Norfolk Contrails

[mikeburdett]

Howdy chaps

Here are a few of my shots over Norfolk....

87-0031 C-5 USAF - Passing South of me by about 30 Miles and into the sun
87-0031 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

G-ZMED LJ35
G-ZMED by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

G-OBYG B767 Passing dead over me
G-OBYG by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

EI-DVN A320 
EI-DVN by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

A7-AED A330
A7-AED by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

VP-BIM B747
VPBIM - 89 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

RA-82074 AN124
RA82074 - 88 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

RA-82043 AN124
RA82043 - 87 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

A6-EDF A380
A6EDF - 84 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

UR-82008 AN124
UR82008 - 83 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

A6-... A380
EK380 - 82 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

C-17 USAF
c17 - 51 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

N787BX B787
N787BX by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

05-5144 C-17 FL320
05-5144 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr
05-5144 by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

A6-RJZ BBJ
A6-RJZ by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

D-ALPI A330
D-ALPI by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

G-GDFD B737
G-GDFD by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

PH-CKB B747
PH-CKB by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

TC-JOL A330
TC-JOL by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

A6-EBJ B777
A6-EBJ by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

A7-BAC B777
A7-BAC by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

D-AIML A380
D-AIML by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

EI-DEN A320
EI-DEN by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

N774SA B777
N774SA by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

N825NW A330
N825NW by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

PH-BFY B747
PH-BFY by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

F-GSTA A300ST Beluga
F-GSTA by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

PH-BFR B747
PH-BFR by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

PH-BFB B747 - Dumping Fuel!
PH-BFB Dumping Fuel by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

G-OSRB B727 FL270
G-OSRB-B727-OTT by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

Hope they are of interest.

Mike B

[graham]

Very good Mike, could I ask what camera/lens you use for your high shots?

[jargon]

Cracking Shots, Thanks for posting Mike

Regards

John

[mikeburdett]

Mar 27, 2017 17:06:36 GMT graham said:

Very good Mike, could I ask what camera/lens you use for your high shots?

Graham

The distant ones were with a 300mm lens. The C17 and after that were shot with the Canon EOS with a Skywatcher Scope attached. Identical scope below...

[graham]

They're very clear and sharp for a 300mm. What EOS body do you use Mike? And how do you attach the camera to the scope? Sorry for all the questions.

[billsamuels]

Morning Mike,

I'm glad Graham asked that question - as a complete 'camera-nonce' And wouldn't have the nerve...

However, these are great shots mate and really clear - out of pure interest, does the camera/scope attach to one-another?

All the best, and keep them coming.

Bill

[mikeburdett]

Guys,

The camera attaches using a T-Ring which you can pick up for a couple of quid. I have a 2x Converter but I can't get a good photo with it. So I simply take the 300mm lens off my Camera, remove the eye-piece from the Telescope and the camera body attaches to the Scope where the eye piece was and you have the equivalent of a 1200mm lens. Of course with this it is manual focus and also the heat distortion in the air makes the images a bit blurry so you either lose loads or have a lower quality image.

Been toying with the idea of parting company with the scope as I rarely use it due to time available but it's one of those items that once it's gone I will almost certainly regret it.

Cheers

Mike B

[mikeburdett]

Mar 27, 2017 19:13:42 GMT graham said:

They're very clear and sharp for a 300mm. What EOS body do you use Mike? And how do you attach the camera to the scope? Sorry for all the questions.

Graham

Its a Canon EOS Rebel Kiss, I imported it from abroad but it is by far the best one I have used. Being a reg collector mainly I only take photos as a second interest so don't spend big bucks on camera and equipment.

Connects with a Simple T-Ring that cost about £2.50 off the Internet

Mike B

[graham]

Thanks Mike. The Rebel is the same as the 650D I think?

[mikeburdett]

A6-EUD A380 Emirates
A6-EUD

LN-RPM B737 SAS
LN-RPM

Ryanair B737
Ryanair B737

N902MZ CE525
N902MZ

N816MA E170 - Inbound Norwich at 2000ft!
N816MA

KLM B747
KLM B747

G-GDFZ B737 Jet2 Holidays
G-GDFZ

D-ABYG B747 Lufthansa
D-ABYG

C-FKSV B787 Air Canada
C-FKSV

A6-ETJ B777 Etihad
A6-ETJ

Hope they are of interest

Mike B

[graham]

Another cracking batch Mike, thank you