JFK 02/22/11

[gonzalu]

I am not really against theenvironment but I turn off the engine because it affects the photos :-) and because I am cheap and want to save gas.

Even after you turn off your car, there are hot currents spewing all around your car for about 30 minutes or more. Windy cold days of course dissipate it faster but on a sunny day, there will always be some around.

You notice it most when you look at shadows of it against the frame of your window for example if facing the sun. That's why I try to get out of the car for shots as much as possible and move away from the body of the car just a bit. IF I am really lazy and the catch is not THAT important, I will stay in the car.

[RomNYC]

Interesting, Manny. I have never thought of that, and you actually make a point.

I admit that I was a lazy bum today and most of my shots from the Mounds were taken through the open sunroof! No matter how much I knew it was wrong, I just couldn't step foot outside, it was very cold! Plus, the newbie that I am is still a little chicken and I try not to draw attention... from the folks around mostly, because the cops are cool and do their job.

Our hobby is a hard one! But even if my shots of the day leave me a bit disappointed, I had a blast... And I was practicing, which is what I should stick with for now :)

Good advice Manny, I will look at my car's hood twice from now on

[steve1840]

The cold windy morning I spent at the mounds I would have my iPhone plugged into the stereo in my truck so I could hear LiveATC.net and hear what was on approach. I would check the print-out of scheduled arrivals and step out of the truck for probably 20-30 mins at a time and make my way to the top of the mounds. After getting the shots I wanted I would head back to the truck and warm back up while listening to the air traffic communications and would jump out quickly again if I heard something of interest coming in. So all in all I would say that I'd be out of the truck for 20-30 mins and then spend 10 mins warming up and that went on all morning.

Then when I headed over to Panera when they switched to the 31s I parked nose in to the snow bank there at the fence so I could see when something was approaching and get out to snap of my pics only when they got close enough and then dive back into the truck.

[Roush6NY]

Great set Rom !!!