Contrail Spotting - 30/12/2010

Taken above LFOT airport, descending to Paris.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/tonggun/6086268​356/

Great work guys,

I was wondering If a planes distance goes over what Is possible to capture even with 400/500mm APO primes, say picking out a pin prick plane with trail at 15-30 miles away and flying at 33,000 feet then blowing up like some post on here.


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TopGun31 wrote in post #15309413
Taken above LFOT airport, descending to Paris.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/tonggun/6086268​356/

What distance was this from the camera when taken, and what lens magnification ws used, also any cropping .......?


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I wonder what kind of distance - camera to subject, are some of the airways pictures like the one above and other similar ones?, are they photographed less than 20.000feet above etc, also what kind of cropping in PP Is being used? as I guess even using a 600mm (35mm) would need alot of cropping of a plane shot at 6mile up and say 10 miles away, would this only become possible If using a 12-16mp body with a 600mm + 2 x convertor, on a tripod held down with sand bags on an r/c remote......


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Great shot there Jan, good to see you keeping this section alive, I have loads and loads of airways pics I will have to post a few..


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Here's one to start the ball rolling..

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And a X makes the spot..

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And a 100% crop of a Virgin B744 flying over a twighlight at 35000ft..

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Jan Jasinski wrote in post #16289392

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M O O N by Jan Jasinski, on Flickr

DOWN RIGHT F***ING COOL SH!T

A few from late spring I thought I had posted in here, but apparently did not.

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^^^^Great pics Love the Herc.


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Surinam A340 and sun flare..

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Not sure the Herc trails are actually condensation? more like time for the engines to be overhauled

Mick Emmett wrote in post #16291405
Not sure the Herc trails are actually condensation? more like time for the engines to be overhauled

Just the exhaust