Tuesday, May 30, 2023

North of the Flight Path

 

I made another 6:00 AM trip to the Desert Botanical Garden on Sunday.  I was standing at the top of the trail that goes up the side of a mountain and noticing the stream of flights taking off from the airport.  One right after the other, they kept emerging from behind the mountain.  I decided to try to snap a photo of one of the jets popping out from behind the cactus on the hillside.  This was the best one I got.  


When I was looking at the photo after downloading it, I wondered if I could tell what airline the plane was part of so I made a duplicate of the photo and cropped it way, way down to get just the jet.  I was surprised to see how clear it was.  After all, that jet was traveling pretty darn fast and the camera was hand-held.  

The Desert Botanical Garden is located north of the flight path for Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.  Every time I visit the garden, I always see jets taking off and if I'm there early in the morning it seems like a steady stream of them are flying past.  I'm so used to seeing (and hearing) them that I hardly notice them.  I'm glad I took notice this time.


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10 comments:

  1. roentareMay 30, 2023 at 2:34 AM

    Great to have the plane in the frame

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  2. TravelMay 30, 2023 at 3:38 AM

    I love plane spotting.

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  3. AndyMay 30, 2023 at 4:07 AM

    I always like watching the planes take off.

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  4. RedPatMay 30, 2023 at 6:26 AM

    You caught a great view of that one with the cacti, Sharon.

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  5. William KendallMay 30, 2023 at 8:08 AM

    Well timed with this shot.

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  6. BillMay 30, 2023 at 8:41 AM

    What a great capture, well done!

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  7. Linda SueMay 30, 2023 at 11:16 AM

    Excellent shot! What sort of camera did you use? I am in the market for a new camera- I have an old refurbished canon- and a phone but neither are even remotely great. Your shots are clear and wonderful always!

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  8. CatalystMay 30, 2023 at 11:25 AM

    That's a splendid photo of the jet and the cactus. As I was looking at the cockpit windows I thought what a marvel it is that such a huge thing as that airplane can get off the ground.

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  9. AmyMay 31, 2023 at 11:44 PM

    Those are good shots, taken at just the right time.

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  10. Steve ReedJune 1, 2023 at 6:54 AM

    Good shot! We really are pretty much back to normal after the paralysis of the pandemic years, aren't we?

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