Author Topic: Contrail Photo Thread - 2010 (Read 51283 times)

Dave · « **Reply #100 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:08:06 AM »

Quote from: EZYgoing on April 19, 2010, 11:49:08 PM

1st one is United Airlines, easy to tell from the white stripes on the base
http://www.airliners.net/photo/United-Airlines/Boeing-767-322-ER/1678128/L/&sid=13888e073ca364159585bb3419297d93

Ditto. As for the second, nearly impossible to say.

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #101 on:** April 20, 2010, 12:10:54 AM »

Thanks guys-maybe took your mind of the Dust cloud problem for a little while

EZYgoing · « **Reply #102 on:** April 27, 2010, 12:25:10 AM »

Two from Monday
1) Air Canada -- 777-333ER (ACA849 -- LHR/YYZ)
2) Atlas Air -- 747-48EF

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casper · « **Reply #103 on:** April 27, 2010, 06:48:12 AM »

The Altas Air is fantastic. Just goes to show you never know what's flying overhead.

String · « **Reply #104 on:** April 27, 2010, 02:31:42 PM »

Just got one from yesterday a B.A flight.

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EZYgoing · « **Reply #105 on:** April 29, 2010, 11:22:08 PM »

One from today

Air France -- 747-428FER (AFR6452 -- CDG/ORD)

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Angry Turnip · « **Reply #106 on:** April 29, 2010, 11:50:17 PM »

Cracking shot that! I had intended taking some contrail shots over the past few days,but sky hasn`t been clear when I got home from work-doesn`t look great for the next few days either

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #107 on:** May 03, 2010, 10:47:13 PM »

Noticed this AN-124 today at around 1200pm before it disappeared into the cloud heading East.

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Steve7 · « **Reply #108 on:** May 03, 2010, 11:06:12 PM »

Spotted this one while at Bishopscourt (races) today..

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Steve7 · « **Reply #109 on:** May 04, 2010, 09:06:26 AM »

A few more..

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casper · « **Reply #110 on:** May 04, 2010, 09:47:03 AM »

Very nice catch with the Antonov. You just never know what's above

Steve what equipment do you use?

Steve7 · « **Reply #111 on:** May 04, 2010, 10:23:49 AM »

Which one is the Antonov...I can't tell?!

Casper, I currently use a Canon 7D and Canon 100-400 L for shots from motorcycle races etc.

Yesterday at Bishopscourt, was one of those clear blue sky days, and the amount of contrail air traffic was impressive, but I can't tell one from the other!

casper · « **Reply #112 on:** May 04, 2010, 10:31:56 AM »

The Antonov (AN-124) is Angry's post just before yours. Nice equipment. At the minute I can only dream of owning something like that.

Steve7 · « **Reply #113 on:** May 04, 2010, 10:41:00 AM »

It has been a gradual upgrade process, from a Canon 400D, got a good deal on a 7D body, and the lens second hand, while selling my previous gear on E-bay to make up the difference!

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Dave · « **Reply #114 on:** May 04, 2010, 06:13:00 PM »

Some gorgeous shots there guys. Pretty damn sharp photos, you pair must have a killer Canon 100-400mm lens? Do you use any extenders such as the 1.4x or 2x?

I was unhappy with my 100-400mm so I got rid of it and opted for a prime lens instead... still waiting to try it out though.

Again, fantastic shots.

Steve7 · « **Reply #115 on:** May 04, 2010, 06:35:58 PM »

Dave, I was using the 1.4x Canon Extender with a Canon 70-200mm L lens, but after a bit of wheeling and dealing, now use the Canon 100-400mm L IS lens for the motorcycle racing shots..comes in handy though for the contrail photos!

http://www2.clikpic.com/Steve7/

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #116 on:** May 05, 2010, 11:49:01 PM »

Some Contrail shots I took over the weekend-a lot of BA traffic.

1:BA B747-400
2:BA B777
3:Air New Zealand (?) B747-400
4:Air Canada B.777

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Angry Turnip · « **Reply #117 on:** May 05, 2010, 11:57:31 PM »

Some more from the weekend-I use a SIGMA 150-500 HSM APO IS lens.

1:BA B747-400 (different one)
2:BA B777 (different one)
3:Swiss A340-400
4:Air Canada B777 (not sure)

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Angry Turnip · « **Reply #118 on:** May 06, 2010, 12:00:54 AM »

A few more:

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Dave · « **Reply #119 on:** May 06, 2010, 02:10:38 AM »

Quote from: Steve7 on May 04, 2010, 06:35:58 PM

Dave, I was using the 1.4x Canon Extender with a Canon 70-200mm L lens, but after a bit of wheeling and dealing, now use the Canon 100-400mm L IS lens for the motorcycle racing shots..comes in handy though for the contrail photos!

Some stunning photos on your site. So you're an all rounder photographer? Do you still have the Canon 1.4x extender? It can be made to work with the 100-400mm if you tape two of the connectors, fooling the camera that the extender is not actually there, thus the auto focus will work.

Quote from: Angry Turnip on May 05, 2010, 11:57:31 PM

Some more from the weekend-I use a SIGMA 150-500 HSM APO IS lens.

4:Air Canada B777 (not sure)

Looks like an Air Canada 767-300 I think.

Great catches!

Steve7 · « **Reply #120 on:** May 06, 2010, 08:35:46 AM »

Dave, thanks for your comments.

I sold the Extender, although I did try the 'taping the pins' trick, before I sold it. This made the aperture on my lens F8, which I didn't want. I find the Canon 100 - 400mm L strong enough for most of my uses...besides with the weight of the camera, battery grip and lens, I am developing a left arm like Popeye!

String · « **Reply #121 on:** May 11, 2010, 03:09:46 PM »

If the virtual radar site is correct this is an AER LINGUS flight to denver

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Dave · « **Reply #122 on:** May 12, 2010, 02:40:34 AM »

Quote from: Steve7 on May 06, 2010, 08:35:46 AM

Dave, thanks for your comments.

I sold the Extender, although I did try the 'taping the pins' trick, before I sold it. This made the aperture on my lens F8, which I didn't want. I find the Canon 100 - 400mm L strong enough for most of my uses...besides with the weight of the camera, battery grip and lens, I am developing a left arm like Popeye!

Haha yea, the 100-400mm is a hefty lens! It gets a bit tiring when it's around your neck for hours on end. I have an old cheap Kenko 1.5x converter (non communicating), however I just bought a new higher quality 1.4x extender so I'm looking forward to trying that out whenever it arrives.

The 1.4x extender combined with the 1.5x extender and the 300mm prime, coupled with the Canon 40D 1.6x crop rate should give me a equivalent length of 1008mm! Although I'll likely need to manually focus it, depending on light conditions, but we'll see!

EZYgoing · « **Reply #123 on:** May 19, 2010, 05:11:29 PM »

Two from Monday
1) Austrian Airlines B767-300
2) Lufthansa B747-400

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casper · « **Reply #124 on:** May 23, 2010, 10:43:52 AM »

A couple from this morning

1: Royal Jordanian A340
2: Virgin Atlantic 747
3: Unsure MD11
4: Unsure 747

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