This is an Air New Zealand boeing 777 flying from Auckland(NZ) to Tokyo, 34,000ft.
By the way its shot from the ground using an 8" reflector telescope.
megrac Senior Member 635 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Whangarei, New Zealand More info | Oct 29, 2010 23:50 | #1 This is an Air New Zealand boeing 777 flying from Auckland(NZ) to Tokyo, 34,000ft. By the way its shot from the ground using an 8" reflector telescope. 60D | Canon 15-85 | Canon 200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 400mm f/5.6L | 580EX II. And a heap of Astrophotography gear.
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gjl711 Wait.. you can't unkill your own kill.  57,738 posts Likes: 4072 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Oct 29, 2010 23:51 | #2 Very nice. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Oct 30, 2010 08:15 | #3 That's a nice shot. using an 8" reflector telescope. Good idea! Are the 8" equivalent to a 200mm lens?  FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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jollyroger99 Senior Member  907 posts Likes: 38 Joined May 2006 Location: So.S.F. CA More info | Oct 30, 2010 11:54 | #4 At first I thouht you were following it until I saw your text under it.
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Oct 30, 2010 15:34 | #5 Yes it would of been nice if it was making a contrail but that day there was only a few patches of air that supported contrail formation.  60D | Canon 15-85 | Canon 200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 400mm f/5.6L | 580EX II. And a heap of Astrophotography gear.
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Oct 30, 2010 15:56 | #6 BTW that first photo(and the second) was Taken in Whangarei New Zealand, 140km away from the airport that it took off from. 60D | Canon 15-85 | Canon 200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 400mm f/5.6L | 580EX II. And a heap of Astrophotography gear.
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yagimax Goldmember  More info | Good effort. It must be challenging to zero in on the plane with the scope. Sony A7RII, FE16-35, FE35 2.8, FE90 macro
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Oct 30, 2010 16:32 | #8 Its not too bad, its more fun than anything. You can see some of my other plane photos here 60D | Canon 15-85 | Canon 200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 400mm f/5.6L | 580EX II. And a heap of Astrophotography gear.
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mikekelley "Meow! Bark! Honk! Hiss! Grrr! Tweet!"  7,317 posts Likes: 16 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA More info | Oct 30, 2010 17:33 | #9 |
Oct 30, 2010 17:39 | #10 Those are amazing captures!! ~Kira~
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Oct 30, 2010 19:41 | #11 PhotosGuy wrote in post #11192734  That's a nice shot. Good idea! Are the 8" equivalent to a 200mm lens? [GIFS ARE NOT RENDERED IN QUOTES] 8" is the diameter of the mirror, it has a 1200mm focal length so its aperture is f/6. 60D | Canon 15-85 | Canon 200mm f/2.8L II | Canon 400mm f/5.6L | 580EX II. And a heap of Astrophotography gear.
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LowriderS10 Cream of the Crop  10,170 posts Likes: 12 Joined Mar 2008 Location: South Korea / Canada More info | Oct 31, 2010 03:37 | #12 |
PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P. More info | Oct 31, 2010 22:07 | #13 8" is the diameter of the mirror, it has a 1200mm focal length so its aperture is f/6. Thanks. FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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