Joost van Doorn wrote:I'm looking forward to your other pics, great work!
Thanks
*** Gatwick ***
14-07 and 15-07
After some great days in London centre I had to bring my girlfriend to Gatwick ( she had to go working again ).
16 What to do late at a Wednesday afternoon at Gatwick ? Well spot some IL-96 from Cubana for instance
I saw her tail by coincidence at the ramp and asked a local spotter for her ETD. In about 10 minutes she should leave !!
I decided to proof my luck and rushed to the east side of the airport ( I was on the west at that moment ). A few hours before I noticed a spot at google were banking shots should be OK. When I arrived at the spot, the Cubana came over within 2 minutes
Talking about luck.
17 She started banking and made a complete 180 in front of me
18 It took me a while to find the right banking-spot without trees and restricted parking space. This is not the best shot, but a best spot to remember.
19 Banking with last evening light.
20 The next morning I got up early to watch the sunrise ( which wasn't there off course
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21 This was a lot later. Too much backlit as well. So it was time to check out at the hotel and go to Heathrow.
*** Heathrow ***
15-07 / 16-07 / 17-07 / 18-07
I stayed in the Jury's Inn for 3 nights at he the seventh floor with excellent view over runway 27L
22 This must be one of the best hotel views I ever visited
23 It's hard to get a real sharp picture because of the window you're shooting through.
24 So went out to get some banking action. The first day I missed her banking like this with 15 seconds. I was just moving between spots while she came around. The second day I had more luck.
25 Although Singapore banks to the south, Qantas chooses north
26 But Etihad is going south as well
27 For those who like a new desktop fullHD
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28 Talking about a spotters paradise; Myrtle ave
29 Fighting with lens flare ( coming from the window ).
30 Invasion of BA Airbuses.
31 Taken from the same spot at 27R.
32 I never knew they were flying the 300 series already to LHR 9 ( I always spot the 772 over my house ). This baby is flying from New Zealand with a stop at KLAX. She came in with a 8 hour delay just after sunset.
33 Room view again.
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35 I used 24 mm on a full frame for this shot.
36 5DmkII with 70mm
37 with 700mm
38 I used 24 mm on a full frame for this shot.
39 Almost the same spot at 27R with 700mm
40 Hell yeah
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42 Myrtle ave
43 @ 27R
44 Dry-cleaning 27L
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46 Both planes are taxing the same direction. The 773 just landed, the 772 is taxing out to 27L.
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49 The moment 1 of these planes arrives at EHAM I take a day off.
Now they were blocking each others view.
50 Just after take-off with dirty weather.
51 Going around at 27R at sunset.
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55 See comment photo 49
56 I always miss her at EHAM
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61 I love this 'after sunset light'( twilight ) 1280 pix. The special flare is created by shooting through the fence.
62 Beautiful plane in ugly weather.
63 Heathrow has got some very good banking possibilities.
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65 Three heavies at final, watch the last 747, she has got condensation clouds
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68 This is a nice spot near T5, but often your photos will be ruined by jet-wash from other planes
69 Same as photo 64
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Next stop is RIAT
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Well done! 
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