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Old 27th Aug 2014, 11:16
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Notice that the shadow of the aircraft on the ground behind it is pretty much the same size as the aircraft. This shows us that the camera was a very long way from the aircraft using a very powerful telephoto lens. Indeed the camera aircraft may have been well beyond the far end of the the landing runway.

Non of which detracts from the fact that it is a great picture.

I am trying to track down another picture on the web which shows a departing 747 in what looks like a near-vertical take-off from LAX. Again it is extreme telephoto foreshortening which fools us - not just with distance, but the angles as well.
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