Al's airliner photo thread.

[Aviation Enjoyer]

These are niiice! Whats the shutter speed for your photos?

 

[pons399]

These are niiice! Whats the shutter speed for your photos?

Thanks. I switch between 1/40~1/60 depending on lighting conditions, since panning requires low shutter speed.

 

[pons399]

KE's 2nd 78X, which was delivered earlier this month.


With the ever-dwindling number of 747s here, it's always nice to see Atlas deploy them multiple times a day.


Beached whale from JFK. This particular aircraft was involved in the infamous nut rage incident, nearly a decade ago.


SQ601, now operated by a trash panda, soaring off into the deep blue yonder.

 

[SIGWX]

My humble contribution - first submission of mine accepted by JetPhotos

United 737-222 N9065U preserved at Hiller Museum in Battleship Gray colors. Even though I grew up with Continental, I gotta admit that this is still one of the best schemes.

P.S. This frame was hijacked in 1971 by a crazed coal miner trying to escape what he thought was an impending nuclear apocalypse. The flight diverted to IAD where the hijacker was disarmed and taken into custody, ending the ordeal on a rather peaceful note.

 

[pons399]

My first decent panning shot of an SQ 359 and KE 78X, plus a few more:

 

[pons399]

A few from this week. As an F1 fan the Etihad special was a great catch, and I’m quite pleased with how the shot turned out.

 

[Phantom]

Let's continue here...
N481MC taxiing for departure to Tallinn after it arrived from Pope/Fort Liberty.
29102024_N481MC by Alexander Kern, auf Flickr

 

[JJ Skippy]

2024 hasn’t been active for me in terms of travel (though it’ll change soon). Here’s some of my highlights from the year:

1 - Gulfstream IV (N1TD) FSD
2 - Icelandair Boeing 757-200 “80 Years” (TF-FIR) MSP
3 - Former DC-10-30 (N928KW) MCI
4 - Delta Airbus A320 (N367NW) MSP
5 - Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 (D-ABPB) MSP
6 - Boeing 747SP (VP-BLK) MCI

 

[JJ Skippy]

This past weekend I met up with friends in Florida and got to do plane spotting at each of the three major international airports (MIA, MCO, TPA). While at MIA, Yankee Tango paid us a visit (I was told they get this aircraft often) and she left in the midst of golden hour. So far it’s my favorite shot from this trip; I’ve yet to go through all the photos and videos from that trip.

 

[British Airways fan]

Some pics from two spotting trips to Heathrow