Helicopters…
What are your techniques to deal with slower shutter to blur rotors, ect.
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Scot, I believe we all struggle with adequately blurring the main rotor disk of a helicopter. The less (and thinner) blades means they turn faster and thus easier to blur. Tail rotors are much easier to get the “full disk”.
I have had some success with 1/60 shutter speed or less and shooting as high a frame rate as possible (30 or 40 frames a second) to help increase my keeper rate. But, many photos are not acceptably or pin sharp in my eyes and I may only find 1 out of 60 or 80 photos worth keeping, but that’s just me.
Your third photo has done a great job in blurring the main rotor, and the tail rotor is almost full disk. Nice photo.