Boeing 787 Dream Tour March 2012 Announced

Here's my departure shots from today.

AJ

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Originally Posted by lockon

Hi guys,

I made the mad dash up from DC to catch it this morning:

http://lockonaviation.net/html/showphoto.php?id=7497

Only Cary and I were out there this morning, which surprised me.
Many thanks to Senga for real time updates and navigation assistance and also Matthew for updates :)

Just met Nick out at the beach at JFK too!
Sunil

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Awesome Shot Sunil! That Nikkor 80-400 VR still a workhorse! Crispomat!

Nice shooting with you! I was going to head to EWR but with no confirmed time till last minute I bagged it for the TNT 777 departure which worked out nice. I can't believe the Dreamliner did a special request and banked the opposite way the usual 22 EWR departures do. If it banked the normal way it would have been a heck of a shot!

Hmmm, wasn't aware of any spot to see the runway from the turnpike side of the field :smile: is this a spot that can be shared? It could come in handy in the future! Very Nice shot indeed...

Rule number 1... When you work in a building near the airport... always tip the building maintenance guy at Christmas. He knows how to get up on the roof.

Unfortunately, he has the key.

AJ

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Originally Posted by lockon

Hi guys,

I made the mad dash up from DC to catch it this morning:

http://lockonaviation.net/html/showphoto.php?id=7497

Only Cary and I were out there this morning, which surprised me.
Many thanks to Senga for real time updates and navigation assistance and also Matthew for updates :)

Just met Nick out at the beach at JFK too!
Sunil

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Sunil, that is one heck of a departure shot. Well done sir! That is the 80-400VR Nikkor? Impressive, given how much people rag on it

Nice work AJ, good deal to take care for the maintenance guy.

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Originally Posted by megatop412

Sunil, that is one heck of a departure shot. Well done sir! That is the 80-400VR Nikkor? Impressive, given how much people rag on it

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Thank you! Yes, this is with the old beat up 80-400 VR. It is a great lens if you set it correctly: turn off the VR and shoot it at f7.1. It's not a perfect lens by any means, but given the range, it is the perfect travel lens.

Rumor has it that Nikon filed a patent for an internal focus 80-400 design... time will tell if we ever see it.

Sunil

PS, I wanted to post the shot quickly so I edited it on my crappy laptop and missed the huge dust spot and color cast (my D200 likes to cast every shot green for some reason). It's re uploaded looking a little better I hope.

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Originally Posted by NIKV69

Awesome Shot Sunil! That Nikkor 80-400 VR still a workhorse! Crispomat!

Nice shooting with you! I was going to head to EWR but with no confirmed time till last minute I bagged it for the TNT 777 departure which worked out nice. I can't believe the Dreamliner did a special request and banked the opposite way the usual 22 EWR departures do. If it banked the normal way it would have been a heck of a shot!

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Hey Nick,
Just got home about 30 minutes ago.. I'm pooped!
Had fun hanging out too! See you up there next time.
Sunil

Sunil, welcome to the site, good to have you! Great photo as well!

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Originally Posted by AJ

Rule number 1... When you work in a building near the airport... always tip the building maintenance guy at Christmas. He knows how to get up on the roof.

Unfortunately, he has the key.

AJ

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Awesome!

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Originally Posted by lockon

Thank you! Yes, this is with the old beat up 80-400 VR. It is a great lens if you set it correctly: turn off the VR and shoot it at f7.1. It's not a perfect lens by any means, but given the range, it is the perfect travel lens.Rumor has it that Nikon filed a patent for an internal focus 80-400 design... time will tell if we ever see it.SunilPS, I wanted to post the shot quickly so I edited it on my crappy laptop and missed the huge dust spot and color cast (my D200 likes to cast every shot green for some reason). It's re uploaded looking a little better I hope.

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I remember the threads on anet with Royal when we discussed this lens LOL. Sunil is right though. I did find much better results turning off the VR and using a monopod. I just found it a little too heavy. Especially on a windy day in LAS. On the top of the garage trying to get crisp departures. Even in perfect light. Great day Sunil hope you get back or I get down soon. I may do a BWI trip soon!