Airshow Pics

[DJ-S1]

I'm a newbie not only to DGrin but also to having a non-point and shoot camera. I just picked up a Canon S1-IS last week and I took it to a local airshow last weekend. I'd appreciate any comments you guys have for me while I'm learning the ropes.

http://daveorama.smugmug.com/gallery/145698


http://daveorama.smugmug.com/photos/5352232-L.jpg

[gubbs]

Hi DJ
Great shot, :thumb might be worth trying to crop it down, so that the guy was in the top right of the shot dropping into the space??

Oh and welcome to DG

[DJ-S1]

Yeah, these are the shots striaght off the camera, I haven't had time to play with them in Photoshop. I'm sure some tweaks could make them look better.

Someone commented to me that the shots were pretty noisy. I used ISO100 just because I didn't know any better. Would ISO50 have been cleaner? Or is the noise a function of something else?

[wxwax]

Yes, ISO 50 would remove some of the noise. Nice job with the shots! Patch29 has the same camera, and has produced some excellent shots with it.

[DJ-S1]

Yes, ISO 50 would remove some of the noise. Nice job with the shots! Patch29 has the same camera, and has produced some excellent shots with it.Thanks! I lurk on occasion at the bike site, Patch takes some amazing pictures. I always assumed he used a big dSLR.

Maybe I can sneak in another newb question. Does the f/ also affect noise and clarity of the image like ISO does? I really like some of my shots, but most aren't tack sharp. I guess that could just be the combo of the planes screaming by at 300+mph and the IS tryng to do it's job...:dunno