Consolidated PBY Catalina
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:43 pmHi,
having my lunch today, this plane did a fly by, then it did another one, so I got my camera
D70s, 70-300ED, F8, 1/1000s, 240mm
This was taken from our balcony that looks south. I have never taken photos of airplanes before, but it was fun waiting for it as I saw it circle over the ocean for another pass along the cliff here at Redhead. Also, most of my subjects tend to be stationnary, but it was fun taking it. Went to the edge of the cliff, waiting for it to do another pass, it looked like it was going to, but at Swansea, instead of coming back along the beach, it went over Lake Macquarie
The plane is a Consolidated PBY Catalina. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society owns it. More info about the plane can be found here:
http://www.hars.org.au/fleet/catalina/index.html
It didn't come out as sharp as I had hoped, but it was windy
Probably would go for slower shutter speed, next time, if I have time to think about it. Live and learn
Cheers,
radar
having my lunch today, this plane did a fly by, then it did another one, so I got my camera
D70s, 70-300ED, F8, 1/1000s, 240mm
This was taken from our balcony that looks south. I have never taken photos of airplanes before, but it was fun waiting for it as I saw it circle over the ocean for another pass along the cliff here at Redhead. Also, most of my subjects tend to be stationnary, but it was fun taking it. Went to the edge of the cliff, waiting for it to do another pass, it looked like it was going to, but at Swansea, instead of coming back along the beach, it went over Lake Macquarie
The plane is a Consolidated PBY Catalina. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society owns it. More info about the plane can be found here:
http://www.hars.org.au/fleet/catalina/index.html
It didn't come out as sharp as I had hoped, but it was windy
Probably would go for slower shutter speed, next time, if I have time to think about it. Live and learn
Cheers,
radar
Bob.