Jaime Vedres {Photography} – Lethbridge Photographer

Hello everyone out there on the inter-web. Thought I would throw a new post up, with what I was up to last night. I chartered a flight out of Taber to fly over the inaugural lighting of the high level bridge in Lethbridge!

I figured with this potentially being the most over photographed event in Lethbridge history, I should probably attempt to get a unique angle. So I booked a pilot last minute, and scrabbled to figure out how to shoot / film the flight. THANKS to my many photographer friends that offered lots of advice! (Leland, Warfious, Mcbain Crew, DJ Studios Crew)

With this being the first time shooting aerial photography, and it being night, it offered many challenges. Low light being the biggest, followed by vibration of the plane, wind, a window that had to be held open by my assistant photog in the back seat (who battled motion sickness like a champ!), and working with a 5dmkII at high ISO’s.  Due to the bridge being lit from the bottom, and only really highlighting the first couple of meters up the bridge in bright light my camera had to be pushed to higher ISO levels, which really sacrificed quality. I am still working on the footage / photos, to assure I can post something of decent quality.

Here are a few shots of the plane, crew, and take off. Actual shots to be posted soon. Cheers!