One of the great things about 365 is the wonderful variety of photos. I often see shots and wonder how they were done, and if I could achieve something similar. On Sunday evening I came across an aircraft shot by Pete Roberts which really caught my eye - http://365project.org/pjr/365/2014-01-19 Having been inspired by it, I gave some thought about how I could achieve a similar result, and added it to the list of ideas that I would like to try sometime.
Little did I know how quickly my opportunity would come to try this. The following morning I was changing trains at Doncaster railway station, when I spotted vapour trails above, in a lovely clear blue sky, so I took several shots.
On returning home I had a look at http://www.flightradar24.com/ which Pete had mentioned in his commentary to see if it was possible to find out more about this flight, and running the playback facility for the appropriate time and location I found only one flight that this could be, and I was amazed at the detail available.
So for the aircraft enthusiasts among you, here it is - Lufthansa flight LH462, an Airbus A380-841 registered D-AIMH passing westwards over Doncaster at a hight of 34,000 feet on a flight from Frankfurt to Miami.
So, this shot was a bit easier than it might have been, with one of the largest aircraft in the world to get a shot of, but I was amazed to find that it was almost six miles above me!
@fishers No not at all as is not easy when they are high I am really pleased it gave you an idea. It is a great shot and the A380 is a really good plane to try and take as it is very large, What makes yours outstanding is the height it was at compared with mine.and with flight radar it makes it more interesting to see the aircraft type, the height, the airline and where it is flying from and to etc. They are not easy to frame when you are zoomed in as well.
Ian, I'm staggered by this shot, handheld on a bridge camera with an effective focal length of 810mm at 1/500th of a second... and you found time to compose the shot too. This definitely deserves a Fav. - very well done! (And it was actuallu 6.46 miles up!)
Thank you Pete - I was rather surprised by the result, particularly when I discovered how far away it was. This type of shot is certainly made easier with an aircraft this large!
Thank you Richard for your very kind comments, and thank you for the fav! I was pretty pleased with the result too. The shot was a fairly quick spur of the moment shot, so the camera was on auto. It really could have done with a higher ISO and shutter speed, although my camera only goes to 1:1500 sec. The other problem was that shooting from the platform at Doncaster railway station has it's own challenges, with electrification masts and overhead wires in the way. Fortunately I have a pretty steady hand! The image posted was slightly cropped from the original, where the aircraft was rather far to the left.
Thank you Dianne, and yes, I love to discover information about the things I take photos of! I was amazed to discover how much I could learn about this flight, simply from knowing the time I took the shot and the direction it was travelling in.
Thank you Chantelle, and thank you for the fav! I was pleased with the outcome. It was a great lesson in making sure the camera is always close to hand, ready for any opportunity!
Thank you Angela, and thank you for the fav! My bridge camera has a x36 zoom lens, equivalent to around 800mm zoom on a 35mm camera, and it's at full zoom here. I've also cropped the image a little.
Thank you for the inspiration Pete - I hope you don't mind me using your idea.
Ian
Thank you Therese, and thank you for the fav!
Ian
Thank you Alison, glad you like it!
Ian
Thank you Padlock, glad you like it!
Ian
Thank you John. It would be fascinating to see one of these huge aircraft close-up!
Ian
Thank you Graham, glad you like it!
Ian
Thank you Pete - I was rather surprised by the result, particularly when I discovered how far away it was. This type of shot is certainly made easier with an aircraft this large!
Ian
Thank you Ferry - this was certainly an interesting experiment!
Ian
Thank you Debbie, I was pleased with the result!
Ian
Thank you Gill, I was amazed when I discovered the height of the aircraft!
Ian
Thank you Tony - yes, conditions were very good for this kind of shot, with cold still air, and shortly after rain so little dust in the air as well.
Ian
Thank you Hazel, and thank you for the fav!
Ian
Thank you Beezy, and thank you for the fav! - it was nice to see so much blue sky, after recent dull days!
Ian
Thank you Richard for your very kind comments, and thank you for the fav! I was pretty pleased with the result too. The shot was a fairly quick spur of the moment shot, so the camera was on auto. It really could have done with a higher ISO and shutter speed, although my camera only goes to 1:1500 sec. The other problem was that shooting from the platform at Doncaster railway station has it's own challenges, with electrification masts and overhead wires in the way. Fortunately I have a pretty steady hand! The image posted was slightly cropped from the original, where the aircraft was rather far to the left.
Ian
Thank you Nina, and thank you for the fav! - I was pretty pleased with the result!
Ian
Thank you Brian, glad you like it!
Ian
Thank you Dianne, and yes, I love to discover information about the things I take photos of! I was amazed to discover how much I could learn about this flight, simply from knowing the time I took the shot and the direction it was travelling in.
Ian
Thank you Chantelle, and thank you for the fav! I was pleased with the outcome. It was a great lesson in making sure the camera is always close to hand, ready for any opportunity!
Ian
Thank you Amber - this was a brief break in our dull grey weather. We are now back to grey skies and rain.
Ian
Thank you Angela, and thank you for the fav! My bridge camera has a x36 zoom lens, equivalent to around 800mm zoom on a 35mm camera, and it's at full zoom here. I've also cropped the image a little.
Ian
Thank you Kathy, glad you like it - I was rather pleased with the result!
Ian