Just a back of an envelope calculation...
If one assumes that the 747 in question has a pitch angle
shortly after roatation in the range 10-15 degrees, and we appear to be looking directly down the central axis of the aircraft, the photographer being in an aircraft at 3500 AGL then the approximate lateral distance from the 747 is 6-4 km approx(18000-12000 ft). 4 km from the rotation point puts the light aircraft more or less over the coastline.
Seems reasonable? or would one expect more camera shake over these distances?