Best side of plane for photography
May 9, 2025 | 2:32 pm
#1
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Best side of plane for photography
Hello!
I’ll be flying to Quito and the Galapagos and am wondering which side of the plane is best for photography for each leg of the trip.
LAX-LIM (red eye, possible sunrise)
LIM-UIO (noon)
UIO-SCY (noon)
GPS-UIO (afternoon, possible sunset)
UIO-ATL (red eye)
ATL-LAX (morning)
Thanks so much!
I’ll be flying to Quito and the Galapagos and am wondering which side of the plane is best for photography for each leg of the trip.
LAX-LIM (red eye, possible sunrise)
LIM-UIO (noon)
UIO-SCY (noon)
GPS-UIO (afternoon, possible sunset)
UIO-ATL (red eye)
ATL-LAX (morning)
Thanks so much!
May 9, 2025 | 7:22 pm
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Hello!
I’ll be flying to Quito and the Galapagos and am wondering which side of the plane is best for photography for each leg of the trip.
LAX-LIM (red eye, possible sunrise)
LIM-UIO (noon)
UIO-SCY (noon)
GPS-UIO (afternoon, possible sunset)
UIO-ATL (red eye)
ATL-LAX (morning)
Thanks so much!
I’ll be flying to Quito and the Galapagos and am wondering which side of the plane is best for photography for each leg of the trip.
LAX-LIM (red eye, possible sunrise)
LIM-UIO (noon)
UIO-SCY (noon)
GPS-UIO (afternoon, possible sunset)
UIO-ATL (red eye)
ATL-LAX (morning)
Thanks so much!
May 10, 2025 | 4:23 pm
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Welcome to FT!, publicfact8585
Sites like flightaware or FR24 or .... can show you the recent flight path for a given flight. Note, depending on winds, season, and other conditions flight paths do change but reviewing the past five or so will give you a good idea of the common path
Path data for the Galapagos may be limited
Path data for the Galapagos may be limited
Last edited by WineCountryUA; May 10, 2025 at 4:36 pm
May 11, 2025 | 10:57 pm
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Generally speaking the sun should behind the camera. SunFlight will show position of the sun for (the duration of) any given flight.
Last edited by Dr Jabadski; May 12, 2025 at 6:12 am Reason: clarification
