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I'm guessing most everyone will be out at JB or enjoying time with their families/significant others, but here it goes anyways. I'm on the way out to JFK (Appx 1200 arrival)for the afternoon/evening. Plans are to possibly test out the 150-600S on some departures at Howard before heading to Panera/The Mounds depending on traffic. If anyone else it out it'd be fun to meet up and team up for some shots in what is looking like beautiful weather!
So the 150-600 did end up making its JFK debut this past Sunday, though it wasn't at Howard Beach. Halfway through the drive to JFK the 31L/R arrivals turned into a 22R, 13L split that was particularly unfriendly for spotting. Nonetheless, the majority of the day was spent at the Mounds, followed by a run over to a park near the 13L approach path (the name is escaping me at the moment) when 22R was removed from the rotation. Here's the results of the first half of the day!
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7796/1...f594dc8c_c.jpgj3 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8823/1...be6915b7_c.jpgj8 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8789/1...10a1696e_c.jpgj9 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8879/1...0d7e8e1f_c.jpgj10 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8888/1...3389a293_c.jpgj12 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8826/1...8e453a30_c.jpgj14 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8806/1...319905c6_c.jpgj18 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7737/1...b879c045_c.jpgj20 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8778/1...e29f164e_c.jpgj28 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8884/1...3b0a59fa_c.jpgj30 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
And a few bonus shots from Fleet Week and the One World Observatory on Saturday.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8811/1...1fd09f5d_c.jpgny8 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8868/1...d28520e2_c.jpgny7 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8867/1...26806643_c.jpgny13 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7783/1...2d1154b6_c.jpgny15 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
More from JFK to come soon!
Took a while to get around to uploading the rest, but here goes nothing:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/508/18...8ae25281_c.jpgj31 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8884/1...677ba1a2_c.jpgj32 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/342/18...3506271c_c.jpgj35 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8880/1...e81b97b6_c.jpgj36 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8882/1...303141b4_c.jpgj37 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/455/18...97c9b396_c.jpgj38 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/432/18...49f6df4a_c.jpgj39 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/531/18...47ef0753_c.jpgj41 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8853/1...9357d02d_c.jpgj43 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8881/1...c1db22a1_c.jpgj47 by Mark Kolanowski, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
Great job Mark! Although I'm sure you noticed the difficulty of using this lens for A380's(unless your aim is closeups) :)
Thanks William! Honestly one of my goals with this lens was to get more of the closeup/crop/tight head on (not including the whole wing/tailplane) type shots as you saw with that A380.
The areas I was shooting from at the Mounds wasn't really good for that type of shot with the heat haze I was fighting, so with the exception of the whale, I shot as I normally would. Believe it or not, that A380 shot was taken at 320mm, so I did have a bit of a ways to go on the wider end if I had really wanted to.
Sweet shots Mark! The lens looks like it's going to serve you well. I've been waiting for my copy of the 150-600mm for months and final got to test it out. It was definitely worth the waiting. I'm sure you must be happy with your new lens too.
Thanks Mark! So far so good on the Sport, now I just have to get more time out at JFK to fill up the hard drives with better shots!