New happy user XT2 - first inflight pictures

N4865G · Dec 14, 2016

So far very happy with the IQ of my pics compared to my old FZ1000.

Still learning how to use this great camera effectively...

Pictures post processed in Elements 14 after conversion from RAF to DNG.

Please note, that all those pictures were shot through double laminated, heated and curved airplane window panels...

Thanks

Dom

MiWo · Dec 14, 2016

Very nice shots, I especially like the 1st.

Best,

Mike

Stazza · Dec 14, 2016

Very nice, an unique perspective most of us don't get. What are you flying?

N4865G · Dec 14, 2016

Thank you, it's the 787 by Boeing, beautiful machine to operate.

Thanks

D

Stazza said:
Very nice, an unique perspective most of us don't get. What are you flying?

slimandy · Dec 14, 2016

I like the first shot in particular. It makes me wonder how you managed to get that point of view, looking down on the plane with the land below. It tells a story. Well done.

N4865G · Dec 14, 2016

Thank you,

This particular picture is a crop from the original picture as below..

Thank you for your kind words Gents,

Dom

slimandy said:
I like the first shot in particular. It makes me wonder how you managed to get that point of view, looking down on the plane with the land below. It tells a story. Well done.

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/34270522@N04/

baobob · Dec 14, 2016

i knew it was not an airbus due to lack of joystick

baobob · Dec 14, 2016

My favorite : the cockpit at 39000 feet...............

maxxxx · Dec 14, 2016

Nice! Just wondering: How much time do you get to take pictures during a flight and are there rules about this? I would guess that a lot of great picture opportunities are during flight phases where the pilot should be focused on flying. Thinking about takeoff and landing.

N4865G · Dec 14, 2016

Yes, it is called the sterile cockpit rule, no irrelevant discussions or tasks below 20.000 feet, which is more or less 20 minutes before the landing and 10-15 minutes during the climb.

There are plenty of opportunities to take beautiful pictures during all other, less task demanding phases of flight when you might be cruising for 12-14 hours....

Safety first, no question about that.

Thanks

D

maxxxx said:
Nice! Just wondering: How much time do you get to take pictures during a flight and are there rules about this? I would guess that a lot of great picture opportunities are during flight phases where the pilot should be focused on flying. Thinking about takeoff and landing.

seahuston · Dec 15, 2016

Very cool!

I love when I get to fly the 787. Great plane.

You might want to consider getting a Lenskirt or rubber lens hood, especially for night pictures. It should help cut down on glare and reflection. I travel with one for plane trips and cityscapes shot from buildings.

LENSKIRT

Lenskirt is used for blocking glass reflections when shotting pictures or video through a window with a camera.

www.lenskirt.com

Not sure the rules on blocking the glass but I've heard stories of pilots putting up the sun screen for most of the cruise.

deednets · Dec 15, 2016

N4865G said:
Thank you, it's the 787 by Boeing, beautiful machine to operate.

Thanks

D

Stazza said:

Very nice, an unique perspective most of us don't get. What are you flying?

Click to expand...

Not without its issues though. China Southern had 1 787 grounded for more than a week here in Auckland and had to abandon another 787 flight last Sunday for engineering reasons. They used to alternate 330s with 777 but have changed to the 787. I have been on those Guangzhou routes a few times now, picked the 330 on my last flight and when I returned, the 787 was still grounded. Not good news ... what sectors do you fly?

Ah, yes, do they let you take pics of that bird from the tarmac??? That could be interesting...

baobob · Dec 15, 2016

an interesting reading about the DREAM (???) liner

Air safety incidents for Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Discover air safety incidents, accidents and plane crashes for the aircraft type Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Learn more about the safety record for Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

www.aeroinside.com

Eriktheswede · Dec 16, 2016

I really like the second one! Thanks for sharing

TravisDog · Dec 16, 2016

Dom,

There aren't many of people lucky enough to get this view (of the Zagros Mountains? Iran?) out of their office windows. Thank you so much for posting these; anymore you take would be gratefully received!

R

N4865G · Dec 17, 2016

Thank you,

Dom

TravisDog said:
Dom,

There aren't many of people lucky enough to get this view (of the Zagros Mountains? Iran?) out of their office windows. Thank you so much for posting these; anymore you take would be gratefully received!

R

N4865G · Dec 17, 2016

Thanks a lot,

I have had one for my old FZ1000 and it worked very well eliminating reflections from inside the cockpit.

Might want to get another one for my new XT2.

Cheers

Dom

seahuston said:
Very cool!

I love when I get to fly the 787. Great plane.

You might want to consider getting a Lenskirt or rubber lens hood, especially for night pictures. It should help cut down on glare and reflection. I travel with one for plane trips and cityscapes shot from buildings.

http://www.lenskirt.com/lenskirt/

Not sure the rules on blocking the glass but I've heard stories of pilots putting up the sun screen for most of the cruise.

N4865G · Dec 17, 2016

This is getting off-topic now, but indeed there have been several issues with this type lately, not to mention several months of complete grounding of the entire 787 fleet when the batteries were catching fire.

All the serious issues seem to have been fixed by now.

The ones you see now and then are more to do with the Rolls-Royce engines than the aircraft itself.

If you look at the overall aircraft rotations around the world there are numerous issues with basically all the types out there.

It is inevitable, complicated machines tend to have their own problems.

Fortunately, great engineers manage to fix them all and make those aircraft airworthy in no time..

Thanks

deednets said:
N4865G said:

Thank you, it's the 787 by Boeing, beautiful machine to operate.

Thanks

D

Stazza said:

Very nice, an unique perspective most of us don't get. What are you flying?

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Not without its issues though. China Southern had 1 787 grounded for more than a week here in Auckland and had to abandon another 787 flight last Sunday for engineering reasons. They used to alternate 330s with 777 but have changed to the 787. I have been on those Guangzhou routes a few times now, picked the 330 on my last flight and when I returned, the 787 was still grounded. Not good news ... what sectors do you fly?

Ah, yes, do they let you take pics of that bird from the tarmac??? That could be interesting...

deednets · Dec 17, 2016

N4865G said:
This is getting off-topic now, but indeed there have been several issues with this type lately, not to mention several months of complete grounding of the entire 787 fleet when the batteries were catching fire.

All the serious issues seem to have been fixed by now.

The ones you see now and then are more to do with the Rolls-Royce engines than the aircraft itself.

If you look at the overall aircraft rotations around the world there are numerous issues with basically all the types out there.

It is inevitable, complicated machines tend to have their own problems.

Fortunately, great engineers manage to fix them all and make those aircraft airworthy in no time..

Thanks

deednets said:

N4865G said:

Thank you, it's the 787 by Boeing, beautiful machine to operate.

Thanks

D

Stazza said:

Very nice, an unique perspective most of us don't get. What are you flying?

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Not without its issues though. China Southern had 1 787 grounded for more than a week here in Auckland and had to abandon another 787 flight last Sunday for engineering reasons. They used to alternate 330s with 777 but have changed to the 787. I have been on those Guangzhou routes a few times now, picked the 330 on my last flight and when I returned, the 787 was still grounded. Not good news ... what sectors do you fly?

Ah, yes, do they let you take pics of that bird from the tarmac??? That could be interesting...

Click to expand...

You are correct, this is utterly off-topic. However the incidents I described happened within the last few weeks, the grounding of yet another 787 last week here in Auckland.

On topic: any chance you could get some images from underneath the fuselage, the front?? (for some reason an ultra-wide angle comes to mind here...)

James A. · Dec 17, 2016

Lovely photos Dom and very cool that you get to pilot such a beautiful piece of engineering!! Keep up the great work my friend!

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