moose135
2008-01-01, 12:03 AM
With clear skies, and winds out of the northwest, I headed out to JFK this afternoon for a little spotting. Started at HoBe - just missed a great banking departure of a JAL 744 while sitting on Cross Bay Blvd. Unfortunately, it was one of the few decent departures of the afternoon - things were dead out there!
Here's the only decent departure shot I got in over an hour at HoBe, although I did meet up with another (pro) photographer I've shot with there before, so at least I wasn't standing around in the cold all by myself :wink:
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164142-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164720-L.jpg
With nothing moving on the airfield, we headed over to Firestone. It was Triple-7 day at JFK, starting with El Al...
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163675-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164823-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238165241-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238165084-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163933-L.jpg
And a pleasant surprise, a second El Al 777 at the end of the day!
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163550-L.jpg
Winglets were also in style.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164468-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164556-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164640-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164688-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164361-L.jpg
They may never retire these old birds.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164893-L.jpg
Had an Air China 744 off 31L pass overhead.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163711-L.jpg
The setting sun and growing shadows marked the end of the day, and the end of another great year of spotting.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164038-L.jpg
Hope everyone has a Happy New Year, filled with lots of great aircraft to photograph!
Here's the only decent departure shot I got in over an hour at HoBe, although I did meet up with another (pro) photographer I've shot with there before, so at least I wasn't standing around in the cold all by myself :wink:
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164142-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164720-L.jpg
With nothing moving on the airfield, we headed over to Firestone. It was Triple-7 day at JFK, starting with El Al...
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163675-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164823-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238165241-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238165084-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163933-L.jpg
And a pleasant surprise, a second El Al 777 at the end of the day!
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163550-L.jpg
Winglets were also in style.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164468-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164556-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164640-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164688-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164361-L.jpg
They may never retire these old birds.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164893-L.jpg
Had an Air China 744 off 31L pass overhead.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238163711-L.jpg
The setting sun and growing shadows marked the end of the day, and the end of another great year of spotting.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/238164038-L.jpg
Hope everyone has a Happy New Year, filled with lots of great aircraft to photograph!