats attached the Super Cub can drop out of the sky very quickly at a steep angle.
The Back Story Northern Michigan provides some beautiful backgrounds when capturing floatplane images. This Super Cub on short final reminds one that the call to the wild is not far away. See Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story for the whole 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.
