A day in a life of spotter(s) 23Mar06

[Norman 1]

Here is the pix of the Apron Control Tower

seen from the tower's compound

while waiting for our transport to go

out and inspect the LCCT's tarmac area

 

 

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[Radzi 2]

Guys, for night shots, don't try tungsten WB eh?

[Attan 0]

that what we all in here want brader. walk towards the aircraft, stray a bit, click click, then back on course, then see yati waiting by the first door.

 

Azahan

 

Yati....yati....yati.....................mati!

[Chaity 1]

Hello guys, nice coverage of the first night for LCCT.

 

Wonderful night photos with the night birds like Austrian and JAL.

 

Post more photos-lah.

[Ken K. Kour 0]

Sifus!! must post more la..! the suspense is killing us! :lol:

 

haha.. take your time bros, thanks for sharing!

[Norman 1]

Guys, for night shots, don't try tungsten WB eh?

 

Radzi,

 

All my shots using Auto WB -1...

Still not sure how to calculate WB manually

 

However, most of the night shots I used NEF (Nikon's RAW)

So, when process in Nikon Capture... can try with different WB post processing...

I guess tungsten = incandescent

 

Here an example...

 

Using Auto WB -1

 

Using WB Set to Incandescent

 

I guess, with WB set manually to incandescent... the image will be a bit cooler

true to life

But with Auto WB -1 in D70s... a bit more dramatic... don't you think so

 

What others think about this

[Radzi 2]

 

I guess tungsten = incandescent

 

 

I guess so, too. It is the one with the lightbulb symbol.

 

Tungsten / incandescent WB should give a cooler color temp, but how much, I don't know. Well we can keep on experimenting. True to life? I don't know.

Edited March 31, 2006 by Radzi

[Sneeze Lam 0]

However, if you want to have stars, the plane will be a bit dark for the unlighted body.

and you may have to risk to wave goodbye to the plane during the shutter has been opened.

 

good of bad to have stars?

really depends

 

I don't think Azahan using starlight filter that night.

You'll get that effect if you use small aperture (large f number)

The numbers of star "legs" depend on number of shutter leaves in the lens.

 

For starlight filters... the leg will be longer and depending on type no.

such as No.4, 4 legs or No.8, 8 legs etc...

 

And regarding camera on tarmac... we saw a few pax snapping away while walking

to the terminal that night....

 

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[Norman 1]

Ok... after the session in Apron Control Tower,

Time for us to head home... was already almost 0100hrs..

 

So we request for another tour of the LCCT's tarmac...

 

And I managed to record the following scene...

 

 

[Imran K. 0]

Naughty Naughty...

 

Haihh...takkan from there cannot get EK shot...

[Sing Yew 1]

Ok... after the session in Apron Control Tower,

Time for us to head home... was already almost 0100hrs..

 

So we request for another tour of the LCCT's tarmac...

 

And I managed to record the following scene...

 

 

 

Haha, this shot is priceless together with the captions. Yati's probably back home asleep by 0100 though.

 

[T Azahan 1]

thank you hj zul and norman! u guys were the men!!!!

 

nice to see her again. my best flight was on her!! funky memories!!! love you 'charlie'! (taken at 0048hrs...crazy!)

 

 

 

 

 

never tried this one before. hope soon when yati and funky lily are flying....hehehehehe

 

[Pieter C. 5]

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just fabulous

 

did you use a tripod for these ? and how about shutter-speeds and diaphragma ?

 

keep them coming, bro: just awesome !!!

[T Azahan 1]

hi pieter!

 

yes, tripod assisted. manual mode. flood lights helped us so a/p at 6.3 and shutter speed at 1 sec. compensation +0.7 as flood lights not bright enough. focal length 18mm. yummy yummy!

[Rozhan 0]

VERY, VERY nice pics everyone... Azahan, JK, Norman. You guys have taken 'Plane Spotting' to a much higher level.

[Norman 1]

Pieter,

 

I was lazy to take out my tripod, so I shot the scenes on tarmac handheld

 

The one with Azahan shooting at Foxtrot Charlie;

Focal Length = 18mm (from my 18-70mm)

ISO = 800

Manual Exposure, f/3.5 at 1/10sec ... (surprised with my steady hand at 0100.. )

 

This one

Focal length = 65mm

ISO = 800

Manual Exp, f/4.5 at 1/15sec... also handheld

 

and this one

Focal length = 48mm

ISO = 800

Manual Exp, f/4.5 at 1/15sec... handheld

 

I guess the glass helped a lot...

[Gavin Andrew David 6]

Pieter,

 

I guess the glass helped a lot...

 

 

What lens Norm ?

[Sim Lim Shen 0]

no way. this is not DXB.

BANZAI BANZAI.....

 

BANZAI BANZAI.....

 

WHAT? JAL only sends in B767, no more 777 and 747?

 

Great night shots though. You guys really stayed up late to bring us these fabulous shots.

[Norman 1]

What lens Norm ?

 

Kit lens Gavin... AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-f/5.6 IF ED

one of the contributing factors of choosing D70ER..

 

By itself... cost around RM1k

 

[Gavin Andrew David 6]

They send in the 767 for the Narita flight I believe

 

They still do send the 777/747 for the other flight that comes from Kansai I think . Someone care to correct me ?

[Norman 1]

Naughty Naughty...

 

Haihh...takkan from there cannot get EK shot...

 

Imran,

 

EK didn't park on LCCT tarmac... <_ src="%7B___base_url___%7D/uploads/emoticons/default_laugh.png" alt=":lol:">

 

(the tarmac excursion didn't include Satt Terminal tarmac )

[Min Chun 0]

Pieter,

 

I was lazy to take out my tripod, so I shot the scenes on tarmac handheld

 

The one with Azahan shooting at Foxtrot Charlie;

Focal Length = 18mm (from my 18-70mm)

ISO = 800

Manual Exposure, f/3.5 at 1/10sec ... (surprised with my steady hand at 0100.. )

 

This one

Focal length = 65mm

ISO = 800

Manual Exp, f/4.5 at 1/15sec... also handheld

 

 

I guess the glass helped a lot...

 

Is MU logo a STICKER?

Or the texture is thick enough?

[Pieter C. 5]

 

 

 

Bro,

 

Considering time of day , age and no tripod, these shots are awesome and extremely clear

 

you, guys, did an extremely well job, and hope to see some more in the future (thumbs up)...

 

dark-side boleh !!! (not only the camera, I mean )

[Norman 1]

Is MU logo a STICKER?

Or the texture is thick enough?

 

I guess its a sticker...

no way it gonna be "thick" as in "3D"

The color and lighting made it look like 3D...

 

 

 

Bro,

 

Considering time of day , age and no tripod, these shots are awesome and extremely clear

 

you, guys, did an extremely well job, and hope to see some more in the future (thumbs up)...

 

dark-side boleh !!! (not only the camera, I mean )

 

Pieter... thanks a lot for kind remarks, bro...

(hehehe age is going into the equation now eh...? )

[T Azahan 1]

good shot u got there norman considering no tripod! u getting better and better bro!!!