Manchester day 2.....less cold, more rain.....Pt1

[Mictheslik]

I was supposed to be meeting up with Nemo this morning, but unfortunately he couldn't come. he said things had come up, but I just think he was a little scared of the weather

rained all morning, but that did mean the spray produced some nice shots, as did the condensation and vortices ....unfortunately it was also very dark, meaning loads of the shots came out blurry...heres a few of the nicer ones...starting off with some heavies

Virgin 744 pushing back the surface water.
     



A 747F in need of a clean....Jet8 cargo...very lightly loaded.....look at the the rotation point compared to the virgin 744....acted like a dash 8 ...well maybe not



PIA 777....love the condensation in those HUGE engines!
                 

.mic

[Omag 2.0]

Man! Horrible conditions, but what nice effects do they create! I love the waterspray and the condensation, especially in the 777 engines!  :o

A VERY decent series considering the circumstances!

But Mic? Blurred shots with an IS lens?  :-?  ::)  ;D

Just kidding!  :)

[Mictheslik]

Man! Horrible conditions, but what nice effects do they create! I love the waterspray and the condensation, especially in the 777 engines!  :o

A VERY decent series considering the circumstances!

But Mic? Blurred shots with an IS lens?  :-?  ::)  ;D

Just kidding!  :)

Notice how half the aircraft is in focus and the other half blurred.... a result of panning and the fact I went down to f5.6 to get a semi decent shutter speed

Just playing around.....impossible to get perfect pics in that kind of weather

.mic

[MrRooney]

Great shots there Mic, shame about the weather though.
hopefully will be able to get some pics after the interview on wednesday though.

John

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1st, 3rd, 6th are by favorites out of this set.

[Vapour01]

[quote][quote]Man! Horrible conditions, but what nice effects do they create! I love the waterspray and the condensation, especially in the 777 engines!

[Aerophile]

Awesome set!  Really like #2.  Nice job considering the less than desirable weather.  8-)

[Willit Run]

Great shots in lousy weather!!  Nice job!!

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PIA 777....love the condensation in those HUGE engines!

They are quite impressive. Not a phenomenon you see too often either. Nice one.

[stuart1044]

All of the aircraft in the shots in this part are daily occurences at MAN i believe :-?

[Mictheslik]

I use 5.6 wherever I go (indeed, I have for most of my years), can't say I've spotted that happening (to that extent)
If anthing, it's down to the fact you were using such a slow shutter speed that the movement of the nose was actually recorded.

Call it a placebo, but I've noticed that shots are noticeably sharper at around f8 with that lens.....but I agree the blurring is caused by the low shutter speeds....was getting around 1/150 and below

.mic

[Omag 2.0]

I don't think it's a placebo. You read it everywhere... all zooms get sharper by stopping them down a bit. But go to far and the effect is lost.