Post your best photo from the Spotting Weekend

[NickN]

I was thinking it would be nice to see everyone post their favourite/best image that they captured at the spotting weekend. It can be anything aviation related. I'll kick it off with a night shot of the A380 VH-QPA taken on the Friday night, 1/4sec handheld.

http://nicknavarro.smugmug.com/photos/469589196_pBF9z-L.jpg

[Nigel C]

And for a minute there I thought you were taking a shot of "Car I" hard at work........

[NickN]

I have some night shots of Car 1 hard at work..... Eating Krispy Kreme in the dark corner down by the Heliport :D;)

[Philip Argy]

Who's willing to confess to having snuck some pics during the tarmac tour? ;)

[NickN]

We had to pass airport screening so sneaking a camera in wasn't an option.

[Nigel C]

I have some night shots of Car 1 hard at work..... Eating Krispy Kreme in the dark corner down by the Heliport :D;)

Car 1 is the Airfield Managers car...I'd like to see that photo...

[phil.l]

Nick rego of A380 VH-OQA

[Mike S]

1/4sec handheld.


wow! How did that work out so good?

[NickN]

whoa Phil your right!!!! The after affects of beer!!! D'oh!!!

Mike, was a combination of a good lens and some crafty post-processing. Taken at ISO400.

I'll throw up a copy of the RAW image when I get home.

[Steve Bottom]

Cant work out how to put the pix on here , so i have placed a link instead.

Qantas A380 VH-OQB and VH-OQC side by side.


http://cairnsnewsonline.net/pictures/details.php?image_id=1490&mode=search

[Rhys Xanthis]

Nick and Steve - fantastic shots.

Gotta love the look at night when its all lit up!

[matthew mcdonald]

Ok here is my pic:

[Mike S]

Ok here is a really basic attempt on a VERY hazey saturday morning before the Tarmac Tour...

Camera: Canon 450D
Fstop: f/5
Exposure Time : 1/1600
ISO : 100

Image is totally unprocessed :)

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv329/mikestewart_01/Fromcard047.jpg

[Wayne Bee]

Nick

The A380 photo at the start of this thread is OQB. OQA was in hanger and my photo taken on Friday Night shows it as OQB.This was the flight that was late in departing.

[NickN]

I love that shot with the 2 x A380's, top work. It was a great afternoon spotting with you guys, haven't laughed that hard in ages!!!!

Hey Matt, Forwoods mug was the best shot you could come up with? Sorta looks like a 747 head on doesn't he? :D:D

[Steve Bottom]

Nick must say that the Saturday arvo stuff was a hoot, didnt realise just what i was missing out on, not being into UDL spotting LOL, .

Thanks for the company.

Just remember (I'm a Qantas pilot and it only takes one tug to get me going) LOL......

[Gareth Forwood]

I was wondering how long it would take for my photo to get up here :p

Nick and Steve, get out the trenchcoats and rego notebooks - www.lorryspotting.com - and this time its a REAL website

Good times hahaha

[NickN]

hahaha @ the tug joke.

Just be thankful your not an ex **** star working at Shell! :D:D

I just spotted a lorry..... it was a UD .... PK245.

[Nigel C]

I hope you're not referring to Timmsy...:eek:

[Gareth Forwood]

ALL over the windscreen

[NickN]

hehehehe classic:D

[Craig Murray]

Guys, can we take the inside joke elsewhere please? It was mildly amusing, once..... I hear Facebook needs a group dedicated to ULD Serial # Enthusiasts.

Sorry guys, I call "Time" on this one.

[Andrew McLaughlin]

Guys, can we take the inside joke elsewhere please? It was mildly amusing, once..... I hear Facebook needs a group dedicated to ULD Serial # Enthusiasts.

Sorry guys, I call "Time" on this one.

Hear hear...!

Meanwhile, back on the subject of photos from the weekend, here's a selection of my daughter Brianna's work...

Rumour has it this...ummm...joker, dropped his bike in the sand as he arrived earlier that morning...
We waited but he managed to keep it upright as he left!
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402/Magoodotcom/IMG_0599_small.jpg

Da plane boss, da plane!
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402/Magoodotcom/IMG_6737_small.jpg

The A-Team...and Craig...and Ray!
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402/Magoodotcom/IMG_6738_small.jpg

Bloody Craig again... :rolleyes:
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402/Magoodotcom/IMG_6741_small.jpg

Have you washed your hands David? Gotta keep an eye on these biscuit bitches you know...
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402/Magoodotcom/IMG_6787_small.jpg

Granny keeps a stiff upper lip despite having an obvious case of lens envy!
At least your lens is a Canon Granny..it's not the size, it's how you use it mate!
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p402/Magoodotcom/IMG_6789_small.jpg

[Montague S]

this seems like a thread about tool sizes...

[Adam P.]

http://www.geocities.com/kookabat/bike.gif


Brianna got a very historic photo there Andrew - one of the last ever taken of that particular helmet. It died a horrible death later that evening... http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/dontgetit.gif

[Raymond Rowe]

So how come the owner survived.

[Nigel C]

Cos he was wearing a helmet?:confused:

Maybe the steak hit the floor before he did?

[Adam P.]

Because the owner wasn't anywhere near the bike or helmet at the time. I didn't think that Mascot was such a bad spot to leave it. Seems I was wrong.


And would you lot get over the steak thing already??? Even Brianna was giving me curry for that! Nothing was spilled this time around.

[Nigel C]

I need one more incident free outing at the Rowers or DoG to convince me you've improved your form.......

[Adam P.]

Roger that Nige, just tell me when...

[Andrew McLaughlin]

And would you lot get over the steak thing already??? Even Brianna was giving me curry for that! Nothing was spilled this time around.

(from Brianna) Curried steak? :confused:

[Craig Murray]

Bloody Craig again... :rolleyes:

Strewth! That face shot was a bit close for the unsuspecting public viewing this board!

BTW, I see Brianna has some new shots at JP, well done. But is the the REAL Brianna McLaughlin?!

Ok, back to the cricket here!

[Stephen Brown]

The Most talented member of the McLaughlin family...

Thanks god she takes after her mum!

[Kurt A]

I found this one in my inbox...

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/yssy_moderator/YSSY%20Stuff/IMG_3735.jpg

[Annette Logan]

Danielle is loving taking photos, the second last spotting weekend she started to steal the camera and take more photos then us. Danielle has some up on jet photos but not many.

Good to see the kids getting in on the action, I hope Danielle takes after our hobbie and enjoys it when she gets older.

good photos everyone.

[Rob Fluke]

I found this one in my inbox...

Flushy I see some nervousness in your expression there, as if you were afraid of heights or something :cool: :D

[Nigel C]

IIRC, there was a story going around that just before you guys had that photo taken, there were a bunch of ***holes turned up at the same location for the same type of photo. And that someone ended up with a cracked lens?

Any truth to the story?

[Ian Knight]

Completely untrue.....











It happened after...

[Nigel C]

:o My mistake. It was a bunch of quiet, well behaved guys who told me at about 0145 in the morning from the other side of some chain wire fence near a sugar factory...

[Scotty Curtis]

Sydney Airport is going to have to build a bigger wall in coming years.

Was a super weekend :D

Scotty

[Nathan Long]

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss3/twr75/Other/IMG_7505.jpg

[Stephen Brown]

And two finer gentlemen you will never see.....

[Raymond Rowe]

More like two suspicious characters hanging around the fenceline.

[NickN]

Where was that shot taken? Can't seen to figure it out.

[James R]

I'm guessing Shep's Hill looking towards the QF domestic.

[Nigel C]

Nope. It's west of the entrance to Dom-1 apron, and I'd guess somewhere near the roads leading into the International Terminal.

[Stephen Brown]

Bzzzztttttt next contestant please.....

[Craig Murray]

Line One, Position Three.......... Sphagnum!!!

Am I a winner Dexter?

[Nathan Long]

I'll take "Obscure Sydney Airport Spotting Locations" for $500 thanks Alex*...

33°55'42.44"S
151° 9'51.33"E

*Substitute Tony for the Australian version...

[Nigel C]

Alrighty then...near the container park...?
And just remember, I've spent far less time on the outside of the fence than inside, so my geography out there is ordinary to say the least!

[Stephen Brown]

You've already had guess, you're out!

Nathan is excluded because he took the photo....

[Andrew McLaughlin]

At the park next to the driving range and container terminal, just across from the Rowers! :D

[Stephen Brown]

Ta Da....Give the man a lollipop.

Otherwise known as the Dog Park.

[Andrew McLaughlin]

Ahhh, so THAT'S the dog park...couldn't place it when you were talking about it at the weekend. :rolleyes:

Ain't Google earth great?!?!? :D

[Stephen Brown]

Here are some of mine from the weekend...

Click Here (http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?offset=0&where=search|-2|-2|-2|-2|Message||1|||||||-2|-2|-2|-2||||1||-2|14474||||all|2||||||-2|||1|||||||||&newdisplay=9)

It's a Goddam Plugathon I tell ya!!!!!

[Philip Argy]

6489922 (the Emirates A380-861 touchdown) is a particularly good one, Stephen.