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Lots of Prop Vortices
Departure day at RIAT was a bit overcast, much like the majority of the show. The damp atmosphere did have the positive effect of meaning many of the more powerful prop aircraft were pulling vortices from the tips of their … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, photo, Travel
Tagged air show, aircraft, airplane, c-130, condensation, gloucestershire, hercules, Lockheed Martin, military, moisture, photo, properllor, RAF Fairford, RIAT, Sweden, takeoff, transport, turboprop, uk, vapor, vortex, vortices
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Damp Air Brings the Vortices Out at KPAE
Damp and cloudy days are not always ideal for aviation photography but they can provide some interesting options. One weekend I was up at Everett when they were approaching from the south. The jets broke out of the cloud at … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged 747-400lcf, 787, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, civil, cloud, damp, dreamlifter, dreamliner, Everett, jet, kpae, moisture, Paine Field, photo, vapor, vortex, vortices, washington
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Stormy Narita
The day I was flying out of Narita was not a good day for weather. Another typhoon was approaching and the rain ahead of the storm had reached us. I did initially visit the viewing terrace in the terminal but, … Continue reading
Clouds Over the Valley
My trip to Rainbow Canyon gave me plenty of time to enjoy the scenery as the jets only showed up infrequently. It was a cool and clear day on the whole but there were some times when clouds moved in. … Continue reading
Posted in photo, Travel, video
Tagged california, clouds, death valley, formations, moisture, photo, Rainbow canyon, video, weather
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Puffs Across the Wing
The day I left London was a bit damp which made for a bit of vapor on departure. I was sitting almost directly over the wing. I couldn’t see in to the inlet but I could see vapor puffs in … Continue reading
Moisture on the Lichen
Rain forest conditions do tend to mean lots of moisture in the air. That much moisture means perfect conditions for the growth of lichen. The lichen do a great job of collecting the moisture from the air to keep them … Continue reading
Posted in photo, Travel, wildlife
Tagged big island, Hawaii, lichen, moisture, photo, plant, rain forest, vacation, water, wildlife
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Pulling a Cloud With You
Getting shots of vapor is a popular thing when shooting fast jets. An airliner on a damp day can also result in some clouds being formed. While shooting something special at Oakland, I was getting a few shots to make … Continue reading
Humid Approaches to SFO
Moisture in the air is not always what you want when you are out shooting aircraft. However, it does have its benefits if there isn’t so much of it that everything is either obscured or gray. The weather conditions over … Continue reading
I Guess Humid Days Are Useful
If you want to get some nice vapor from an aircraft, start with a good, humid day. The hours after a storm are perfect since there is plenty of moisture in the air and the ground is wet meaning it … Continue reading
F-16 Inlet Vapor
There are some aerodynamic effects that always catch my eye when I am going through images and one of these is vapor forming in engine inlets. The combination of lower airspeed with high thrust settings and moisture can result in … Continue reading