Official Plane Spotting Thread.

[Stupidcowz]

Wow wow,

lovely shots .. geez i want a bigma!!! harper go get one Share with me lol

Cowz.

 

[skypacker]

Thanks for the kind words guys

I started spotting only in jan this year, so I have much to improve.

BTW, these were all shot with the Pentax K20D and either Pentax DA*50-135 f/2.8, Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 (sold a while ago) or Pentax DA55-300 f/4-5.8. From Changi Beach Park, big jet (767 and up) arrivals on 20R can be shot with 100-150 mm range in my experience. For 20C, I guess upto 100-250 mm is required when shooting from the beach at the right side of the SAF Ferry Terminal, but I've never shot from there.

 

[harper]

Thanks for the kind words guys

I started spotting only in jan this year, so I have much to improve.

BTW, these were all shot with the Pentax K20D and either Pentax DA*50-135 f/2.8, Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6 (sold a while ago) or Pentax DA55-300 f/4-5.8. From Changi Beach Park, big jet (767 and up) arrivals on 20R can be shot with 100-150 mm range in my experience. For 20C, I guess upto 100-250 mm is required when shooting from the beach at the right side of the SAF Ferry Terminal, but I've never shot from there.

nice clean shots...

 

[skypacker]

A couple from Saturday.
Bad light during these shots, so the quality is a bit lacking..

 

[Stupidcowz]

Hehe,

some more small planes from me

taken in Vietnam (Ho Chin Minh City Airport) - Camera: SP570UZ.
ATR-72 VASCO(Vietnam Air Service Company) subsi. of Vietnam Airlines.

China Airlines B737. Note the change of regis. for the plane from B-18611 to B-18617.
Location: You should know where. Camera: E-3 + 70-300mm

Enjoy,
Cowz.

 

[raptor1988]

why will the plane change registration?

 

[Stupidcowz]

why will the plane change registration?

Lol,

I don't know.:dunno: Checking from airliners.net, the photographers there said China Airlines changed it for no apparent reason?

Haha,
Cowz.

 

[Tango3]

Good thread, I guess thats why I see so many folks standing at Changi beach, but so near under approach path, not sure why belly shots are so favoured

Some of mine, taken in SIN only..

OZ B772 HL7596

QF A380 VH-OQC (Operating Inaugural QF32)

IR B741 EP-IAM

CX B77W B-KPF

 

[Stupidcowz]

Good thread, I guess thats why I see so many folks standing at Changi beach, but so near under approach path, not sure why belly shots are so favoured

Some of mine, taken in SIN only..

CX B77W B-KPF

Hmm,

I love this in particular. Well taken, you took it along changi coastal road?

Cowz.

 

[9V-Orion Images]

why will the plane change registration?

One reason could be the particular plane was either converted or overhauled, thus the new rego.

 

[chillikia]

Hi skypacker,

These shots are very sharp!! Care to share your camera settings?

 

[9V-Orion Images]

Hi skypacker, These shots are very sharp!! Care to share your camera settings?

You might want to check the EXIF data within the photos.

 

[Tango3]

Hmm,

I love this in particular. Well taken, you took it along changi coastal road?

Cowz.

Yeah, that one has the fence in the way though...

 

[Tango3]

Hi skypacker,

These shots are very sharp!! Care to share your camera settings?

Agree, the shots are fantastic!

 

[Stupidcowz]

Yeah, that one has the fence in the way though...

Lucky,

he nvr tio caught by the AP.

Cowz.

 

[skypacker]

Hi skypacker,

These shots are very sharp!! Care to share your camera settings?

Thanks.
Detailed info is in the embedded EXIF, but to summarize:

First A380:
Lens: DA55-300/4-5.8
f/7.1, 1/640s, ISO200, ev+1, metering-CW.

The second A380
Lens DA*50-135 /2.8
f/5.6, 1/1000s, ISO250, ev+1, metering-CW.

The A320
Lens Sigma 70-300/4-5.6
f/7.1, 1/250s, ISO200, ev+1,metering-CW.

All were shot in RAW, converted in ACR, cropped and processed (curves, levels, sharpening) in CS3.

 

[skypacker]

 

[skypacker]

 

[skypacker]

 

[raptor1988]

any pics of jets that we seldom see?