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Post by mumbles on Sept 27, 2009 22:09:52 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 28, 2009 0:54:17 GMT 12
Is that an aeroplane? Or is it the whale that falls out of the sky in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? ;D
Well photographed Sam.
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Post by Kereru on Sept 28, 2009 9:53:20 GMT 12
Well done Sam!
What focal length lens did you use?
Colin
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Post by Andy Wright on Sept 28, 2009 16:00:23 GMT 12
Nice work, Sam.
Saw one of these leave Honolulu airport in early August. Thought the take-off was quite sedate until she was reefed through 90 degrees and climbed out like a bloody fighter. Couldn't believe it. Most impressive.
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Post by chewy on Sept 28, 2009 19:31:10 GMT 12
Excelent photo there. If you want a close up, it is parked across the road from where i work.
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Post by mumbles on Sept 28, 2009 20:38:46 GMT 12
Well done Sam! What focal length lens did you use? Colin Thanks guys  . Colin I used my 300mm lens at full extension, with the sensor set to large (fine) to exploit every single one of the 10.2 mega pixels available. In this configuration according to the manual the effective lens length is 450mm. In addition the air was nice and clear, enabling me to eyeball the four condensation trails and the aircraft (almost to the point of being able to visually ID) before confirming through the lens it was a C-17. Also the outer engines fan out the trail a lot when you see it coming toward you, which differs from the trail laid by something like a 737, and also got my attention. If I hadn't noticed the four trails I wouldn't have got the camera out even. Just lucky I was leaving a birthday party my daughter had been attending, so had the camera to hand! |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Sept 29, 2009 17:51:14 GMT 12
Good spotting that man, not a sight seen often.
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