Earlier in this ‘photo a day’ for the month, I mentioned how I always walk out the back door of my house and look up. Aircraft whizzing overhead are quite common, but one with a contrail is a little bit different, so it was worthy of lugging the camera out to capture it.
Whenever I see a plane like this, I think to myself, ‘wow, wouldn’t it be good to be on that jet now? Flying off to far-flung lands?’ Then again, it could be coming to Melbourne and full of people whose holidays have finished. Okay, I might have to include another thought in conjunction with my initial pondering. ‘Poor bastards. They’re coming home!’
Hey, I think this is your bluest post ever. 🙂 Usually your sky pics are decorated with interesting cloud patterns, but this time you've replaced them with pretty contrails. Very dramatic. It's lovely that you always look up when you walk out the back door, but do watch out for those empty syringes and other nasties that litter your suburb from time to time. 🙂 Maybe one day you'll be on one of those planes, heading for some place cool and interesting. In the meantime, enjoy the cricket and keep posting pics for us to enjoy.
Great shot!
I'm not envious of the people on the plane, but I can relate to the second sentiment. No one likes a good holiday to end! : )
Jets are common where I live, but contrails are pretty rare for whatever reason. Probably due to height of the plane I guess? Unlike a few walks I've done near the Victorian alpine area where contrails are dime a dozen! This plane was a bit higher than most which go overhead my house, so to capture it I needed the the big zoom lens cranked up.
Yeah, there is nothing quite like the dread of a holiday coming to an end 🙂
For your information (a little late i know) that would be QF94 return journey from Johannesburg. It’s course takes it within sight of Antarctica. Have been watching the flight for many years.
I do like that information! I don’t mind a bit of plane watching myself. It’s just something I don’t admit to anyone 🙂