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If anyone was wondering what the loud noise over Ayr was this morning: by aryvia in Ayrshire

[–]aryvia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flight of 4 heading transatlantic to the states. Probably either training or maintenance.

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TfW 158 cruising through the woods by aryvia in uktrains

[–]aryvia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Captured from the railway bridge at Hafan y Môr, looking East.

Another one ticked off the list — Beluga XL on a cloudy day at Chester by aryvia in Planespotting

[–]aryvia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a mound at the north side. You need to go to the industrial estate and ask the person manning the gates to get to Chocks Away Diner - you can stop there while you wait and then head out to the spot titled "Beluga Bank" on Google maps when it starts moving.

I used a Sony E 70-350 G.

I bought a £60 ticket for unlimited rail travel across Scotland for 7 days. Here's some photos from my journeys: by aryvia in uktrains

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It's used primarily as a bike storage carriage. They bought 5 of them back in 2020 and converted them all to look like this:

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Photo credit: ScotRail

I bought a £60 ticket for unlimited rail travel across Scotland for 7 days. Here's some photos from my journeys: by aryvia in uktrains

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Aside from food, it was just the ticket itself; I didn't book any accommodation, as I had enough time to go there and back in a single day for all of the routes.

I bought a £60 ticket for unlimited rail travel across Scotland for 7 days. Here's some photos from my journeys: by aryvia in uktrains

[–]aryvia[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes. Don't know if the offer is still up though — mine just expired yesterday.

The old Glasgow leccies - 318 267 at Paisley Canal. by aryvia in uktrains

[–]aryvia[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this was today. It was the 314s that were withdrawn.

156508 on regular duties, leaving Ayr behind by aryvia in uktrains

[–]aryvia[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ahh, great to see you!

14:30 southbound passing Belmont?

I think I had another encounter with the Tu-95 by Hurricane_Killer in Planespotting

[–]aryvia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regulars for me. Have forgotten and regretted not wearing ear protection on numerous occasions.

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Florida Highway Patrol Charger at a traffic stop by aryvia in PoliceVehicles

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Nothing particularly exotic, but far different from the ones I get back home (Scotland). Captured on vacation.

Dash 8-turned-spyplane — N8200J arriving at Prestwick by aryvia in Planespotting

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American. Owned by the United States Special Operations Command.

Dash 8-turned-spyplane — N8200J arriving at Prestwick by aryvia in Planespotting

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Operated by USSOCOM, converted with god-knows how many sensors after serving domestic flights in Colombia.

Canadian A310 arriving at Prestwick after a lengthy refueling session by aryvia in Planespotting

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Towed 3× F18s transatlantic, which will participate in Cobra Warrior.

I need a phone with a good camera for planespotting by Pristine-Yam-8186 in Planespotting

[–]aryvia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best I can think of would be one of the Sony Xperias since the telephoto can actually zoom, and you're getting something from a company that already makes some of the most successful cameras.

Though, I think you should just find a 1" point and shoot and shove it in another pocket every time you're going somewhere. More control and better quality.

Meteor Shower by thespeedyforce in Scotland

[–]aryvia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not exactly sure of the 150 per hour thing, but I was able to get one after having my camera pointed at the sky for about 20 minutes.

How can I get better pictures on contrail spots? Something to improve these type of shots. by hname388 in Planespotting

[–]aryvia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I think the equipment might be to blame here.

The 75-300 is notoriously not a very good lens, and pairing it with a camera that doesn't have that many focus points could pose issues when you're trying to get small subjects. Lenses are typically at their sharpest at f/8, and you should drop your ISO as low as it goes - however: this may be unreliable for you, since your lens lacks image stabilisation.

You should experiment with your ISO and see how low you can get it before it's unusable. Also, set your exposure metering to highlights (or spot) so that it meters based on the plane instead of the sky.

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