Contrail Spotting - 30/12/2010

Yes, that's my point but I think perhaps your processing has exaggerated it's prominence a little. Nice shot though, I like it.

Rick Denham wrote in post #16291283
DOWN RIGHT F***ING COOL SH!T

Haha thank you !

Klystron wrote in post #16293235

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Nice picture, what lens did you use for that?

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Pagman wrote in post #16293302
Nice picture, what lens did you use for that?

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I think that was a 300mm f2.8 + x2 on a 7D

Excellent work Richard, how did you keep the trails looking so good and not just bleached the same color as the white of the fusalage?


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Pagman wrote in post #16296793
Excellent work Richard, how did you keep the trails looking so good and not just bleached the same color as the white of the fusalage?


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The upper portion of the fuselage was reflecting the evening sunlight like a mirror. While tracking the aircraft it was unfortunate that this happened just as it passed in front of the moon as that only occurred for 5 seconds and was dependent on the sun's, the aircraft's and my position relative to each other.
The contrails are not smooth like the aircraft's skin so no such reflection. Thanks for the comment and all the best.

Richard M. A. Wood wrote in post #16297670
The upper portion of the fuselage was reflecting the evening sunlight like a mirror. While tracking the aircraft it was unfortunate that this happened just as it passed in front of the moon as that only occurred for 5 seconds and was dependent on the sun's, the aircraft's and my position relative to each other.
The contrails are not smooth like the aircraft's skin so no such reflection. Thanks for the comment and all the best.

Its always a problem with white balance getting the trail a realistic color, I guess it helps with a decent L lens, I only have the nifty 250 and although a good lens, I believe it does lack the fine detail of an L lens, I am planning on getting a 70-200 f4 L slight lack in range but a pin sharp lens, so Im hopping cropping with my 30d and L lens will help.

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Mick Emmett wrote in post #16292819
Yes, that's my point but I think perhaps your processing has exaggerated it's prominence a little. Nice shot though, I like it.

Nope. Cold early march morning in canada, 500ft AGL coming straight at me. Trust me, that thing was puffing like Joe the Camel.

rammsteinmatt wrote in post #15306501
...or if you sip the cool-aid, it's a government experiment on making artificial clouds.

OMG, don't get me started on these "chem-trail" theories, that stuff drives me nuts !

Interesting, I thought I had posted this shot before.

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Not a great shot, Air France Jumbo 747-428 flying at 32,000 ft over Yorkshire England on it's way to Miami. 100-400 with 2X extender hand held and manual focus, not too bad allowing for the state of my eyesight these days

Richard M. A. Wood wrote in post #16296750
I posted this one in the astonomy and celestial section but there are legitimate contrails here so......!

EOS 50D, EF 600 f4 L IS , EX 1.4II

How can I get a print of this wonderful photo? LRBOliver

Caught these while sitting in the yard with the camera

nice B2 catch!