Originally Posted by
stepwilk
Yes, you're right. Which means they're shot through telephoto lenses. What I meant was that if that's what an aircraft looks like to the human eye (50mm focal length, generally speaking), it's way closer than 500 feet.
But as a matter of fact they weren't "way closer than 500 feet, even", which is what you said.
That casts doubt on your other assertion:-
Originally Posted by
stepwilk
Those are professionally done air-to-air photos ...
I suspect that few (if any) of
these photos (which include the two I referred to above) are anything other than good quality snaps taken by crew from the office - just as
Locked door describes.
So I think we might give him credit for the rest of his explanation, too, don't you?
Originally Posted by
stepwilk
I don't know about you, but I've spent 44 years as a pilot estimating aircraft distances in flight, and I'm pretty good at it.
You?
I have over 46 years of experience as SLF, which is the main qualification for this board.
And I have about 40 years experience of reading English, which is the main qualification for pointing out that at least two of those photos were not taken "way closer than 500 feet, even".
Happy?