Spotting Weekend 2012 - Photo Thread

[Kurt A]

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[David M]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/yssy_moderator/YSSY%20Stuff/IMG_5754.jpg

A snapshot of the photographers out in the field snapping away at the SQ 744F on finals!

Great day indeed!!!


Thanks to everyone involved, it certainly made for a perfect weekend.

Cheers

David.M.

[Jaryd stock]

VH-ZXA

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7179790958_38d94d7af7_c.jpg

Thanks To Kurt, Anne and Nigel for such a great day a rare opportunity to be airside and very much appreciated thanks once again....

[Grahame Hutchison]

A brilliant morning of photography on Runway 16R, a big thank you to Kurt, Nigel and Anne (from SACL) for organising the event. Your
hard work is greatly appreciated.

Garuda Indonesia A330 PK-GPL touching down on Runway 16R.
http://WWW.16Right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-050.jpg
Love it when the hold the nose up high after touchdown - PK-GPO.
http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-071.jpg
The Singapore A380 Captain keeps the right wing down to allow for the crosswind from the west - 9V-SKQ.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-183.jpg
I like the look of the A330 landing gear on touchdown, with the wheels pitched up (the opposite of the B767 where they pitch down) - VH-EBS
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-168.jpg
A Tiger waiting to go, leading edge out and a touch of flaps - VH-VNJ.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-083.jpg
The Rex First Officer lets us know what he thinks about our location - VH-RXE
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-017.jpg
This is the location we photographed from. Since this image was taken, a bitumen parking area has been built in this area of grass.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/Bus Tour Photo Location.jpg

[Sarah C]

I have so many photos but thought I would post this one of David getting us all lined up.

[Brad Varney]

Nice photos everyone.
Lets hope this is allowed at least every year, at least till I finally turn 18.
Your bus going past the mound.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77120663@N08/7180679594/in/photostream/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77120663@N08/7180690244/in/photostream/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77120663@N08/7180698326/in/photostream/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77120663@N08/7180701394/in/photostream/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77120663@N08/7180709466/in/photostream/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77120663@N08/7180718304/in/photostream/lightbox/
Seemed to have forgotten to put the gear up, for a very long time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77120663@N08/7180713376/in/photostream/lightbox/

[Jayden Laing]

Brad, it's a method the pilots use to cool the brakes down!

[Tim Bowrey]

The big cheese and escort doing their thing.

[Benny Zheng]

Excited spotters catching the A380. :)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/7181524074_355cba8cf3_z.jpg

[Bernie P]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/7181519540_da36680a4e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181519540/)
Qantas B744 "Rotate" VH-OJQ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181519540/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7100/7181518624_08e0a0040c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181518624/)
Singapore A388 "Touchdown" (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181518624/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7181516138_befcd90c6e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181516138/)
Garuda A332 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181516138/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

And this was my first attempt at a pano type shot...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7181513666_1a79f9137d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181513666/)
DJ B738 VH-VUW (1st hand-held pano) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7181513666/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

[Rory Delaney]

Bloody hell! These are all great shots! Keep em' uploading!!

[Adriana G.]

Great weekend, good catching up with everybody, here are some of my shots. :)

[Tony G]

Too many to pick from. I'll leave with these few, with comments that initally came to me.

Transformers:

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/SW2.jpg

The REX CEO with the assistance of Sydney airport execs keeping an eye on the REX fleet.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/SW5.jpg

Lady GaGa will be proud with a paparazzi line up like this.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/SW4.jpg

Easy does it big fella, one at a time.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/SW3-1.jpg

Front wheel drive. Tower " QF step on it, we haven't got all day.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/SW6.jpg

[Maikha Ly]

Good shots Tony!

(P.S. Hope you don't mind, I've pinched the REX shot to post on BookFace)

[Tony G]

Good shots Tony!

(P.S. Hope you don't mind, I've pinched the REX shot to post on BookFace)

Thanks Maikha, not at all.

[Erik H. Bakke]

Here are some of mine from yesterday. Again, thanks to all who made this possible.

1686

1687

1688

[Jason H]

If anyone could get a snap of VH-QOC Qlink 2226 that would be great. Expected in around 1.45pm.

[Michael JR]

Thanks for a great day yesterday....Looking forward to seeing all your pics tomorrow!!

[Grahame Hutchison]

Thanks for the group shot Michael, really great (any chance of the high res version ?).

It really was an amazing morning, and time wise a great selection of aircraft and airlines. Thanks to all who attended for making it a very enjoyable morning.

http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-075.jpg

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http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/D300-2012-05-12-216.jpg

[Paul f.]

Thanks for a great day yesterday....Looking forward to seeing all your pics tomorrow!!For the interstate members could we put names to faces on the group photo.

[Nigel C]

Ok, in the front row from left to right:
Grahame Hutchison, Alan Dent, Adriana G., KatieY, Tim Bowrey, Matthew McDonald, Erik H. Bakke, Kurt Ams, David M, Seth Jaworski, Sarah C. I'm the one laying down.

[Philip Argy]

Forgive the quality - I know my little Nikon D3100 is outclassed by the big grunt most others deploy, and the heavy cropping doesn't help.

http://www.argystar.com/SAMB/DSC_4449.JPG
http://www.argystar.com/SAMB/DSC_4456.JPG
http://www.argystar.com/SAMB/DSC_4459.JPG
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http://www.argystar.com/SAMB/DSC_4476.JPG
http://www.argystar.com/SAMB/DSC_4509.JPG
http://www.argystar.com/SAMB/DSC_4512.JPG
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[Bernie P]

A couple more...

THIS is also what makes an event like this work, appreciation from the crew... Thanks guys!

(edit: - its NOT letting me post it, as it has a 'a' and then a 55 in the BBL code, but if you go to my flickr account, and have a look for the QF B763 where the First Officer is giving a 'Peace Sign', you will see what I was trying to post...)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5111/7187853794_c935c6febc_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187853794/)
Thumbs Ups (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187853794/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7187850406_d6e64592cc_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187850406/)
Virgin Australia A332 VH-XFA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187850406/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7187873150_43e936e48c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187873150/)
Air Asia X A333 9M-XXB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187873150/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5235/7187861468_655c6f1428_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187861468/)
Emirates B77W A6-ECQ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187861468/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7187872436_3cebb7c446_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187872436/)
Emirates B77W A6-ECQ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187872436/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7187857422_ace3975298_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187857422/)
The 'Crew' (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/7187857422/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

[Sydney Airport]

Winner for the airfield tour photo competition is Seth Jaworski. His submission was of the GA plane with the front wheel touching down with the reverse thrust cowls deployed (which was the favourite for a lot of you).

Honourable mentions go to Matthew McDonald with the front view of the EK of the B777-300ER and Tim Bowrey with the ZL aircraft including cheeky facial expression from the pilot.

[George G]

Nice photos guys..good work!

[Kieran Wells]

Photos coming later. Links not working this morning... Grrr... :(

Massive thanks go to Anne & Nigel(SACL) and Kurt and the team who organised this tour and weekend. It was absolutely fantastic, to get out on the airfield(and up the tower!!) and see "the other side" of the fence!! Really hope to do another airside shoot soon!

[Hendra Barnes]

Great photos everyone and looks like a fun weekend overall.

Good to see photos of PK-GPO. I flew with her just a few weeks ago. :)

Cheers,



HB

[Kurt A]

Some from inside the bus this time:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/yssy_moderator/_MG_1977.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/yssy_moderator/_MG_1986.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g183/yssy_moderator/_MG_2011.jpg


The entire group:

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

[Tim Bowrey]

I love that panorama Kurt!

[Philip Argy]

We know the telescope wasn't used for THAT one!

[Adriana G.]

Just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Anne, Kurt, Nigel and everyone that made this Event happened!! It was awesome, it was great to be on the other side of the fence for a change! LOL. :). Fantastic experience!!

[Krzysztof M]

First of all thanks again to all involved, what an amazing experience. During the tour we saw things we don't normally see even from the airplanes! The dinner and trivia were great too, it was nice to see and meet people after seeing their names on the forum for years (since I joined in 2004!)

Your photos look great guys, I'll try to add a few of mine.
Thanks for looking,
K.

1.The kind of bus I could get on without complaining every day!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7194953382_20e2982205_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194953382/)
The bus! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194953382/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

2.REX rocks!
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5463/7194951084_f7416813ee_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194951084/)
Tongue :P (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194951084/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

3.To be this close with an unobstructed view...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7194963948_105f891d0c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194963948/)
Unobstructed view! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194963948/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

4.Wiggle the wings for us?
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7194959702_6af673351c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194959702/)
Windy? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194959702/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

5.The Boeing 777!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7194962868_7beea86c56_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194962868/)
The Boeing 777 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194962868/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

6.You guys even arranged a little dog fight for us!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7105/7194957394_b877861d32_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194957394/)
Airshow ;) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194957394/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

7.So what's it gonna be eh?
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/7194960884_880797d7ba_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194960884/)
So what's it gonna be? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194960884/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

8.Our flight wasn't ready just yet.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8025/7194958618_c97e528530_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194958618/)
Welcome aboard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194958618/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

9.Netjets Gulfstream!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7194956618_52e20bcac0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194956618/)
Gulfstream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194956618/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

10.Many great photographs but also many lost chances...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7194954524_3eaaa0603a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194954524/)
Lost chances... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krzysztofmalek/7194954524/) by Krzysztof Malek (http://www.flickr.com/people/krzysztofmalek/), on Flickr

[Sarah C]

Love that Rex guy! :)

[matthew dobson]

Just wanted to add my thanks also, and upload a couple of the images that I took. Looking at the other submissions I'm not sure how my images will compare but I hope you enjoy anyway.


Thanks again. Matthew

[Jaryd stock]

Great Photos everyone here is more of mine...

Just like to pass on my thanks to organizers again I had a great time....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7187119036_fe147ae86f_c.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5038/7192336864_da2b879231_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7185094062_a16db0ca79_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7179793026_853b1c5f53_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6966250413_c4b47349a1_c.jpg

[Greg McDonald]

Love that last one Jaryd!

[Maikha Ly]

Hi folks

Again, a great weekend was had and thanks to those who organised it.

As there's been plenty of nice shots of jets landing and gesturing pilots, I thought I'd try and share some shots from last weekend with a few different perspectives, something I enjoy aiming for.

Big planes

http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2542.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2424.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2467.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2834.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2948.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_3009.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_3158.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_3637.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_3469.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_4045.jpg

SAABs

http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2520.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2876.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_3950.jpg
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/yssy/_MG_2892.jpg


Personally, I don't think I photographed enough SAABs last weekend. Nonetheless, enjoy! :)

[Kieran Wells]

Ok, so as promised earlier, here are some of mine from the weekend:
Early morning at the Mound:
Fantastic light on the Thai B744
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5336/7192535452_0a5767786f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7192535452/) IMG_9620.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7192535452/)
Dubai Air Wing...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7192545326_bc1fd75176_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7192545326/) IMG_9691.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7192545326/)
Airside Tour:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7193084526_b8bed86598_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193084526/)
IMG_9768.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193084526/)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7193100698_060b61817f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193100698/) IMG_9881.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193100698/)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7100/7193103000_c7dc3e721a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193103000/)
IMG_9904.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193103000/)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7193105972_0d901d6130_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193105972/) IMG_9930.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193105972/)
From the Control Tower: (Thanks to those who organised this. We spent the majority of the time in the tower, learning about the fasinating things upstairs, but ducked out for a few photos...)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7193143184_a5fe01d15d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193143184/) IMG_0253.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193143184/)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5311/7193144402_9889145023_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193144402/) IMG_0237.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193144402/)
And finally one from the beach:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8151/7193167062_01b60ec37b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193167062/) IMG_0306.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kieran380747/7193167062/)

As reiterated earlier, what a fantastic weekend, and thanks to Anne, Nigel, Kurt and the team for their organisation!
Ill post some more once finished editing.. Enjoy!