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Took A Virgin
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:54 pmby robw25
aircraft taking off from adelaide airport
cheers rob
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:05 pmby BBJ
Nice shot Rob, was that from Harbourtown or somewhere eles as i have heard of this place but havent been there yet, when we come up that way we stay at Adelaide shores caravan park so not far away from the airport so used to sit and watch them, but when i come down in april i hope to get the chance to get some shots.
Cheers
John
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:05 pmby Glen
Nice and clear Rob, did you take that from Whyalla with your 200-400 VR?
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:11 pmby lukeo
Great shot, perfectly framed.
Have you done any photoshop work on it? Please take this as constructive critism I am not an expert, perhaps a shade more contrast, i think a small amount of levels and some USM (un-sharp mask, 0.5 radius, 100%) could perhaps improve on this image slightly.
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:13 pmby robw25
glen
i hope the 200-400 is "that" good !
bbj
yes it was taken at the back of harbourtown, apparently the international big ones eg. airbus ... come in the morning and afternoon, when i drove away i noticed a parking place near the end of the runway so maybe next time will go there and have a look, maybe i will see the pilots faces with my 200-400 !!!
cheers rob
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:15 pmby boxerboy
Great shot, but a very sneaky title for this post, no doubt you're looking to maximise the views!
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:17 pmby BBJ
Ok Rob Great mate well when u do ley us know what the spot is like mate.
200-400 well just as well its not a spot lite mate u could burn there eyes out with it. You know we will expect great thing whens u get that lens.
Cheers
John
BBJ
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:23 pmby birddog114
robw25 wrote:glen
i hope the 200-400 is "that" good !
robw25,
you killed yourself if you point the 200-400VR to the aircraft, they will shoot you cos they think you have a shoulder heat seeker missile and try to bring it down
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:26 pmby redline
nice capture rob,
any advise to others wishing to shot landing/taking off airplanes?
i was thinking of shooting during a rain storm for an interesting bg, the blue bg is really not helping show the speed or size of the plane, plus using a panning shot would yield the same result.
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:26 pmby sirhc55
Dragged me in but was worth the visit - nicely caught
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:27 pmby Nnnnsic
What Birddog failed to mention is that the 200-400 shipped with a couple of Sidewinder missiles.
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:43 pmby redline
Birddog114 wrote:robw25 wrote:glen
i hope the 200-400 is "that" good !
robw25,
you killed yourself if you point the 200-400VR to the aircraft, they will shoot you cos they think you have a shoulder heat seeker missile and try to bring it down
i thought they had infrared scrambling to distrubt the laser targeting of your "heat seeker"
Posted:
Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:53 pmby robw25
i did notice a security camera had turned in my direction so i spose i was being watched, i used a monopod which i had just purchased in the city and was a bit weird trying to keep the plane in the viewfinder, my advice would be to get a list of departure times and dont stand in an open paddock like a spare prick at a wedding ask someone who works there if he knows a viewing area.... like i have said previous ....as i was driving away from it i drove past "the viewing area"
cheers rob