My pics of the redbull airrace rotterdam 20-7-2008

[pagani]

Some of my pics of the redbull airrace 20-7-2008

[Smartdriver]

Nice event

[enzoferrari]

Nice pics Pagany thanks for sharing!!

[F250]

A longer lens would help alot! (You need to clean the CCD on your Sony DSLR A200. You can see the dirt on the pictures with a clear sky. Look near the top of the frame - about one third of the way from left-to-right.)

[pagani]

Originally Posted by F250 A longer lens would help alot! (You need to clean the CCD on your Sony DSLR A200. You can see the dirt on the pictures with a clear sky. Look near the top of the frame - about one third of the way from left-to-right.)

That is the next thing on my list a difrent lens.
And i clean the lens al the time.
How can i clean my lens the best?
I think my pics still look great and it's the first proper use of my cam the first time.

[F250]

Originally Posted by pagani That is the next thing on my list a difrent lens. And i clean the lens al the time. How can i clean my lens the best? I think my pics still look great and it's the first proper use of my cam the first time.

See the spot on the top, one third from the left? That's dirt on the CCD (Charged Coupled Device), not the lens. The CCD is the sensor located behind the lens in the camera body. It "records" the image seen through the lens instead of film.

Normally,y ou can see the dirt on the CCD at small apertures (high numbers) like f18, f22, etc. To see how dirty your CCD is, set the aperature as high numerically as possible and take a picture of the sky (cloudless portion). Examine the photograph on your computer at high magnification.

Cleaning the CCD requires special tools and cleaners. Check out this page (I know it's Nikon related, but the techniques are similar for all DSLRs). Be very careful when removing your lens. It is very easy for dust to get on the CCD. I carry plastic trash bags with me and change lenses inside the bags (one use only).

http://www.bythom.com/cleaning.htm