{"id":3847,"date":"2013-09-18T05:46:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T09:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=3847"},"modified":"2013-09-18T11:20:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-18T15:20:55","slug":"dublin-flight-fest-15-september-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-flight-fest-15-september-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin, Flight Fest\u201415 September 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPhotographing Low Flying Planes from Dublin<\/a> Streets.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Jet<\/a><\/p>\n

On the afternoon of 15 September 2013, I joined some of my Irish friends along the South Quays of the River Liffey<\/a> to watch Flight Fest. This free air show was a great opportunity to see a variety of aircraft in action.<\/p>\n

Most of the time Tracking the Light focuses on railways, so this should be a refreshing interlude.<\/p>\n

I exposed all of these photos with my Canon EOS 7D<\/a> with either a 28-135mm zoom or a fixed 200mm prime lens. I set the ISO at 400 and most of my exposures were made at a 1000th<\/sup> of a second. Focusing was tricky, since the auto focus tends to get fooled by sky and some of the planes were traveling quickly.<\/p>\n

I was especially interested in the B-17 Flying Fortress<\/a> and Airbus A380<\/a>. The variety of flying machines made for a nice afternoon. I used several vantage points all from city streets.<\/p>\n

For other views of Dublin, check my Dublin Images Page<\/a> on this site.<\/p>\n

Last year, Dublin hosted the Tall Ships. This year Flight Fest. Perhaps next year they could host Tram Fest on the LUAS<\/a>? It\u2019s an idea anyway.<\/p>\n

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