Guy's we miss you. Come back soon. Winter trip and camping start down here ksa. Don't miss that specially in haiel region you wont believe. Wanna see you soon. God bless you all and take care
Don't worry, we're back in Saudi and enjoying the weather finally getting a little cooler. We're just way behind on our videos - all the editing is hard work 🤣
I had two bodies - I used my 70-200 most of the time and also carried a 24-70. I really loved the zoomed in detailed shots of the dunes, patterns of the riverbeds, and the deeper shadows that were quite abstract as the sun began to set. The 70-200 was great for that and still provided pretty decent width for broader shots. The 24-70 was okay, but its a big rather empty landscape, so the wider angle often left the landscape looking flat and had a much higher chance of helicopter rotors in the image. I took a quick look at the metadata from the photos I kept and about 10% were at 24-30mm, 30% were taken at 70mm (but I took them with the 70-200), the rest were above 70mm taken with the 70-200. In another location it might be different, but if I only had one body I'd personally take a 70-200 again. You'll be moving fast, so make sure you have a high shutter speed :) We had a bright day, and I shot at around 1/2000-1/2500 as long as the light allowed. Enjoy! It's an incredible experience!
The helicopter tour was amazing. Those dunes! Wow!
It was incredible! One of the coolest things we've ever done!
Guy's we miss you. Come back soon.
Winter trip and camping start down here ksa.
Don't miss that specially in haiel region you wont believe.
Wanna see you soon.
God bless you all and take care
Don't worry, we're back in Saudi and enjoying the weather finally getting a little cooler. We're just way behind on our videos - all the editing is hard work 🤣
Can I ask what lenses you used in the helicopter? I'm heading there in a month's time and want to be prepared for the helicopter ride. Many thanks!
I had two bodies - I used my 70-200 most of the time and also carried a 24-70. I really loved the zoomed in detailed shots of the dunes, patterns of the riverbeds, and the deeper shadows that were quite abstract as the sun began to set. The 70-200 was great for that and still provided pretty decent width for broader shots. The 24-70 was okay, but its a big rather empty landscape, so the wider angle often left the landscape looking flat and had a much higher chance of helicopter rotors in the image.
I took a quick look at the metadata from the photos I kept and about 10% were at 24-30mm, 30% were taken at 70mm (but I took them with the 70-200), the rest were above 70mm taken with the 70-200. In another location it might be different, but if I only had one body I'd personally take a 70-200 again.
You'll be moving fast, so make sure you have a high shutter speed :) We had a bright day, and I shot at around 1/2000-1/2500 as long as the light allowed. Enjoy! It's an incredible experience!