SJC Spotting

Hi guys!

Had the chance to do some aviation photography at San Jose Int'l Airport yesterday morning. It would've helped to have a longer lens, but I think it'd have been best if I had a higher perspective to shoot from to give the planes some more context (instead of just shooting them against the sky). Anyways, I'd like your thoughts on these shots, so please don't hold back with C&C!

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Hawaiian Airlines 43 by Frank Austin Nothaft, on Flickr

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Southwest Airlines 3010 by Frank Austin Nothaft, on Flickr

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Alaska Airlines 658 by Frank Austin Nothaft, on Flickr

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American Airlines 578 by Frank Austin Nothaft, on Flickr

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Hawaiian Airlines 43 by Frank Austin Nothaft, on Flickr

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Slimsphotos wrote in post #11808876
Nice shots. You take what you can with airport spotting

Chris

Thanks, glad you like! SJC's really a mixed bag, because you can get pretty close to the runway, but the traffic isn't really all that interesting. I'm hoping to hit up SFO sometime soon during the big international arrivals period.

Body: Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 • Lenses: Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Lensbaby 2.0, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, Canon EF 135 f/2L USM • Lighting: Canon Speedlite 580EX II • Support: Dolica CX620B104
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Slimsphotos wrote in post #11809539
When you do, a nice shot of our Swiss San Fran A340 landing would be nice

Chris

Will try! Since Swiss is new to SFO, they'd be a desirable target.

Kszok wrote in post #11809560
Love the first 3 images. Great tones.

Thanks, glad to hear you like! I'm more than a slight bit RG colorblind, so I naturally gravitate towards the high contrast B&W, I feel. I really liked the way these came out.

Body: Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 • Lenses: Bower 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Lensbaby 2.0, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, Canon EF 135 f/2L USM • Lighting: Canon Speedlite 580EX II • Support: Dolica CX620B104
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