Slept in my own bed last night. Long,long trip home from Switzerland with a couple of opportunities to do some planespotting.
(Nikon D80 f5 1/800 sec)
Had almost 3 hours to kill at Heathrow Airport in London so out came the camera. Unfortunately,the weather was lousy with washed out light caused by the constant rain.
Here’s a British Midlands Airbus A319 climbing out. Couldn’t actually see the runway so I only had a couple of seconds to grab shots as it accelerated out.
The weather was much better in Zurich as seen by this shot of a Swiss Airlines A320 as it lifts off.
(Nikon D80 f4.5 1/1600 sec)
Aviation photography is very challenging. Security restrictions make taking decent photos more a product of good luck than anything else. To get this one,I had to find a window in the departures area that had decent sightlines without glare from the terminal lights. The camera was set to continuous shooting and this was the best result from 5 shots. Lots of looks from other passengers as well as the evil eye from a passing security guard.
