OUR APPRENTI CE says…

I switched to the slower shutter speeds Lloyd recommended for the propellor aircraft displays, and I could see the difference straight away. With a fast shutter speed, the prop blades were frozen and there was no sense of movement – it just looked as if the planes were hanging motionless in the sky. But with a slower shutter speed of 1/160 sec, the you could see the blades spinning and it gave the images a real sense of movement. I had to work harder to keep the camera steady, though, because the risk of camera shake was higher. Lloyd explained that I couldn’t expect to get every shot sharp, but with practice my ‘hit rate’ would get better as I got more used to the weight of the lens, turning smoothly to follow the aircraft and following through – just like a golfer!