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Stansted 26-04-2019

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Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by andygolfer » Fri Apr 26, 2019 3:52 pm

I spent a couple of hours at Stansted this morning to catch the Uzbekistan 767 and the Oman 747SP (I've been missing that for years!)nice to catch up with Keith for the first time in ages (missed him last week at Norwich!) and the other locals who were there, here's a selection.....

ImageUK67001 B.767F Uzbekistan Airlines Stansted 26-04-2019 7469 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageUK67001 B.767F Uzbekistan Airlines Stansted 26-04-2019 7488 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageOY-NCI Do.328 Sun Air, Scandinavia (British Airways colours) Stansted 26-04-2019 7562 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageLN-WDG DHC.8-400 Wideroe Stansted 26-04-2019 7604 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageTC-JDR A.330F Turkish Cargo Stansted 26-04-2019 7637 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageG-TGPG B.737-BBJ Stansted 26-04-2019 7739 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageN628BD Gulfstream G.5 Stansted 26-04-2019 7799 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and finally, the 747-SP....
ImageA4O-SO B.747SP Oman Royal Flight Stansted 26-04-2019 7881 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageA4O-SO B.747SP Oman Royal Flight Stansted 26-04-2019 7914 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageA4O-SO B.747SP Oman Royal Flight Stansted 26-04-2019 7964 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

thanks for looking, there are a few more in my flickr album
C&C welcome

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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by Mike » Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:05 pm

Nice set Andy, the best one is #2 as it's really sharp, the others seem a little soft to me though. Were you on the limit of your lens for some of them? :)
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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by andygolfer » Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:30 pm

Mike wrote:
Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:05 pm
Nice set Andy, the best one is #2 as it's really sharp, the others seem a little soft to me though. Were you on the limit of your lens for some of them? :)

thanks Mike and no, I wasn't on the limit. Mainly around 350 - 450mm (back and legs hurting too much to walk far from the car - fishing injury so a bit towards the top end), I had several especially the dull ones which were very soft and a few totally out of focus so I'm a bit worried that something (auto-focus?) wasn't working properly. Seemed better in the brighter weather but looking at the exif data I can't spot anything that I set wrong. I shall try a few test ones over the weekend to see what happens. A few weren't just soft they were totally out of focus as if the auto-focus wasn't working.

All a bit of a pain but I got some nice ones.

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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by wiggy » Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:42 pm

Great shots of the SP Andy. That one has eluded me so far as well. Good variety in the other shots also. Great set.

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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by yunglee » Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:13 pm

Great set Andy :clap:

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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by Wallie » Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:44 am

As said a few soft, but really a nice collection again :thumb:
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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by andygolfer » Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:46 am

thanks for the comments especially re the soft appearance. I've re-sharpened them now so i'd be pleased to hear if you think they look better no, thanks.

I'm always a bit cautious re sharpening as I don't want to overdo it and end up with the white edge to the aircraft that happens when you go a bit too far with it. I had held back on the original ones a bit and maybe too far but I was having issues with focussing at times as well.

One of my troubles is my crappy eyesight, my left eye in particular is very poor (keratoconus and astigmatism) and even with my contact lens that eye isn't clear, right eye is better but far from perfect :mad: so I can't always tell if the image is sharp anyway.
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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by Mike » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:25 am

They seem to look a lot better now Andy and it seems like you've found the root of the problem, sorry to hear about your eyesight issue. :)
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Re: Stansted 26-04-2019

Post by andygolfer » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:54 am

Mike wrote:
Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:25 am
They seem to look a lot better now Andy and it seems like you've found the root of the problem, sorry to hear about your eyesight issue. :)


thanks Mike, my eyesight has been bad for ages. Probably too much time looking through theodolites and telescopes in the past. I had astigmatism in my left eye by the time I was 30 but the keratoconus only got noticeable about 15 yeas ago . Cornea transplant isn't an option apparently as my right eye is considered good enough to get me by.
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