Aerial Photography In New Zealand

[@teeeenyfifi]

Best week ever 😁

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Went too fast eh! Until next time ;)

[@seabreezeof]

You certainly know the terrain from the land and air in your neck of the woods. Thanks for taking us along Will !! Beautiful captures...

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

My pleasure. Thank you.

[@leannecullen8317]

The yearning is real! Aerial photography is my favourite and this video says it all. If you ever get a chance to do an aerial with Will, take it! His planning, spontaneity and knowledge is brilliant. Thanks for sharing - roll on the next one!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Haha thanks Leanne! We’ve shared memorable ones haven’t we :)

[@faith6857]

Being able to do aerial photography is truly a dream come true. God willing, I too will one day take pictures from the cloudy heights!!

[@sandysmith1755]

Looks so good, I'm travelling there February next year. Can't wait.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Hope you have a great time mate

[@johnjames2130]

Another great video Will, with beautiful images.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks a lot mate 🙏🏻

[@dlanska]

I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for posting.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks for the support 🙏🏻

[@CarolineOrdHume]

Cheers Will, another excellent video. It's so stunningly beautiful up there and you have managed to bring that atmosphere to us. Really useful tips and planning information too. No wonder you have done so many flights!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks so much Caroline ☺️

[@lphilpot01]

Wow.... just, wow. 🙂

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks!

[@ianbraithwaite9563]

Great Video just a pleasure to watch and understand your view and idea of what you are capturing!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Good onya mate, thanks so much.

[@reneepatino7804]

Awesome tips! Makes me want to get up there!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

🤪🤪

[@eugenedyachkin]

Good stuff William! Keep it up man 🤙

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks mate 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@marychaseflynn]

This is awesome Will! Wish I lived in the area you are shooting!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thank you Mary. Hope you can visit someday.

[@loganpatterson3053]

Nice one Will, great video... was great to catch up in Milford couple weeks back... as mentioned i plan to be down there again somestage with plane and camera in hand 😃

[@tomhansen3182]

Awesome video Will. Thanks for producing this one. It inspires me to get out there and try something different.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Awesome. Thanks for viewing and commenting mate :) Cheers!

[@BenC20B]

That was epic. Beautifully filmed. Was a nice tribute to Shaun. I’m still sad he has retired from flying.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks brother ❤️

[@PlxsmicX8460]

Couldn't be better timing. Was just thinking about planning an aerial photography session!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Perfect! Hope you enjoyed 🙏🏻

[@PlxsmicX8460]

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography As always, very informative. Keep it up!

[@jonvause9883]

Great video Will. Having just done my first aerial shoot when we were over there it meant so much more. The light you had was awesome so maybe next year if I get back there I can plan something.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks a lot mate. Sounds like a plan :)

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

Tnx for sharing, very nice

[@oliverwhone]

Nice one, mate. Loved that insight. Great timing too: have had a buddy down in Tassie offer for me to join him on a flight over the Southwest National Park. Pretty stoked!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Awesome man, you’ll love it. Cheers!

[@joanhuggett5164]

Not planning an aerial William but I am here for the ride and it was exhilarating. So many varied images with light and shadows and colours and angles, mixed with video clips; it was really awesome. BTW we claim you. Your pilot gave it away :)

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Haha! Thanks so much Joan, pleasure to have you along for the ride :)

[@timmcneillyphotography]

Incredible 👌

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Cheers man!

[@mikefear9712]

Great video Will, as always - I'd be interested to know wether you add a polariser for any of your aerial shots..cheers as always

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks mate. No, I don’t feel any need to. Definitely would have mentioned in the video if so. Perhaps you would at midday with harsh light on lakes and rivers.

[@ImmersedINNature365days]

Hi William do you use any filter when you capture photos from helicopters or flights

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Nope, otherwise I would have mentioned it in the video. Thanks :)

[@kyethompson5334]

I would like to know what your settings were like the ISO the F-stop and shutter, as I am doing one in a few days and it's all totally new. Not really expecting to do anything as you have done but the experience

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Shutter speed is the main factor. Want to make sure it’s not too slow. Typically 1/400s will be fast enough, especially if everything is far away. Lower the Fstop if you need to let in some light and as always, lower iso is best. A typical aerial image for me would look something like iso 200, f/5.6 and 1/400s

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

Do you end up with any keepers above the 200mm focal length? I'm asking this in general (from the 100 or so flights you had over the years) cause of the lenses you take with you . Maybe a 70-200 f/2.8 instead of the 100-400 gives a faster shutter speed. I struggle with this choice in my aerial photography. I too carry 2 lens/body combos. Sometimes 70-200 f/2.8 and 100-400, or 24-70 f/2.8 and a longer 70-200 f/2.8 or 100-400. Depending if it is sunrise, mid-day, or sunset. Of course having the lenses mounted on 2 bodies ready to go saves time, but still deciding which lens you bring to your eye or hold most of the time is tricky and light changes so fast at these higher altitudes, so by the time you do a second passage the composition maybe gone, etc. Also what f/ stop do you usually go for?

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

I have quite a few above 200mm. Those are scenes far off on the horizon, so they don’t move by fast. I never struggle with shutter speed and usually f/5.6 at iso 200 and 1/320 or 1/400 is fine when there’s light around. I’d always opt for a 100-400 over 70-200 :)

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography tnx

[@JordanMarsh0217]

I'm up in a helicopter almost every day, except I'm photographing train and power lines. So ehhhh, it sucks haha. I get some cool cityscapes but I''d gladly take the mountains instead :D

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Haha, nice one! Electrical work?

[@JordanMarsh0217]

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography Yeah we just do the inspections, I photograph everything down to the bolts and cotter pins, if something is broken a report gets sent and the power companies know where to send their guys.

[@okapitech]

I thought you would be shooting from a drone, not taking a private plane up 🤣

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Well it’s not my personal plane haha. Can’t use drones here though and the National Park is huge with virtually no roads, so you’d never get a drone anywhere near these areas.