Fly-in…

Welcome to San Diego! This was a photo that was fun to shoot. I’m standing over the interstate, watching planes land every few minutes. What fun! My biggest challenge was that I had to shoot through this…

But it works! When you find yourself needing to shoot through chain link, try using the widest aperture possible. Here I shot at f/2.8 with the lens nearly touching the wire (use a polarizer or UV filter to protect the lens). Any aperture stopped down produced visible links throughout the image. 

If you get lucky, you’ll find yourself directly underneath a few airplanes like this Southwest jet getting ready to land! A fast shutter speed, focus tracking, and continuous high speed shooting mode will help you keep up with speedy jets. Have fun shooting! ~ Deb