JFK 7-4-12 31L Departures and tower shots

Loading these here to keep them seperate from my Rockaways thread.
Took a break from running errands before having company to go to the beach and was treated to some tower shots and a few heavies I hadnt gotten photos of before. GREAT day to be taking photos!
-TJ

I was literally saying the other day on someone else's thread I hadnt yet seen or photographed the Cargolux 747; the aircraft gods are sometimes merciful:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7...4068bc3a_c.jpg
RSCN0033 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

Taca; for some reason I REALLY struggle to ger her in focus. It's getting on my nerves because they have some beautiful planes.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8168/7...c4a4f5e9_c.jpg
RSCN0039 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

JetBlue IO scheme:
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RSCN9976 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

I have to do something about how grey these shots get on me; Sun Country and Tower
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RSCN0038 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

The heavies and only the heavies:

Cargolux in better angle in terms of the light
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7...5737c66e_c.jpg
RSCN9972 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

The first tolerable El Al photo I've taken
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7...2d820026_c.jpg
RSCN9975 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

Cathay Triple 7: The first heavy I'd taken a photo of off of 31L a few weeks ago.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7...ed246645_c.jpg
RSCN0049 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

South African A340; one of my JFK favorites. The first time I saw her while driving I nearly crashed on the Belt Pkwy.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7...cb50785a_c.jpg
RSCN9974 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

In full flight:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/7...9cbce394_c.jpg
RSCN9973 by Teejsjulaw4, on Flickr

-TJ

TJ..........nice variety! Depending on conditions, I may sometimes walk onto the bridge to get a little closer to the departing aircraft for some of my shots. Also, check your metering and white balance settings, you'll have to adjust those some times depending on conditions. For some of those morning departures off runway 31L from HoBe you probably want to wait until the aircraft are either near or crossing the bridge for the best light, otherwise you can get images that are under exposed, etc.

Yeah.........it took me a while too to finally get a nice clean shot of the TACA. I've tried from various locations, but heat haze killed most of my shots.

Typically, if they are using the 31s in the morning you'll get a variety of heavies and cargo aircraft departing off 31L.

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Originally Posted by Zee71

TJ..........nice variety! Depending on conditions, I may sometimes walk onto the bridge to get a little closer to the departing aircraft for some of my shots. Also, check your metering and white balance settings, you'll have to adjust those some times depending on conditions. For some of those morning departures off runway 31L from HoBe you probably want to wait until the aircraft are either near or crossing the bridge for the best light, otherwise you can get images that are under exposed, etc.

Yeah.........it took me a while too to finally get a nice clean shot of the TACA. I've tried from various locations, but heat haze killed most of my shots.

Typically, if they are using the 31s in the morning you'll get a variety of heavies and cargo aircraft departing off 31L.

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I'll take a look at the settings you're suggesting. Thanks. The cargolux sho and the South African were both taken from the bridge. Cargolux was taken on the Broad Channel side of the Bridge. South African I got lucky on. I was leaving the park and got lucky and heard it on Live ATC. I pulled over on the Howard Beach side and walked back about 30 yards ont the bridge and had a nice fairly straight on view of her leaving. She extended out which gave me a decent side view.

Thanks for the advice on the settings.