Night shots

[aviation4_yt]

Hello all!

i just have a question regarding night shots. How on earth do photographers take stunning night photos of planes flying overhead. (not long exposure or gate shots)

what settings are needed and what editing skills/techniques do you use to create that masterpiece. i know the basics like wide aperture eg 2.8 and 1.8, low shutter and ISO.

the look i'm loving is the 'white' look like the whole plane is exposed and lit up. no matter how much settings i try i just can't seem to get it right. so if anyone knows or you do this type of photography please let me know!

my gear i used;
Nikon z5 ( Mirrorless full frame)
nikor 18-55mm f3-f6
nikor 70-300 f4-f6
sigma 150-600mm
sigma 70-200 2.8

Kind Regards

[Blueris Aviation]

Hello.

i tried nightshots once and have to say that its not that complicated. First of all, exposure metering should be set to center so that exposure depends not on whole frame(most of which is dark background) but on aircraft itself so aircraft can be exposed right. Mostly use your 70-200 2.8 at 2.8 aperture, iso 6400 in aperture priority so that it finds up needed shutter speed. Hope it helps.

[mahagonny]

Having never attempted this, what I would recommend is to try to see the exif data of the photos published on JP. From there many things can be deduced

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11256599

JFIFVersion	257
Resolution	600x600 inches
Make	SONY
Camera Model	ILCE-9M2
Software	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Windows)
Modify Date	February 21, 2024 21:56:14
Shutter Speed	1/200 s
Exposure Time	0.0050 s
f-number	ƒ1.4
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	16000
Sensitivity Type	Recommended Exposure Index
Recommended Exposure Index	16000
Exif Version	2.3.1
Date Time Original	January 06, 2024 20:24:44
Create Date	January 06, 2024 20:24:44
Offset Time	+08:00
Offset Time Digitized	+08:00
Aperture Value	0.970854
Brightness Value	-6.125
Maximum Aperture Value	0.96875
Metering Mode	Spot
Light Source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length	85mm (35mm Film Equivalent: 85mm)
Sub Sec Time Original	932
Sub Sec Time Digitized	932
Color Space	sRGB
Focal Plane XResolution	1683.9364013671875
Focal Plane YResolution	1683.9364013671875
File Source	Digital Camera
Scene Type	Directly photographed
Custom Rendered	Normal
Exposure Mode	Manual
White Balance	Auto
Digital Zoom Ratio	1
Focal Length (35mm Film Equivalent)	85mm
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Lens Info	85, 1.4
Lens Model	85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art 020

[aviation4_yt]

Cool thank you sm!