I noticed the Starcraft come up on the trackers and even if it was after sunset, I said maybe I can catch it on the taxiways with some light from the lamp posts on the gates. I also figured I use the time to learn about some of the other locations / spots where I could snag a tail or a nose or whatever is possible. Needless to say, outside the ramp areas, JFK is [DDAAAAARRRRKKK] !!! In like pitch black. Not even one little lonely light to give SOME shine on the airframes.
Mostly D3 ISO 6400 @ f/2.8 or D2Xs at ISO HI.2 (3200 equivalent) and f/4 .. 70-200mm f/2.8 or 200-400mm f/4
*** WARNING ** these are really poor images. Posting only because the addiction runs deep and it just became a fun session, kind of experimental to say the least.
This was a former Jet Blue plane (N537JB) that went to Blue Wings (D-ANNI) and now back to Jet Blue as N537JT with a new tail job .. parked by the Jet Blue hangar.
Oh, what happened to the Starcraft you asked? It came in alright, but in TOTAL darkness... It was a reflex shot.
Then to add insult to injury, it taxied the wrong way and not the expected way around the back of the AA terminal so I missed it on the taxiways. It then parked in a really bad spot and was blocked by an Alitalia jet :-(
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