Z8 distortion with airplane detection

[simonsi]

I don't know this plane very well from memory.
But does not lenght "a" seems very large ?
And does perspective justify differences between lenght "b" and lenght "c" ?
What do you think ?

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if not, neither heat distortion, nor atmospheric distortion nor any physic parameter can justify that ?

If both op images show the same plane, there is something very strange in image 1, no ? At least for the tail (lenght "a").

The 747 wing sweep plus the off-centre viewpoint perfectly creates the difference in engine spacing you are seeing. The tail upsweep likewise.

 

[Doug]

Again, this is a normal phenomenon.
Distortions are caused by hot exhaust gases.
I have them in thousands of my shots.
Stopping the lens down won't help.

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These pictures are great images!

 

[gKhan]

That's the product when Boeing was a great company, run by engineers. Today, they are a shell of their former selves.

You said it, brother!!

 

[GG1]

Took a shot of this A380 for my son who flies these things whilst I was out birding, I changed to the airplane detection mode and these are the shots I got showing distortion of the tail section as the plane was approaching and the front section as it was going. Am I doing something wrong or is it the camera? Z8 with 500PF and 1.4 teleconverter, images attached f8, 1/2500s ISO 280
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That's a Boeing 747 not an A380.

 

[MattOZW]

That's a Boeing 747 not an A380.

Thanks, you can tell they all look the same to me

 

[Replytoken]

Thanks, you can tell they all look the same to me

Easy problem to remedy these days. Airbus planes tend to not have parts fall off while flying.

--Ken

 

[Mal Paso]

Alien Spacecraft impersonating a 747.

Seriously, I have a 1200mm on my 4x5. If I'm shooting landscapes and the atmosphere isn't perfect detail gets wiped out like it was never focused.

 

[Doug Herr]

I am inclined to say yes. This image was clearly not shot head on.

+1

because of the swept wings, the left wing (right side of photo) is nearly parallel with the sensor while the right wing is receding from the image plane so the different perspective makes the engines on the left wing appear farther apart than on the right wing.