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BAW196 in flight
« on: February 15, 2009, 10:53:06 AM »
Caught this a few minutes ago

BAW196 - British Airways - George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, TX, to London Heathrow. FL370

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Re: BAW196 in flight
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 07:50:48 PM »
Nice Casper.

What settings did you use for the shot? I'm still trying to figure out good settings for high altitude shots  :)

Someone suggested to me that a low F number is required but I havn't got around to trying it yet, as I had always used f8 presuming it would be the sharpest option.

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Re: BAW196 in flight
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 10:08:29 PM »
Settings were

Tv(Shutter Speed)
          1/400Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
          F7.1
Metering Modes
          Centerweighted average metering
Exposure Compensation
          0
ISO Speed
          100
Lens
          EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM
Focal Length
          300.0 mm

But please note that this is a cropped image.