Take-off..

Sitting for some hours in the Lounge at Wellington Airport, I practiced getting a shot of a plane just taking off. The angle I had showed one of the Wellington beaches behind the runway.

I have to say the zoom on my camera is the best!

Three good things;
1. Our shuttle to the airport was free.
2. Being in our own vehicle and heading home in very warm temperatures but with a cold change expected
3. Not having to listen to some awful music that people make nowadays!

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[*lynn]

fabulous capture.... wonderful comp with the beach and houses

[Bep]

Well captured!

[Pat Knowles]

Just caught lift off there......you have the same camera that Ant & Jo have so glad it's good. We bought it Anthony for his birthday & I must say the photos of the kids they send over are really good & of course all SOOC as there is no editing going on! Wellington looks very hilly...I knew it was but you can really see it here! You will be safely home now I would think which is great after you have been traveling again.

[Mr. Spock]

Great shot!

[Pam Knowler]

Wonderful take off shot!! Hope you enjoyed your weekend away!!

[Anita Campbell]

Great capture. Rarely see a plane at exact point of lift off.

[Maggiemae]

@aglennc As you can imagine, I looked at lots of planes taking off at different points with different sizes. With this size of plane I took a guess at where it lifted off and zoomed in and waited!

[Steve]

Wonderful shot here! Great timing and I really like the background. fav

[Loopy-Lou]

Great capture

[summerfield]

i hear you on the music, no melody and no rhyme nor reason for the stupid lyrics. good for you for catching this shot!

[tony gig]

Wonderful shot Maggie...

[Lesley Chisholm]

Wellington!!!! Very nicely timed :)

[Margo]

Well captured

[Daisy Miller]

super capture

[katy]

spectacular timing to catch it at the precise moment! Beautiful background beach too!

[KWind]

Wonderfully timed shot!

[Keri]

Beautifully timed!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Looks like you caught it at just the right moment. Great shot!

[Darlene]

What a great shot, Maggiemae. I love the beach and houses in the background too. Your zoom is amazing. How I miss having much to use. FAV

[julia]

Nice shot .. to showcase Wellington and on of the Air NZ planes..

[Gena Pegg]

Quite a lovely take off shot! Well done Maggie!

[Maggiemae]

@julzmaioro But, Julia - they have changed their colours - at probably a cost of $300K per plane!

[Dione Giorgio]

Fantastic capture of this take off. You seem to have stopped the plane in mid air.

[Maggiemae]

@sangwann I was pleased with this shot too, Dione! The propellers are stopped too! Don't tell the passengers!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat Anthony and Jon might be pleased with their photos if you gave him a few hints about post processing? They will go into the album of life!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat ruddy text edit, put a 'n' on to the Jo!

[Anita Russell]

Great angle here

[Tony Guest (snoopybooboo)]

Great photo. Fav.

[Annie D]

Great photo - love the backdrop

[Carole Imes]

Fabulous capture and I like the background setting, too. Fav.

[Tremerryn]

Wonderful timing and composition.

[Gillian]

Fabulous capture! Well done!

[Bev]

Great shot, Maggie. I still have a goal to get a shot like this but our airport is quite tiny.

[Phil Cameron]

Like the Turbo prop a change from jets

[Maggiemae]

@philcameron59 These planes go to smaller places around NZ, Phil. I chose this one because this size of plane took off exactly at this point and so I could plan the photo! Was so pleased to see that I stopped the propellers!

[Phil Cameron]

@maggiemae good one 😀

[Al Bailey]

Fabulous!!!! fav :)

[Kerry McCarthy]

Great timing - the the whole scene!

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautiful focus in this capture. Love the design on the tail of this plane.

[Osia Strasner]

Nothing like going home....wonderful capture of the take-off.....what is the max zoom on your camera? I got the Nikon p600 with the 60x optical zoom, and now I cannot find the darn thing....so frustrated!

[Maggiemae]

@panthora Thank you Osia for all your wonderful comments on my photos! They are always interesting to read! My camera has a 50X zoom and if I can hold it steady the max zoom shot will be good and clear!