Planes
Not a trip, a habit. An evening at the gates on the way home from Venice, every plane lit like a stage, and a long afternoon by the runway in Hamburg with the long lens. This page keeps growing as long as they keep flying past.

Planes
Sept 2026
The A350 being fed. Everyone on the ground had a job, and I had a window.

Planes
14 Sept 2026
Sony A6400 · Sigma 30mm f/1.4
30mm · f/4.5 · 1/320 · ISO 200
The 787 at the gate, one man in hi-vis under its chin. Still light, just.

Planes
14 Sept 2026
Sony A6400 · Sigma 30mm f/1.4
30mm · f/1.4 · 1/200 · ISO 3200
One engine, one wing, the crane on the wall behind. Enough to know where I was.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
128mm · f/5.6 · 1/1250 · ISO 200
The Emirates 777 touching down. You can see the smoke where the tyres meet the runway.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/7.1 · 1/1250 · ISO 200
The Beluga again, this time with clouds behind it.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/7.1 · 1/1250 · ISO 200
Close enough to read its name. This one is called Manisa.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
225mm · f/10 · 1/2000 · ISO 320
Seen from underneath while it banked. The trails curved round with it.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/6.3 · 1/2000 · ISO 640
Air France, with the TV tower standing behind the hangars.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/9 · 1/1600 · ISO 640
The helicopter one more time, over the hangars.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
181mm · f/8 · 1/1600 · ISO 640
Wheels up, just past the trees.

Planes
14 Sept 2026
Sony A6400 · Sigma 30mm f/1.4
30mm · f/1.4 · 1/200 · ISO 3200
Night at the gate. A Condor container in the corner, waiting for a different plane.

Planes
14 Sept 2026
Sony A6400 · Sigma 30mm f/1.4
30mm · f/1.4 · 1/200 · ISO 3200
The 747, head-on. There aren't many left, and this one was going somewhere far.

Planes
14 Sept 2026
Sony A6400 · Sigma 30mm f/1.4
30mm · f/1.4 · 1/200 · ISO 3200
Straight down the nose, jet bridges on both sides. It looked like it was being tucked in.

Planes
14 Sept 2026
Sony A6400 · Sigma 30mm f/1.4
30mm · f/5.6 · 1/200 · ISO 5000
Condor tail in the dark. The last frame before they called the flight.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/6.3 · 1/1250 · ISO 200
The same 777 slowing down behind the hill, only the top half showing.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
100mm · f/7.1 · 1/1250 · ISO 200
The big one up top, a little prop plane underneath. Same sky, very different sizes.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/7.1 · 1/1250 · ISO 200
Climbing away, seen from behind. That's all I got of this one.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/8 · 1/2000 · ISO 320
The A400M first showed up as a grey dot above the cloud.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/10 · 1/2000 · ISO 320
Close and low, pulling trails off its wingtips.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
70mm · f/22 · 1/10 · ISO 100
A slow shutter and a pan, in black and white. Only the plane stays sharp.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/10 · 1/1600 · ISO 640
Two helicopters in formation, low over the city.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/9 · 1/1600 · ISO 640
Tighter on it as it rolled towards the runway.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
295mm · f/8 · 1/1600 · ISO 640
Lined up, facing me. The last quiet second.

Planes
25 Sept 2026
Sony A6700 · Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3
350mm · f/8 · 1/1600 · ISO 640
Gone. The last frame of the day.