Again I went to the Düsseldorf International Airport to take some photos.

This time I went there with a plan in my pocket. I wanted to take pictures of some special planes. I had the times, I knew, when which type of plane was going to arrive or depart. All these plans and times were quite correct, all the planes I wanted to see and shoot were there. And I took photo’s of all these planes.Happily I went back to my car, back home and straight to the computer.

As I plugged in the card reader something scary showed up infront of my inner eye:

ISO Level

Didn’t I… I wanted to put it back from 1600 to 200… I just thought about it just before I left… did I?

NO

Boeing 747-400F (N415MC) of Emirates.

Off to bed now… Damnit!

Another day around the Düsseldorf International Airport having fun with 450mm focal length.

Airbus A310-300 (F-OHJI) of Mahan Air.
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BAe 146-200 (D-AEWD) of Eurowings.

Airbus A319 (OH-LVE) of Finnair.

Here are the first pictures I took using my new Sigma-lens:

A grasshopper on a railway platform.

An Airbus A330-300 taking off

The same Airbus

Cockpit close up of the previous photo

Today I got my new lens:

Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG MACRO

As far as I could test it for now I’m quite happy with it – I just have to re-learn holding the camera steady.

Visiting the Defensiedagen on September, 2nd I was hoping for a nice airshow and the opportunity for some pictures. Well, it was fun. These two pictures are my favorites:

Douglas DC-3 taxiing to parking position.

General Dynamics F-16A in close formation with a Supermarine Spitfire FR-XVIII