JFK 11/6

[TSGSpotting]

Hey is anyone going to JFK on the 6th? I may be going.

[gonzalu]

I am always "going" but usually that damn work gets in the way! Any special reason that day?

[TSGSpotting]

Not really. I live in Connecticut so its hard to get down there sometimes.

[gonzalu]

Next Saturday I will likely be around... not sure what time though... But if 31s are being used for landings, Panera Bread/Firestone... right by the entrance sign of the strip mall. Silver Lexus SUV

If departures from 31L are more desirable for some reason, I would be at HoBe... etc. etc.

Afternoons at Panera / Firestone are usually very rewarding.

[TSGSpotting]

Awesome I'll see if I can get down there.:biggrin:

[gonzalu]

BTW, Firestone/Panera is the only place with food/bathrooms conveniently nearby. The other spots are really bad for food and some just bad for both food/bathrooms. So bring water, food with you if you don;t want to go out to get such. Bathroom breaks of course are inevitable and not really possible to carry a Port-a-Potty with you, although I have considered placing one by Bayswater's entrance ;-)

[lijk604]

Manny, and others, if the weather holds for Saturday I plan on being out. Going to try to make it out in time for the Asian departures, especially now that Asiana leaves in the daylight, the plan is to stay until sunset.

[heeshung]

I also plan to be out Sat.

[gonzalu]

My plan is ALWAYS to stay until PAST sunset lol. I am so addicted I can't separate myself, even when the light goes completely... I am not sure fif any of you have a system for separating cleanly. I always feel ANOTHER good one is coming LOL.

I will be out there Saturday, not sure what time. I will be at Panera if 31 is being used otherwise Bayswater if 4s are in use.

[threeholerglory]

I have every intention of making it out there this weekend....as long as no trips pop up, count me in.

[TSGSpotting]

I'm so mad I just found out I can't go Saturday. Maybe Sunday?

[gonzalu]

No sweat. I plan to sneak in a few hours both days. So hopefully we coincide :-)

[megatop412]

If the lighting isn't too crappy I'll plan to be there Sunday afternoon- green Civic with NJ tags

[TSGSpotting]

Cool thanks, guys!:cool:

[heeshung]

Weather wasn't as good as planned, but as always, JFK doesn't fail to disappoint, and we got some interesting traffic.

KLM Asia - Notice the lack of crown, lack of Dutch flags, and also the Chinese airline translation
http://horriblephotography.com/albums/JFK%2011-6-10/IMG_8740ps2.jpg

Marmara [TC-JJB], a regular visitor to JFK; I'd just had never gotten her left side, the only side with the sponsor titles.
http://horriblephotography.com/albums/JFK%2011-6-10/IMG_8708ps2.jpg

New PIA Scheme
http://horriblephotography.com/albums/JFK%2011-6-10/IMG_8683ps2.jpg

http://horriblephotography.com/albums/JFK%2011-6-10/IMG_8668ps2.jpg

[SDRivers]

hey... that evergreen seems familiar... I think I got it on the departure side though.

http://www.samdrivers.com/images/Evergreen.jpg

[seahawks7757]

The one he posted was the 742, you posted the 744 ;)

[gonzalu]

Mark nice to meet you finally and Jose (if he ever makes it back on here ;-) and I am just horrible with names, the other gentleman that joined us later.

Light? What Light? Who needs light? Well, to get good pictures, you must have good light, and we had little to none of it, especially in the afternoon. Oh well.

Another early sunrise attempt, another cloudy morning. I am beginning to think this is a conspiracy

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/MAG2710Pano/1080845767_4TFPC-O.jpg

I thought this accidental capture was funny... never even noticed the sign until I got home.

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/MAG2719/1080845786_N4hrV-O.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3219/1080845772_QP7Jd-O.jpg

We did manage to get SOME sun at times

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3336/1080845778_qyscm-O.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3370/1080845712_xtNfn-O.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3426/1080845717_DSGVQ-O.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3524/1080845719_HaCMy-O.jpg

lots of BAW 747s

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3554/1080845727_jQnjs-O.jpg

I really like this livery...

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3584/1080845730_Rfi5J-O.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3655/1080845732_5eXiq-O.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3698/1080845736_6kZ4n-O.jpg

And of course Egypt Air was being sought by some in the new livery and it lands on 31L :-(

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3717/1080845739_XmFcT-O.jpg

Love the fade to purple on the tail of this Virgin

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3778/1080845742_a58aG-O.jpg

This color scheme really makes my White Balance skills suffer LOL I can;t seem to get it just right

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3855/1080845746_Kdwuz-O.jpg

as always, once you catch one you keep missing, it flies in daily and during good light. Thanks AeroMexico. To me it is the most elegant of Tail Logos.

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3886/1080845752_EsWvY-O.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Other/JFK-11062010/DSC3937/1080845756_Uo2zd-O.jpg

[seahawks7757]

Many great shots in there Manny

[gonzalu]

Thanks Brandon... light was terrible really... my D2Xs was put to service since my D3 is giving me problems with the 200-400mm f/4 (right side edge is always blurry/OOF and I forgot to overexpose a bit since the meter on the older Nikons severily underexposes on Matrix/Dull light. So I had to compensate in post which always sucks. :mad:

[lijk604]

Manny I'll blame the cold and bad lighting affecting your memory, LOL! I was the other guy there. It was nice to meet you, and good to see Mark & Jose again. I spent the first part of my day over at HoBe when the light was decent, and I was waiting for the Asiana departure before I was going to leave. However, when I saw the lineup coming in for the 2pm bank I cut and ran over to Panera. Glad to see when I got there that Asiana took off on 4R and that I didn't miss any arrivals waiting for her to go. I have plenty of shots to still go through, here is just one from "the beach" for now.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1355/5158223894_b0e4211425_b.jpg
Now if someone would just post their video of the girl who was jumping rope in the middle of that crazy parking lot....I still cant believe what I saw.

[gonzalu]

John, sorry man :-0 Thanks for refreshing my memory LOL. The jump rope I know Mark got a video of her... he should post it. BTW, nice image of the ANA 777. Is that from the railroad tracks area? Good position!

[lijk604]

Thanks Manny, that ANA was from the HoBe parking lot, just heavily cropped.

[adscram14]

Fantastic shots Manny and John! What lens are you shooting with guys?

[megatop412]

KLM asia- isn't that the KLM subsidiary that was created just to fly to Taiwan? Like Air France Asie? I wonder what brought that to JFK

[gonzalu]

Thank you Adam... I shoot either a Nikon D3 or a D2Xs depending ... with a 70-200mm f/2.8 or a 200-400mm f/4 . I will usually use the D2Xs + 200-400mm when I need sharpest reach possible. Otherwise I will stick to the D3 for quality pixels. However I have been having issues with the D3 + 200-400mm f/4 where it regularly blurs the right hand edge 90% of the shots. It is most likely that the lens was designed for a crop sensor / film camera since it is an old lens design and perhaps this is why it lacks quality in this are. If I zoom back to say 380or less, it minimizes it. The D2Xs does not exhibit this behavior

Cheers!

[lijk604]

Thanks Adam, Canon 40D, with the 100-400mm L IS lens on my setup.