The Planespotter's PHOTO Thread...
Aug 22, 2012, 1:30 am
#874
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For those close runway shots typically the photographer is behind the fence and using a step ladder to get above it for a better shot.
fudgepanda you have a good eye, I have some connections and was lucky enough to get a premier view of the show that allowed me to look down and get some unique shots.
A few more of my pictures from that day that include a P38 since you mentioned it.
fudgepanda you have a good eye, I have some connections and was lucky enough to get a premier view of the show that allowed me to look down and get some unique shots.
A few more of my pictures from that day that include a P38 since you mentioned it.
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Aug 22, 2012, 7:51 am
#875
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For those close runway shots typically the photographer is behind the fence and using a step ladder to get above it for a better shot.
fudgepanda you have a good eye, I have some connections and was lucky enough to get a premier view of the show that allowed me to look down and get some unique shots.
fudgepanda you have a good eye, I have some connections and was lucky enough to get a premier view of the show that allowed me to look down and get some unique shots.
Next time im out there ill get a photo of some and put it up. It is designed for spotters... probably not intentionally but it is fantastic.
and heres another shot from Paine. At 50mm i can't even get a full shot of this beast!
and a shot from the Observation deck seeing the other end of the runway (taken from the deck ontop of the Future of Flight building)
Aug 22, 2012, 9:33 am
#876
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Aug 22, 2012, 10:50 pm
#878
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For those close runway shots typically the photographer is behind the fence and using a step ladder to get above it for a better shot.
fudgepanda you have a good eye, I have some connections and was lucky enough to get a premier view of the show that allowed me to look down and get some unique shots.
A few more of my pictures from that day that include a P38 since you mentioned it.
fudgepanda you have a good eye, I have some connections and was lucky enough to get a premier view of the show that allowed me to look down and get some unique shots.
A few more of my pictures from that day that include a P38 since you mentioned it.
What lens/brand did you use for those shots?
Last edited by LufthansaFlyer; Aug 23, 2012 at 12:33 am
Aug 26, 2012, 10:24 pm
#879
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Spent another weekend at Paine Field 787 & 747-8 Hunting
Some very rare sights tho happened past
A 737 at Everett is pretty rare, add to the fact there was 2 was amazing. What made it even more shocking was they were Southwest Airlines winglet equipped 737-300 and a 737-800. Only my 2nd shot of a SWA 738 and my 3rd shot of a Winglet equipped 737-300!
But the epic shot from the weekend was these couple:
Some very rare sights tho happened past
A 737 at Everett is pretty rare, add to the fact there was 2 was amazing. What made it even more shocking was they were Southwest Airlines winglet equipped 737-300 and a 737-800. Only my 2nd shot of a SWA 738 and my 3rd shot of a Winglet equipped 737-300!
But the epic shot from the weekend was these couple:
Aug 27, 2012, 7:56 am
#881
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Usually pretty crowded when the Free Flight days are on but otherwise its pretty quiet. Saw a few people up there last week with a couple of folding chairs, a book, a cooler and had set themselves up for an afternoon in the sun.
Aug 27, 2012, 8:32 am
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theres a small road leading up to the Historic Flight and you just park on the grass and walk up the berm.
Usually pretty crowded when the Free Flight days are on but otherwise its pretty quiet. Saw a few people up there last week with a couple of folding chairs, a book, a cooler and had set themselves up for an afternoon in the sun.
Usually pretty crowded when the Free Flight days are on but otherwise its pretty quiet. Saw a few people up there last week with a couple of folding chairs, a book, a cooler and had set themselves up for an afternoon in the sun.
Lived here for 40 years and never knew that existed.
Aug 27, 2012, 9:47 am
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Aug 27, 2012, 2:29 pm
#884
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I'd forgotten how good the spotting at ORD could be, sorry these aren't of the same quality as the pictures from `X
From the new Urban Garden above the G Concourse Rotunda:
From the new Urban Garden above the G Concourse Rotunda:
Aug 27, 2012, 9:07 pm
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