kc2aqg
2007-08-18, 10:18 PM
Here's the recap of our awesome day of spotting at Firestone and the Mounds. The day started with me and Adam (Adam613) at Firestone spotting arrivals to 31R. We later joined Nick V, John (Moose), and "The Other Phil" (Phil Gengler) at Firestone where we shot a few nice looking birds including Zoom, which Nick was jumping to get, Virgin America, Royal Jordanian, among others. The light was pretty decent and the lack of cloud cover was definitely a plus. Here are a few examples (keeping in mind these are non-DSLR with very basic editing):
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC00985.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC00936.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC00929.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01069.jpg
As the light went down on Firestone, we were thinking of calling it a day when all of a sudden we noticed that the stream of arrivals had stopped to 31R. After a quick check of the ATIS, JFK had officially switched over to the 22's, and after some evaluation of the light, we decided to go to the mounds. Now I know some on this board have labeled the mounds as a sub-par site for shooting due to the insects and overgrown shrubbery surrounding the spot. Let me tell you that we really squeezed some nice late-afternoon light out of this spot with some very nice shots for some VERY nice liveries. Granted the spot requires you to be a bit rugged, I'll be first in line to recommend it to anyone when the 22's are in use at the right time of day.
That said, Nick and Adam brought some great spotter's luck to the table. Not only did we catch Zoom and Virgin America out at Firestone, but we managed to catch the Air Canada A319 in the "Trans Canadian" Colors, the EuroFly A330, some various heavies making some wide S-turns on final, and most importantly (and a very big surprise to all of us): PINK DELTA!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01181.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01173.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01124.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01183.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01159.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01115.jpg
And thus, the phrase "Want to catch Pink Delta? Go to THE MOUNDS!" was born. All in all, a great day with some great people. Thanks all of you guys for a good time and looking forward to seeing your posts!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC00985.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC00936.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC00929.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01069.jpg
As the light went down on Firestone, we were thinking of calling it a day when all of a sudden we noticed that the stream of arrivals had stopped to 31R. After a quick check of the ATIS, JFK had officially switched over to the 22's, and after some evaluation of the light, we decided to go to the mounds. Now I know some on this board have labeled the mounds as a sub-par site for shooting due to the insects and overgrown shrubbery surrounding the spot. Let me tell you that we really squeezed some nice late-afternoon light out of this spot with some very nice shots for some VERY nice liveries. Granted the spot requires you to be a bit rugged, I'll be first in line to recommend it to anyone when the 22's are in use at the right time of day.
That said, Nick and Adam brought some great spotter's luck to the table. Not only did we catch Zoom and Virgin America out at Firestone, but we managed to catch the Air Canada A319 in the "Trans Canadian" Colors, the EuroFly A330, some various heavies making some wide S-turns on final, and most importantly (and a very big surprise to all of us): PINK DELTA!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01181.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01173.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01124.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01183.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01159.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u246/MD80MadDog/JFK%20Mounds%208-18-07/DSC01115.jpg
And thus, the phrase "Want to catch Pink Delta? Go to THE MOUNDS!" was born. All in all, a great day with some great people. Thanks all of you guys for a good time and looking forward to seeing your posts!