# Photo ??: Tips for shooting from a small plane \*UPDATE PICS 8/30\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 7, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-tips-for-shooting-from-a-small-plane-update-pics-8-30/51135 "2008-07-07T08:03:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-tips-for-shooting-from-a-small-plane-update-pics-8-30/51135/21 "2008-08-30T18:18:26Z")
Shooting from a Cessna 172 was by far the toughest shooting I’ve done so far. That’s a small ass plane. Small as in one shoulder was against the door, the other was touching the pilot until he moved his seat forward and I moved mine all the way back. I’m not a small guy, but I’m not a defensive tackle either. As I’d twist to shoot the lens would be out the window, getting pounded by the wind. After the first pass I took off the lens hood because it was acting like a sail. I’d lean back but I had to be careful not to bump the pilot, and to watch where I was bracing my feet to turn and stabilize myself since the RUDDER PEDALS were right there. It would probably bad if I jammed full right rudder while we were 500 feet off the lake. 🙂 Then as we would blow by I only had a few seconds each pass where the wedding party was lined up that I wasn’t looking through the wing support bar. My hands clamped on my camera as the winds try and pull it out the window. EDIT: All in all, it was a blast though. There’s nothing like going up in a small plane, window open, banking and diving over the lake. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-tips-for-shooting-from-a-small-plane-update-pics-8-30/51135/22 "2008-08-30T18:20:17Z")
pics of first 2 brides maids ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-tips-for-shooting-from-a-small-plane-update-pics-8-30/51135/23 "2008-08-30T18:22:28Z")
> [@ieatpaint315](#): > > pics of first 2 brides maids :lol: I was in a plane with a 200mm lens. That’s about the best you’re going to get. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-tips-for-shooting-from-a-small-plane-update-pics-8-30/51135.md?page=1)