Airshow Help

[erincarter]

I will be attending an airshow tomorrow and I'm looking for advice on what settings to use when shooting the planes.

I'll be shooting with a Nikon D300 and a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens.
Any suggestions on what shutter speed or aperture to start with?

Today the weather was cloudy and raining and tomorrow they are calling for "variable cloudiness" but no rain.

Any help or suggestions would be great.
Thanks

[OsmosisStudios]

Shutterspeed priority, spot metering, use the AF system to lead the plane. Set a shutterspeed around 1/500 to 1/1000. The faster the better.

[dlambert]

Some people prefer a slower shutter for prop planes (1/320 or so) to get a little blur to the prop. Sort of the same idea as panning w/ a race car -- you want to give the impression of a little movement w/o blurring the airplane. It'll be easier to start with the faster speed and work on getting a little prop blur as you're feeling comfortable.