A Few O'Hare Shots

[FSXHD]

The poor weather of Chicago's winter finally broke, and the winds finally blew out of the west, a meteorological characteristic primarily of the warmer months in Chicago. Here are some of today's shots -

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5629440476_cd8db82236_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629440476/)
American N39364 with Winglets (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629440476/) by KORDspotting (http://www.flickr.com/people/kordspotting/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5106/5628862611_18423a4fe1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5628862611/)
Bok-a-plane! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5628862611/) by KORDspotting (http://www.flickr.com/people/kordspotting/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5629447932_e7cab1c4ae_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629447932/)
Aer Lingus A330 "St. Aoife" (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629447932/) by KORDspotting (http://www.flickr.com/people/kordspotting/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5265/5628869873_a713fef038_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5628869873/)
United N57863 (New Colors) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5628869873/) by KORDspotting (http://www.flickr.com/people/kordspotting/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5629453346_f7122cef3c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629453346/)
Swiss HB-IQQ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629453346/) by KORDspotting (http://www.flickr.com/people/kordspotting/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5628877245_a1270a5b25_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5628877245/)
Royal Jordanian A340-200 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5628877245/) by KORDspotting (http://www.flickr.com/people/kordspotting/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5629459164_c3596cb304_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629459164/)
United 777 (New Colors) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/5629459164/) by KORDspotting (http://www.flickr.com/people/kordspotting/), on Flickr

Enjoy! Full set here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kordspotting/sets/72157626520039760/

Regards,
Kevin B

[JaayT]

Very nice shots mate! Everythings so crisp, I've never shot flying planes but I'd imagine you need quite a telephoto ? :D Really love the bokeh shot as well!

-Jordan Anthony

[FSXHD]

Very nice shots mate! Everythings so crisp, I've never shot flying planes but I'd imagine you need quite a telephoto ? :D Really love the bokeh shot as well!

-Jordan Anthony

Thanks! Depending on where you shooting from, a telephoto may or may not be necessary. At this particular location, the 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS or 55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Nifty-two-fifty works just fine. To get the crisp shots, I shoot in manual, making sure there is a fast shutter speed and a stopped down aperture, such as f/8. I let the camera choose ISO. I then sharpen and mask them up in Lightroom, and voila!

[silvrr]

Care to share your spot. I like beeline drive but the straight on shots get old sometimes.

[ASmith]

All nice shots, but I like the "Bok-a-plane" the best. It's an original view, while I've seen many similar to the other typical views.

[njekin]

good shots. Were you using the 18-135?

[Desertraptor]

Wish I had such a diversity of AC here but alas it's not to be

[FSXHD]

Care to share your spot. I like beeline drive but the straight on shots get old sometimes.

Sure. Right here - http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.968074,-87.876248&spn=0.0127,0.027874&t=h&z=16&msid=202552168394193952346.0004a178a9b9fbad728bc

good shots. Were you using the 18-135?

No. This was my first spotting trip with my new nifty two fifty - the EF-S 55-250mm.

Thanks everyone!

[silvrr]

Sure. Right here - http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.968074,-87.876248&spn=0.0127,0.027874&t=h&z=16&msid=202552168394193952346.0004a178a9b9fbad728bc

Thanks! Looks like the opposite end of the runway from where i usually go.

[jack5150]

Thanks for sharing the location of these shots. I've often thought about going to that parking lot... I just may venture out there some day very soon!! Thanks again!!

[Gatorboy]

I was expecting photos of O'Hare airport ... even though that isn't the case, your airliner pictures are great.

[mikekelley]

God the new United livery is awful

[Aerophile]

Wish I had such a diversity of AC here but alas it's not to be

+1.

[Snydremark]

Good shots; that Jordanian Air flight is particularly striking, though.

[FSXHD]

I was expecting photos of O'Hare airport ... even though that isn't the case, your airliner pictures are great.

Sorry about that! :oops:

Thanks everyone!

[CameraMan]

God the new United livery is awful

Unitenental...

I used to work for United at O'hare.

[Field of 33]

Sure. Right here - http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.968074,-87.876248&spn=0.0127,0.027874&t=h&z=16&msid=202552168394193952346.0004a178a9b9fbad728bc

Thanks everyone!

I almost got arrested while shooting at that locations a couple years ago. Someone must have called me in because suddenly 3 squads cars stopped on Manheim, which is on the other side of that fence, and two more came down whatever side street that is right there. One was a bit testy when he got out of his car, yelling at me to put the camera down and not move. He demanded that I show him ID and all my pictures to make sure I wasn't doing anything too stupid. Finally, once he saw my 1-yr old son in the backseat, I guess he thought I wasn't a terrorist after all and then he became really cool. He told all of the other officers to scram and then talked to me about photography for the better part of 15 or 20 minutes. I guess he is a photographer that is really into inner-city photography so he understood what I was doing.

Still seems like a bunch of a hassle for not doing anything harmful. I think it's just typical overreacting CPD. :rolleyes: