Official Plane Spotting Thread II

[9V-Orion Images]

Though I work with planes on almost a daily basis, I never really had a chance to actually take photographs of them courtesy of a certain Andrew Gerard. So here is my APAD (A Plane A Day) project, a compilation of aviation photographs consolidated over the past months.

Comments and critiques are welcome.


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Oneworld (British Airways)
Boeing 747-436

G-CIVK (cn 25818/1104)
Speedbird 4022 Heavy

Shanghai Airlines Cargo
McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F)

B-2179 (cn 48545/587)
Shanghai Cargo 6639 Heavy​

 

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Singapore Airlines
Airbus A380-841

9V-SKJ (cn 045)
Singapore 637 Heavy

Singapore Airlines
Airbus A380-841

9V-SKH (cn 021)
Singapore 637 Heavy​

 

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Singapore Airlines
Airbus A330-343X

9V-STH (cn 1015)
Singapore 268 Heavy

Garuda Indonesia
Airbus A330-243

PK-GPJ (cn 988)
Indonesia 830 Heavy

Qantas
Airbus A330-303

VH-QPE (cn 593)
Qantas 52 Heavy​

 

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All Nippon Airways - ANA (Air Japan / Air Nippon - ANK)
Boeing 767-381/ER

JA608A (cn 32977/886)
All Nippon 111 Heavy

Japan Airlines - JAL
Boeing 777-246/ER

JA707J (cn 32894/475)
Japan Air 719 Heavy​

 

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Indonesia AirAsia
Airbus A320-216

PK-AXG (cn 3813)
Wagon Air 7784 Medium

Jetstar Asia
Airbus A320-232

9V-JSC (cn 2395)
Jetstar Asia 554 Medium

Tiger Airways
Airbus A320-232

9V-TAM (cn 4181)
Go Cat 105 Medium

AirAsia
Airbus A320-216

9M-AFR (cn 3064)
Asian Express 709 Medium​

 

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Republic Of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)
121 "Brahminy Kite" Squadron @ Changi Airbase (West)

Fokker 50 Enforcer Mk II
718 (cn 20311)

Firefly
ATR ATR-72-500 (ATR-72-212A)

9M-FYF (cn 860)
Firefly 3547 Medium

Unknown Operator?

IAI 1124A Westwind II
RP-C5880 (cn 358)​

 

[Ratman]

Those are some nice photos of big birds I am curious what lens did you use to capture those?

 

[skypacker]

Nice shots Orion.:thumbsup:

I found this shot from last year while I was cleaning up the HDD. I decided to keep it for the cloud formation in the background

 

[9V-Orion Images]

Those are some nice photos of big birds. I am curious what lens did you use to capture those?

Hi Ratman,

Those birds are captured with my Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS kit lens. Whilst it is definitely not L lens calibre, the image quality is stil pretty decent.

Cropped at 100%

Indonesia AirAsia
Airbus A320-216

PK-AXG (cn 3813)
Wagon Air 7784 Medium

Cropped at 100%

Firefly
ATR ATR-72-500 (ATR-72-212A)

9M-FYF (cn 860)
Firefly 3547 Medium​

 

[9V-Orion Images]

Nice shots Orion. :thumbsup:

I found this shot from last year while I was cleaning up the HDD. I decided to keep it for the cloud formation in the background

Thank you, Skypacker.

I wondered If I had yet laid my hands on that ANA B763. :bsmilie:

 

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Continuation...

These business jets are a fairly common visitor to WSSS and can often be found parked at the Static Aircraft Display Area (SADA) of the former Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC).

International Jet Club
Gulfstream G550

VP-BJK (cn 5200)
Gulfstream Bravo Juliet Kilo

Unknown Operator?

Dassault Falcon 7X
Unknown Registration Number?​

 

[PaulRussell]

I do some work for Air Mauritius. Here's the shot that got me the job

That was shot on the tarmac as they were testing the engines. I touched out the landing gear and put it into a sunset that I had taken in 1995

Here's one that I shot last month froim a helicopter 300 feet above the ground. Airbus takeoffs happen once a day there so I had to get it right

Shot with an EOS 1 DS Mk III with the 70-200 II IS USM at 1500/sec. The blur was added in pp.

 

[9V-Orion Images]

I do some work for Air Mauritius. Here's the shot that got me the job

That was shot on the tarmac as they were testing the engines. I touched out the landing gear and put it into a sunset that I had taken in 1995

Here's one that I shot last month froim a helicopter 300 feet above the ground. Airbus takeoffs happen once a day there so I had to get it right

Shot with an EOS 1 DS Mk III with the 70-200 II IS USM at 1500/sec. The blur was added in pp.

Sweet! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Must had been an experience unless you does aerial photography on a regular basis.

 

[PaulRussell]

Thank you. That week was pretty good.
I spent about five hours in the chopper doing all sorts of aerial work around the island, shooting stills and video.

 

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[vid]15KyifX_SDU[/vid]
720p resolution available at YouTube

 

[MusKidd]

My virgin shot!
AirBus A380?
hope to get better pictures next time round.

 

[PaulRussell]

[vid]15KyifX_SDU[/vid]
720p resolution available at YouTube

cool vid.

 

[Ratman]

Hi Ratman,

Those birds are captured with my Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS kit lens. Whilst it is definitely not L lens calibre, the image quality is stil pretty decent.

Cropped at 100%

Indonesia AirAsia
Airbus A320-216

PK-AXG (cn 3813)
Wagon Air 7784 Medium

Cropped at 100%

Firefly
ATR ATR-72-500 (ATR-72-212A)

9M-FYF (cn 860)
Firefly 3547 Medium​

Thanks for sharing the photos. They are indeed very sharp. Aviation magazine quality :thumbsup:

 

[9V-Orion Images]

My virgin shot!
AirBus A380?
hope to get better pictures next time round.

The A380 that you had captured seems to be out of focus, you might want to switch your focusing mode to AI servo and stop down the aperture to between f/8 to f/11.

My two cents worth of advice.

Thanks for sharing the photos. They are indeed very sharp. Aviation magazine quality :thumbsup:

Haha, the actual difference in sharpness or rather the lack of it is rather apparent in a side by side comparison of photos cropped at 100% taken by higher end lenses such as the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM. :sweat:

 

[MusKidd]

The A380 that you had captured seems to be out of focus, you might want to switch your focusing mode to AI servo and stop down the aperture to between f/8 to f/11.

My two cents worth of advice.

Haha, the actual difference in sharpness or rather the lack of it is rather apparent in a side by side comparison of photos cropped at 100% taken by higher end lenses such as the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM. :sweat:

thanks bro!
btw, what the difference between the AI servo and the other 2?