JFK Spotting 1/12 (Many Photos)

**brontis5** · 2008-01-11, 10:00 AM

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** · 2008-01-11, 10:32 AM

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** · 2008-01-13, 12:06 AM

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

**moose135** · 2008-01-13, 12:33 AM

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.

**brontis5** · 2008-01-13, 12:44 AM

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

**coloneltigh** · 2008-01-13, 10:20 AM

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:

**adam613** · 2008-01-13, 12:36 PM

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** · 2008-01-13, 04:00 PM

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!

**Delta777LR** · 2008-01-13, 09:15 PM

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** · 2008-01-22, 09:50 PM

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

**pgengler** · 2008-01-22, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by G-BOAD

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.