JFK 4-5-14

[Gintaras B.]

Well, couldn't make to JFK RWY Run(wasn't feeling good in the morning). Afternoon went first to Jamaica Wildlife to try new lense - Sigma 50-500. Windy and not much birds.
After, stopped @ Hobo parking lot for airplanes. Never before I had lense that big and heavy(plus wind blowing me out of balance) and I didn't think, that I could have any "keepers" - I thought, that it would take some time to get used and to learn new lense. Kinda surprising to me, when I got back home and looked at pictures on computer:











Took Air France A380 arrival on 31L from Howard Beach location:

[Zee71]

Gintaras .... looks like the new lens is serving you well! Will post some of mine soon.

[skyteam18]

Good stuff! Like the AF A340 in da bank!
Was anyone out at Costco this afternoon? Killer light to slay some heavies in.

[moose135]

Very nice, Gintaras!

[Zee71]

Here are a few from me, but still have plenty others to process



Almost missed this one


The below images were taken from the backyard with the D7100 with the 500mm attached

[megatop412]

Welcome to club Sigma, Gintaras

And nice catch of the Irish 757 Mark

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Nice shots Mark. Which lens did you use for the contrail shots?

[Zee71]

Used the 500mm (no teleconverter attached)

[backlash]

Awesome!! Like the Lufti Banking Shots....

Markus

[NickPeterman]

Those Air France and Iberia bank shots are killer! Awesome stuff guys!

[AA757]

Great shots gentlemen...... finnally getting some decent weather..... maybe Spring is in the air


Rich B

[gonzalu]

Great shots Gintaras. The lens looks sharp as shown. Were you out at all yesterday?

TIP: Take a look at your calibration on your computer. Images have a bit of a red cast to them.

Mark, your con-trail shots are superb.

[Gintaras B.]

Thanks guys...

Manny, I couldn't go out for pictures yesterday, I did stop @ Hobo parking lot on sat after short trip to Wildlife.
Can't wait untill next weekend - if weather is good. Also, I would like to go after work to mounds, if arrivals on 22 and nice, sunny afternoon.

Thanks for the tip, I do have x-rite, but used once on desktop pc which I almost never use anymore. I'm too amateur - need to learn a lot about all that stuff...
Most editing I do - crop, levels and sharpening, I'd like to learn how to do noise reduction.

[MSN007]

You didn't miss anything at JFK RWY run no cameras were allowed so your time spent spotting outside is time well spent. I am really surprised by 31L departures almost all of them turning to soon.

[megatop412]

You didn't miss anything at JFK RWY run no cameras were allowed so your time spent spotting outside is time well spent. I am really surprised by 31L departures almost all of them turning to soon.

Seriously, no cameras were allowed? Why the change from last year?