JFK 3/28/11

[NLovis]

Manny I know your somewhere around here. For anybody out there ill be surfacing for awhile today. Ill be at HOBE for awhile.

[gonzalu]

Hey Nick... I was actually going to be there this morning but my sheets got stuck to me. LOL :-( sorry bud!

[NLovis]

Im not there yet. Once I go offline consider me heading over. Im already at JFK so I figured id make an appearancefor a bit before I sleep. Id go to bayswater but my GPS still cant find the darn place. 4's and 31KK in ops currently.

[eric8669]

Im not there yet. Once I go offline consider me heading over. Im already at JFK so I figured id make an appearancefor a bit before I sleep. Id go to bayswater but my GPS still cant find the darn place. 4's and 31KK in ops currently.

Find Mott Ave in Rockaway New York on your GPS. Take it to the very end. you will know you have gone to far if you have crashed through the gate or you are in the water. you can't miss it.

[eric8669]

I'll be out for the LH401 later.

[gonzalu]

Find Mott Ave in Rockaway New York on your GPS. Take it to the very end. you will know you have gone to far if you have crashed through the gate or you are in the water. you can't miss it.

LOL!!

Nick, please do not crash the gates, think of the hobby... don't ruin it for is :tongue:

BTW, I waited until 9:30am yesterday and they never opened the door :-( It is posted now that opening time is 9am. Too bad because sunrise is at 6:45am

[NIKV69]

Nick you got to get out of bed. I shot at Hobe then got some 4 departures and even braved the worst cold ever until they went back to just 31s by that time the traffic was boring and I bailed. Not to mention that wind was insane. With a monopod it was still a challenge.

[NLovis]

Nick you got to get out of bed. I shot at Hobe then got some 4 departures and even braved the worst cold ever until they went back to just 31s by that time the traffic was boring and I bailed. Not to mention that wind was insane. With a monopod it was still a challenge.

I was at hobe till noon. Working a graveyard shift then spotting past the 24hr awake mark I couldnt last all day. I got some very nice 31L dep though. Ill have them up in 5-10min. You did miss a very impressive visitor though. C-17 returned after they swapped to all 31's. should have stuck around.

[NIKV69]

Kewl, I had a meeting to attend though. I was mostly out testing out my new glass for departures. That C17 needs to come in around 5pm!

[NLovis]

Its sitting at the tripple hangers. Perfect for a Manny suicide shot.

[NLovis]

Here we go my photos are up for the day. Its all hobe.

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Very busy night at EIA.The entire east coast fleet went through including N491EV with Saudi decals. Taken from the flight deck of N488EV.

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AA One World 757

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Suicide shot

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[eric8669]

Here are my shots from today.

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/20110328-IMG_9039.jpg

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Please view the rest of the images here.

http://southpawcaptures.squarespace.com/recent-spotting-pictures/jfk-march-28th-2011/


Thanks for looking.....

[NIKV69]

Me likey new lens!

http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/6378/hobe1.jpg

[Roush6NY]

Great stuff guys ..

[MarkLawrence]

Great shots all!!! Eric - that Transaero is what I have spent 3 months missing at MIA!!! - now we get the 744....

[NIKV69]

Good catch on the pink 767 Eric! Got to bang the trackers for that one.

[NLovis]

Rats I was looking for that DAL 744. Never showed up. Pinkey hasnt been to JFK in awhile nice catch.

[gonzalu]

Ah, back to back days with the pink Delta. I saw her yesterday from HoBe as she came in in the morning.

http://manny.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Spotting/JFK-03272011/D2X2225/1232101278_bvebC-O.jpg

[eric8669]

Ah, back to back days with the pink Delta. I saw her yesterday from HoBe as she came in in the morning.

http://manny.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Spotting/JFK-03272011/D2X2225/1232101278_bvebC-O.jpg

nice shot there Manny.... You will get it next time.

[RomNYC]

Here's a few shots of mine. Spent about an hour at Costco, and about the same at the Mounds. I have a special request to the ladies and gents of the tower: when you switch RWYs, can you make sure than One World Qantas and Skyteam Delta wait for me, just for a few minutes :wink: OW Qantas flew right over me as I was switching RWYs myself :(

Anyway, nothing out of the ordinary today on my side. Did not bother going to HoBe as my 200mm limitation is getting frustrating!

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[NLovis]

Rom if you get an international or a 747, 200mm might just make it. Though you would be sitting for quite a bit waiting. I know how that restriction is. Limited me for an entire year. I can shoot now but im limited to 300mm. The smaller birds are an issue but 767 and bigger I can manage. You will get there at some point.

[megatop412]

Me likey new lens!

http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/6378/hobe1.jpg

Man what lens is that? You could cut steel with that sharpness!!:biggrin:

Rom- love that shot of the A380 tails and how the Far Rock housing projects balances them out. Excellent composition

[gonzalu]

It's the kit lens, no? 55-200mm? Superb.. .amazing what the lens can do given the right conditions

Everyone, GREAT IMAGES!!! I am just floored by the quality and variety. I am always saying, GREAT LIGHT is what its all about. Nothing beats it. You can have the worst gear, blindly stab the shutter on full AUTO and you'll likely get great pictures.

Mark L., Eric has no competition, don;t worry, if you miss it, he'll get it :tongue:

Eric, thanks for the kind words on the $hitiest picture I have ever posted LOL. It was for demonstration purposes only. This is why an 800 or 1000mm lens from HoBe won;t give any better pictures. Look at how much heat distortion is being compressed.

What the 800-1000mm is good for is directly overhead shots of planes in flight at altitude. There the heat haze and atmospheric turbulence is reduced to a minimum.

Again, what a great set of pictures folks!!

Rom, yer killing that kit lens. Nice job!!

[eric8669]

It's the kit lens, no? 55-200mm? Superb.. .amazing what the lens can do given the right conditions

Everyone, GREAT IMAGES!!! I am just floored by the quality and variety. I am always saying, GREAT LIGHT is what its all about. Nothing beats it. You can have the worst gear, blindly stab the shutter on full AUTO and you'll likely get great pictures.

Mark L., Eric has no competition, don;t worry, if you miss it, he'll get it :tongue:

Eric, thanks for the kind words on the $hitiest picture I have ever posted LOL. It was for demonstration purposes only. This is why an 800 or 1000mm lens from HoBe won;t give any better pictures. Look at how much heat distortion is being compressed.

What the 800-1000mm is good for is directly overhead shots of planes in flight at altitude. There the heat haze and atmospheric turbulence is reduced to a minimum.

Again, what a great set of pictures folks!!

Rom, yer killing that kit lens. Nice job!!


haha. I had four objectives when I left the house today. Shoot Transaero landing/departing. Shoot Pink Delta arriving and shoot LH401 departing. 4/4 almost missed Pink Delta as they were given 31R but later requested 31L and got it. had a few minutes to make it to the 31L location.

[eric8669]

can't sleep. playing around. odd crop

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/20110328-IMG_9309.jpg

[RomNYC]

I didn't know AA had an A380 :wink:

Great edit Eric.

[gonzalu]

Actually, it is a 747 made out of nanomorph mimetic poly-alloy (liquid metal) which can transform into any shape.

[NIKV69]

Man what lens is that? You could cut steel with that sharpness!!:biggrin:

Rom- love that shot of the A380 tails and how the Far Rock housing projects balances them out. Excellent composition

I sold my older version of the f4 300mm and got the newer AF-S model with the Nikkor TC it's the set up that Randall Johnson uses and I know why he likes it. It's totally insane AF and sharpness. the 420mm helps too. WIN

[MarkLawrence]

Manny - I hope it won't take the 3 months I spent at MIA missing the TSO 777 getting it's replacement - the TSO B744. In the meantime, I'm about to head to FLL and hopefully get the Baboo E190 that's on a delivery flight....

[Edit] Damn...just found out it left....oh well...

[Spunker]

some really sweet shots there guys

[NLovis]

Minus the C-17 id say this batch came out better then other batches. Thought I was straight but I was far from it as usual...

[RomNYC]

I am always saying, GREAT LIGHT is what its all about. Nothing beats it. You can have the worst gear, blindly stab the shutter on full AUTO and you'll likely get great pictures.

I cannot agree more with that statement!

[NLovis]

What Manny says is true. And if you still find a way to mess it up then you need to get hit in the back of the head with a wet noodle :rolleyes:

[Zee71]

Finally got around to posting a few images. I bumped into Eric at HoBe, and was pleasantly surprised to catch the Transaero 777 departing considering I was only went there to catch the Lufthansa A380.

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Belly of the beast!
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A black and white image of the A380
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