Sweet Home Chicago
Airplane Art from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
- Well, it’s been a long two years, hasn’t it?
- Testing, Testing, Swab 1-2-3…
- Off to Heathrow (Take the coach they say. It’s fun they say)
- Cathay Pacific T3 lounge, Heathrow Airport
- AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare International (Main Cabin Extra)
- Into the USA, Crown Plaza O’Hare
- Hyatt Regency O’Hare
- Airplane Art from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
- Fooding around Chicago… Badly
- Starbucks Reserve Rosterary, North Michigan Avenue
- Exploring Chicago with a smartphone
- Back to O’Hare, British Airways Lounge
- BA296 Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow (World Traveller Plus – Premium Economy)
- Welcome back to the UK, or how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
- To the Journey
Airplane Art Extra from the 10th floor of the Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Time for a tradition I started some years ago – Airplane Art from the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. For those who aren’t familiar with the property, if you have an aviation geek interest, you need to get a room facing either the city of Chicago or facing the Kennedy expressway to get your aviation photos.
On a good day, you can get away with the room facing the convention centre and airport – but the winds will need to be in favour – as well as aircraft take off or landing direction.
It does help to be forwarned what’s coming in – so having a copy of FlightRadar24 on an iPad is helpful – especially if you are processing pictures quickly.
All the things I need. Maybe a coffee mug too.
As usual, I’m shooting with my Canon EOS R, with its RF to EF adaptor., and the EF 100 to 400mm F4.5-f5.6 IS Mark I lens. Processing is completed inside Adobe LightRoom Classic, with any top-up processing down in Skylum LuminarAi.
Here are some quick edits of photos of aircraft heading into and out of the airport with a little commentary.
Editors note – I really have to write up what I do for my workflow – it might help some of my fellow photographers (be you learning, looking for hints or just nosey in general).
United Airlines Boeing 757-300
China Eastern Boeing 777-300ER
Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
Sometime the angles planes take off can provide interesting photos too.
Frontier Airbus A321 taking off and banking
Western Global Boeing 747-400F taking off
When the winds change, aircraft change directions too. In this case, the rest of the photos are of aircraft in landing configurations. These were shot on a different day.
Prime Air Boeing 737-800F
Southwest Boeing 737-700 – that’s a sight I’ll never get used to
KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
United Airlines Boeing 777-300ER – I love the wisp of cloud in this photo
United Airlines Airbus A319 – now in blue
Emirates Boeing 777-300Er
Of course, the time of day matters too – as different aircraft turn up.
Korean Air Boeing 777F
Next trip, I might be trying something new – so keep an eye open, least of all I’m shelling £600+ for this new toy. And before anyone asks why I didn’t get it for this trip, I point you to the MacBook Pro 14 that was a “distress purchase”.
Suffice to say the Canon EF100-400mm lens is still a beast, even when combined with a modern Mirrorless Camera.
Next: Fooding around Chicago… Badly.
Next: Fooding around Chicago: Bady.
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