Are most of your shooting done with your feet planted firmly on the earth? A basic concept that directs you to take a strong stance, brace your elbows and keep that camera as still as possible has to be camera shake. But have ever imagined you not being on the ground? What if you are not on the ground but up in the air? When experiencing a balloon flight in Bagan, Myanmar, when an opportunity presents itself, you will surely agree that there is no better way of watching the over 2,000 temples of the area than from the air. Indochian tours Myanmar To have the best photos, let’s check out five tips for doing photography from midair:
- Chose wisely as there is limited space
Bagan Sightseeing from Bird’s Eye View- source: internet
Space is always limited in anything defying gravity, whether it be a plane or a balloon. Before your balloon goes up, there should be a safety briefing, and the pilot says the final sentence. So talk to the pilot and see if he knows the best place from which to get a nice photo or if you can get a spot on the corner. It even may not be where you have expected.
- The changing light conditions – be prepared
Be prepared with the changing light condition- source: internet
It is likely that before sunrise do most balloon flights start, for both romantic notions, along with better flying conditions. But it makes all the jobs of a photographer become much more difficult. They will have difficulty capturing the darkness of the early morning, which will turn into blue, then golden hour, and full daylight at the end. So there are four different lighting conditions needing capturing. Leave the tripod you bring on the ground. For a sunrise picture, it may be good, but it requires work to get the balloons or airplanes ready. Therefore, there are a lot of moving parts, and you will definitely not need it when being in the air. myanmar tours packages
Actually the tip is that regarding light conditions, there are many variables. It can be a little obvious, but you are not in a stable environment when being in a balloon (or airplane). You will be dealing with various light conditions in such a short period of time and you need to be prepared for anything as it is not so easy to just get up the next day and fly again.
To balance the orange or blue natural light, use a gel on your flash. Bring a fill flash, which is for the people in the balloon. The balloon rotates during flight, so the sun is at your back many times. It is beneficial to be capable of filling the shadows with some light.
- Camera – bring a second one along if you can
Hot air balloon over Bagan- source: internet
Even a gear junky has to agree that it is really nice to have 2 cameras on hand in this place. The dynamic conditions (landing, take off, turning, spinning, etc., along with the changing light) and the confining space make an extra camera really handy to have to be capable of getting a range of shots in a limited amount of time, in a limited space. Without having multiple cameras, there are really not many options for doing that.
- Take long lenses
Take long lens with you- source: internet
So the next logical question is what lenses to put on your cameras. Bring a long telephoto would be the first tip with lenses. There are too many people with a 16-35mm lens trying to get the whole landscape, but you can get everything in frame with a longer lens when you are up high. The features of the landscape become minuscule from the air at the height of 16mm. You may feel using a longer focal length lens for landscapes a little bit strange, but when you float or fly, they are certainly your good friends.
- Don’t forget to only enjoy the trip
Like sailboats are to motorboats, balloons, which are quiet and hover calmly, are to airplanes. It is a bit dreamlike that balloon is only a pocket of air that so exquisitely raises you off the earth and drifts with the wind. It is incredibly smooth, thus don’t miss to enjoy it!
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