Your Top Shots of 2011 ... Post them up !!!

[Roush6NY]

Well, I know it wont be easy since we all have so many great shots, but lets see a few of your top shots of the year :)

Here are some of my personal favorites

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/4/2/3/7/55303_1316433732.jpg

http://images2.jetphotos.net/img/1/4/7/7/88344_1300906774.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/3/8/6/6/19260_1318453668.jpg

http://images2.jetphotos.net/img/1/9/4/7/34560_1304692749.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/4/1/8/1/31201_1322228181.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/4/0/4/6/53242_1314192640.jpg

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/3/9/6/0/81972_1318133069.jpg

[moose135]

... lets see a few of your top shots of the year
Year ain't over yet... :smile:


http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Kennedy-Airport/i-KrLXjQr/0/XL/JM20110919A380D-AIMG001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Kennedy-Airport/JM20110311B-2447002/1213340397_marev-XL.jpg

For the subject more so than the quality of the shot...thanks again, Ron, it's my catch of the year!
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/UN-Week-Visitors/UN-Week-2011/i-8xMt573/0/XL/JM20110922FAC1202001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Warbirds/Fifi/i-gPvDFLF/0/XL/JM20110528N529B001-XL.jpg

I love this shot of the Warthog returning home to Republic, with everything hanging out.
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Shows/Jones-Beach-Air-Show-2011/i-c5DWd7x/0/XL/JM20110529A-1080-0194002-XL.jpg

Chris B making a high speed pass during the Jones Beach Air Show.
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Shows/Jones-Beach-Air-Show-2011/i-SsZ6M6z/0/XL/JM20110528N751RB002-XL.jpg

A simple shot, but I keep coming back to it, loving the light (and the shadow of the spinner) on the prop disk.
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Shows/Jones-Beach-Air-Show-2011/i-bxtc2HX/0/XL/JM20110525N260HP001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Shows/Jones-Beach-Air-Show-2011/i-RNGZq2t/0/XL/JM20110525N529B004-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Republic-Airport/i-ncBzm8H/0/XL/JM20111117EA-18G166895001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/QANTAS-707/i-BnLVczc/0/XL/JM20111025N707JT002-XL.jpg

And through another year filled with amazing photographic adventures, I can't leave out my partner in crime, Fred...
http://www.moose135photography.com/American-Airpower-Museum/Labor-Day-Weekend-Events/Labor-Day-Weekend-2011/i-sS649t9/0/XL/JM20110903AAMLaborDay005-XL.jpg

[Cary]

My top shot of the year is sitting in A.net's queue :tongue: But here are some others I like:

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[jerslice]

The Sunkist 747 makes its debt:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/jerslice356/DPP_4061.jpg

The sun sets at 7:30am en route to Anchorage from Seattle
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6039/6327795674_edeb0533de_b.jpg

An Albatross bakes in the South African sun, in memory of South African aviation photog Franz Dealy
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6218/6281739242_4740d12723_b.jpg

FIFI taxing back to the ramp at Meacham Field, TX
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6212865718_f3fe5a7dfd_b.jpg

Stearman overflying Paine Field
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6191/6126115346_48fac381b3_b.jpg

Servicemember aboard a chopper pauses between tours at AirVenture
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6078/6047206871_726bdd3a82_b.jpg

My last flight on Liberty Belle a few weeks before it crashed:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6024/5979890828_1c55cd9ee6_b.jpg

Fisheye catching both the 777 and 787 lines in one shot
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5057/5447151692_06aae8138d_b.jpg

Biz Class of Boeing 748i mockup
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5024/5792659436_ba810506da_b.jpg

A controller at YVR mans her station
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6463443167_4759085bb7_b.jpg

[Cary]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6546500153_0d52fd2ef8_b.jpg

Fred needs to do something with this picture! :tongue:

[steve1840]

You guys have posted some great shots already. Here are a few of my top shots from 2011. Thanks to some tips and help from so many talented photographers I hope to raise the bar for myself in 2012.

http://i40.tinypic.com/zsnlz.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2znwdx2.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/20b269t.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/20az5eb.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/23w8tuv.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/24kw8k9.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/352rhnd.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/35nd838.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/zinart.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/20ft105.jpg

[megatop412]

from January at Ikea...
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110130/131236.jpg
to Philly with my D70s
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110220/161011.jpg
to my first visit to HoBe since 2000:
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110226/175159.jpg
to the first LH A380 at JFK
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110228/151746.jpg
to my trip to Lafayette IN to record an album with my old heavy metal band(and get some spotting in at KLAF)
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110519/110910.jpg
to my B-17 ride in June
http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110604/121853.jpg
to my kickass trip to Germany in July
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110704/061716.jpg
to catching Shamu approaching PHL from my back deck while I sipped cold beer in August
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110820/152029.jpg
to my visit to G-BOAD on September 11
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110911/092206.jpg
to catching a Lear in house colors at the start of Autumn
http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110924/155600.jpg

I'd say I had a damn good year taking pictures of planes and talking with you all.

"How sweet it is"

[steve1840]

to catching a Lear in house colors at the start of Autumn
http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/476411/20110924/155600.jpg

Was that from the day I met up with you at PHL in Sept?

[tlabranche]

Here are some of my favorites from 2011:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6073/6092778589_64f29e8d5e_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5069/5596727916_2127d3fe08_o.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6022/5948860705_c70f981dbd_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6239/6222581005_9bf7a72c9b_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6168/6222581303_4cf704aac8_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6214/6218654592_dcfbf5ebba_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6537304869_d0dd3b6fef_b.jpg

[megatop412]

Was that from the day I met up with you at PHL in Sept?

Yes it was! I think it landed before you showed up

[eric8669]

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/Lufthansa_A380_nycaviation_022811-3.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/Lufthansa_A380_nycaviation_022811_2-4.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/20110303-IMG_5343.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/20110311-IMG_6663.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/20110330-IMG_9376.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_4392.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_5156.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/20110514-IMG_8105.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/20110521-IMG_9439.jpg

[Zee71]

Here are a few of my favorite's

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Air-Shows/Jones-Beach-2011/i-ts5QnqJ/0/L/JBAirshow201100427May2011-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Air-Shows/Jones-Beach-2011/i-bLxvh5d/0/L/JBAirshow2011010FRG28May2011-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Baltimore-Washington/i-qnH4GKn/0/L/ATI02BWI15May201133L-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Aviation-Photography/i-kkmnWcq/1/L/N707JT06FRG28Oct2011Ramp-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/i-2L3DkdZ/0/L/DreamLifter05JFK12Aug201122L-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/i-kWpBHCv/0/L/TAM01JFK12Jul2011Tow-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/LAX-06Jul2010/i-xCkBzJ8/0/L/Emirates02LAX18Nov201125R-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/i-KwHmsPX/0/L/CathayPacific01JFK30Apr201131L-L.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Airplanes-and-Spotting/Kennedy-JFK/Lufthansa04JFK28Mar201131L/1235370722_ourwe-L.jpg

[YankeeFanInBoston]

Wow, some incredible shots here!

My two favorites for 2011 happen to both be Anet rejections. Both accepted on other sites, and even Flickr accepted them, go figure.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6508034807_914c5a530f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronstella/6508034807/)
NIght Roll (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronstella/6508034807/) by Ron Stella (http://www.flickr.com/people/ronstella/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6496102587_4b2111f84a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronstella/6496102587/)
Alitalia at Dusk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronstella/6496102587/) by Ron Stella (http://www.flickr.com/people/ronstella/), on Flickr