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High Flight


High Flight
Photo Information
Copyright: David Jessop (WhiteKnight) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 750 W: 66 N: 1292] (7461)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-24
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Fuji Finepix E500
Exposure: f/8, 1/350 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Anything to do with aviation [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-15 9:31
Viewed: 797
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Crossing the Burma/China border with this Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-500 aircraft 2000' above us going from Dubai to Osaka.. Going the same way for many hours, managed to catch a few shots with my little point and shoot camera....
It's always a glorious sight at high altitude, dark blue sky, blinding sunlight and endless visibility above the weather miles below...

The contrails are not 'smoke' but water vapour freezing in average temperatures of -56 celsius. The water cools quickly having left the exhaust of the engines at around 650 celsius.

Photo cropped and the reflections from shooting through the windows cloned out.
karl, shelbeesmom, lisapw1, M_A_C_R_O has marked this note useful
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To lavan: ground to skyWhiteKnight 1 03-05 02:03
To lisapw1: SharkWhiteKnight 1 04-15 22:43
To shelbeesmom: SunroofWhiteKnight 1 04-15 22:42
To karl: skyWhiteKnight 1 04-15 22:41
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  • Great 
  • karl Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 145 W: 43 N: 41] (726)
  • [2008-04-15 9:49]
  • [+]

I like this picture. May be I would suggest to see a little more sky

What an incredible shot David! Clear and clean as glass! Did your plane have a sunroof?? How did you take this? Really sharp and amazing details!
I'm impressed!
B-)
Linda

  • Great 
  • A-lex Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 132 W: 54 N: 255] (2140)
  • [2008-04-15 12:20]

Hi David,

Excellent shot!!!
Incredible in sharpness and detail!

Well done!

Alex

Hi David,

Amazing shot really sharp and clear and a great angle and compostion.

Cheers
Tom

David,

Awesome shot David! In my warped mind, it reminds me of a shark underwater.... ok, ok, I told you I have a "warped" mind! (or too much caffeine today) :D I just can't believe that you were able to get such a terrific shot from the window. Neat.

tfs, Lisa

nice one bro! good and sharp and nice job getting rid of the reflections.

tfs,
p'man

  • Great 
  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1474 W: 10 N: 738] (10735)
  • [2008-04-16 16:07]

Hi David,
Beautiful composition. An incredible shot. I think you did the right thing by cutting off the sky. Well done.
Sunil

Great shot David

Wow! The vapour trails here are great. The lighting of the undercarriage add to the icy feeling.

Awesome capture David, well spotted

  • Great 
  • gemini (36)
  • [2008-06-15 3:43]

An awesome sight and you have captured such wonderful detail. I like the panorama format, although I'd be tempted to crop a tad off the right so the plane is not quite so central. Lovely deep blue sky. TFS.
Cheers
Elizabeth

Hi David,
Great sight here - could you please supply the sound also? Great note.
Amazing to see the hot air with 650 celsius freezing within just about 40 meters from the engines.
TFS Thomas

  • Great 
  • lavan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 695 W: 2 N: 126] (3446)
  • [2009-03-05 0:58]
  • [+]

nice shot
good shot from the ground towards the sky
well done

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