Virgin Blue Melbourne airport

[Nikolas]

Taken from the aircraft viewing spot outside the airport with my 100-300 f5.6L
this was late afternoon so iso 400
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/%7Esmeegles/Stuff/vblue.jpg

[james0052]

looks good to me, but i dont like the fence in the bottom of the picture and the aircraft relaay needs to be in the centre of the photograph.

If i was you i would go up to the fence and shoot through it.


http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=493450&nseq=80
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=477603&nseq=93

Those 2 are all through the fence, unless you can get higher so the fence isnt in the picture i would say through the fence is the best way.

James.

[Nikolas]

Hi James
I thought about going right up to the fence and in the past that would not have been a problem but security and police patrol the area like hawks and I didn't want to attract any attention being there with a large lens and telephoto.
The pic was taken with me perching on a fence post and that was the highest point I could get.
cheers
btw great shots!

[james0052]

yeah i know all about the security and police patrols. The rule is to stay 3 meters away from the fence at all times. But they do not mind if you just go up to the fence and take a photo then walk away.

James.

[PhotosGuy]

Nice light! Why not just crop in on it?

[Nikolas]

Photosguy I've cropped it but dunno if I like it as the fence I think added something.
this one I quite like but it's been done to death
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~smeegles/Stuff/jetstr.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

this one I quite like but it's been done to death Well, yes, but not with nice light like that. ;)

[Nikolas]

Well, yes, but not with nice light like that. ;)

thank you :)

The afternoon sun is brilliant for this type of photography as I'm looking eastwards