One of the exciting things about my job is the view from the flight deck... especially this view!
There I was in my 747-400 at 35,000 ft on an otherwise routine flight from London to Bangkok . Time for my meal. Maastricht Control advised, "fast-moving traffic at 9 o'clock, altitude unknown." I turned to the left and... WOW! There he was!
Ok, ok, ok... not really. This is a composite of an image I really did shoot over Europe at 35,000 feet and an image I shot at the RAF Hendon Museum north of London. The aircraft is the Eurofighter Typhoon.
But I liked the combination and hope you do too. Let me know what you think. And it's worth looking at full screen! The data below is for the image of the aircraft.
Nikon D100 Nikkor 17-35 AFS ED IF Lens ISO 800 1/60 sec @ f/5 NEF format Handheld
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