JFK Spotting 1/12 (Many Photos)

[brontis5]

Hello,

Just checking in to see if anyone had planned to go out to JFK tomorrow. I am planning on going out to Firestone or the Mounds in the afternoon if they are using 31R or 22L.

Take care,

Brian

[coloneltigh]

I might if the weather is good. Gonna give my 75-300EF lens on more chance. It needs a lot of light at 5.6 on the long end - so hopefully there's enough sun.

[brontis5]

Went out to Firestone today to catch some arrivals, there were periods of clouds and sun. Overall, saw a bunch of interesting stuff. Here are some of my highlights. Later, Brian

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/JetVT-JEB.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/EmiratesA6-ECD.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/CathayB-HQU.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/AlitaliaEI-DBM.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/AustrianOE-LAY.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/SwissHB_IQC.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/FranceCargoF-GIUA.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/EvaCargoB-16402.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/EgyptSU-GBR.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/AirFranceF-GSQV.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/KLMPH-KCF.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q85/brontis5/FinnairOH-LGD.jpg

[moose135]

Nice shots, Brian. I ended up at Howard Beach for a little bit this afternoon. The sun was hiding behind a thin overcast at that point, but I got a few departures.

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/242691070-L.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/242690959-L.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/242690542-L.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/242690815-L.jpg

[brontis5]

Hello Moose, I really like your shot of the Saudi 747 and the tower.

[coloneltigh]

Unfortunately, I got out there a bit late and the light wasn't great. I was at the BK and met Greg (flyguy1) there. He was just grabbing tail numbers. Here's what I got:

http://www.chienhuey.com/images/spotting/jfk_12_jan_2008/Aer%20Lingus%20A330%20JFK%2031R.jpg

http://www.chienhuey.com/images/spotting/jfk_12_jan_2008/American%20767%20JFK%2031R.jpg

http://www.chienhuey.com/images/spotting/jfk_12_jan_2008/Swiss%20A330%20JFK%2031R.jpg

[adam613]

Nice shots, everyone! I wish I had been able to make it out there!

(And I probably should have gone out to Planeview this morning, but I couldn't get out of bed :) )

[pgengler]

I had to go out to JFK last night to pick up my girlfriend, so I decided to head out a little early with the camera and do some light streak photos. I'm glad it was a clear night and that they were departing 31L!

http://images.pgengler.net/nyca/2008-01-12/IMG_0129.jpg

http://images.pgengler.net/nyca/2008-01-12/IMG_0137.jpg

[Delta777LR]

Wow great to see an Air France Cargo 747-400ERF in the daylight and nice shots of EVA Air and Cathay Cargo Boeing 747-400BCFs and KLM MD-11!! :D

[G-BOAD]

Great photos everybody!
Phil, what settings were you using for those night shots?

[pgengler]

Phil, what settings were you using for those night shots?

The first photo is 17 seconds at f/8, ISO 100. The second is 23s at f/11, ISO 100. Both were with the 24-70 f/2.8L at 70mm.

I put the camera in manual mode, set the aperture to something reasonable (I tried a couple of different settings to see what I liked best) and the shutter speed to "B" (bulb). I hit the shutter release on the remote when I could see the lights of the departing plane moving on the runway, and held it until I figured the plane had cleared the frame. Some aircraft are better for this than others, as I had a couple of others photos I discarded because the the trails were too faint.