{"id":16061,"date":"2017-04-30T22:38:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T02:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=16061"},"modified":"2022-03-03T00:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T05:30:49","slug":"16061","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iaintjustmusic.bobleafe.com\/?p=16061","title":{"rendered":"2022 – WEIRDLY-LARGE OVERHEAD VEHICLES IN PLANE VIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(I had to lead off with the money shot that I’m proud of. Continue reading to see how I got there. You’ll see it again later, so make believe you didn’t see this.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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After exhausting the street vehicle option, I happened to look out my LR window last Sunday morning and noticed that planes bound for Teterboro Airport – about 4 miles south of me – were approaching it from the northeast because the strong winds that day were coming from the southwest. The planes were traveling left to right – just like the block-long bus from two days earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Great – something else I can shoot from home. They were nowhere near as close to me as the buses, but maybe I could create noticeable sky-snakes out of each one.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first attempt was not encouraging:<\/span><\/p>\n

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This one pic I took made three planes out of one and the mental extrapolation of that didn\u2019t appear to be all that interesting if it DID work the way I envisioned. The most interesting thing in the image was the Manhattan skyline down to the WTC.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had to get closer.<\/span><\/p>\n

I knew that there was a section of the Hackensack River Walkway a couple of miles south of me that I recall where Teterboro-bound planes came close to passing overhead, so I drove over there.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first attempt there gave me three separate planes again – just like from home, but a little closer:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The second attempt gave me more snakey-ness, but it was still too far away:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I HAVE to go to Teterboro!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The northern end of the airport borders on Rt. 46 and when planes are coming in from the north, that\u2019s the place to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it\u2019s not the safest place to be. As you\u2019ll see in some of the pictures, three lanes of east-bound traffic don\u2019t even have a curb on the right edge. There\u2019s road asphalt, then dirt punctuated by muddy holes, some sloping grass, etc, into a ditch and then the airport\u2019s metal fence. The only place to walk, stand and shoot from is on the roadside dirt\/mud.<\/span><\/p>\n

And it was a very windy day. At one point, as I was maneuvering around a mudhole, a sudden gust practically blew me into the ditch. Oh well\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026better that than onto the highway.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are a couple of highway traffic lights at either end of the airport on 46. The distance between them is about \u00bc to \u00bd mile. I parked on the northern side of the highway, crossed at the eastern light and walked westward to a point where I thought the planes would cross the highway.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t have to wait long.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, from this location, the planes were moving right-to-left as I was panning left-to-right\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..and remember: there is only ONE plane in each image. Predictably, these 3 shots are pretty useless:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/span>Some of the cars got a bit squashed in this one.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I knew I\u2019d have to hike more to the west to shoot the other side of the plane (and get the left-to-right motion to match my panning).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before I got to where I needed to be, I saw a plane approaching, coming from over a building on the north side of 46. I was too \u201cunderneath\u201d and only got a shot showing two images of the plane (and the lead one is missing a wing tip):<\/span><\/p>\n

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I saw a helicopter in the distance and wondered if I could get a stretched-out shot of it, but – once again – only got two images of the same chopper:<\/span><\/p>\n

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It looks exactly like two helicopters in the air – also useless.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, I got where I needed to be, but – as you can see – I still needed to match my panning motion to the plane\u2019s motion: Plus – you have to remember that this plane is still traveling pretty fast. From what I can find online, private jets can land at speeds up to 150mph:
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(My panning hand needs some jet fuel)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Getting better:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Almost there (gotta cut down on those 43 wheels):<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bingo! Tip-to-tail!<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Even if the plane had to disconnect from its train to land safely\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..and it has a nice, balanced arc over the highway and fence)<\/span><\/p>\n

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I cannot find anything like this on the Web. If you can, let me know.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I had something to do at home, so I started to head back. When I had almost finished my walk back east to cross at the light, I happened to look back and saw a plane coming in and took this shot:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I held the phone upside-down so I could pan right-to-left and match the right-to-left plane motion. I just wish I stopped it before it reached the bush so I could have gotten the front of the plane.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Anyway, I already had what I came for, crossed the highway and went home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I hope you enjoyed this 3-part series that was inspired by a truck that was squashed by its motion in the background of a panoramic shot I took last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So what else is there to shoot that this technique might work with? Trains are too long\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..maybe speedboats? Track and field? Horse racing?<\/span><\/p>\n

Suggestions always welcome. And if you have an iPhone with a panoramic setting and feel inspired, I\u2019d love to see what you come up with\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.but be warned – it might inspire me to do another series.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In any event, I promise that you won\u2019t get another post from me for a fourth day in a row.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But the day(s) after that?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Who knows?<\/span><\/p>\n

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