Airliner photos

[ST Colin]

Hi all,

I must confess, I'm an aviation nut. So here are a couple from my last trip to Belfast City airport (BHD). Hope you like, C & C please!

Canon 30D + EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS USM

Thanks

Colin

 

[Viper]

nice shots. favourite is the Ryanair

you seem to be pretty close to them when taking off. are you within the perimeters, or is the security fencing tog friendly?

 

[ST Colin]

Thanks Viper

I'm actually on the top level at the IKEA in Belfast. It's the perfect spotters spot! Security at IKEA are fone with photography there as long as you use common sense etc etc. It's nice because it doesn't matter what runway direction is being used, there's always opportunities for photography.

Colin

 

[ST Colin]

Thanks Viper

I'm actually on the top level at the IKEA in Belfast. It's the perfect spotters spot! Security at IKEA are fine with photography there as long as you use common sense etc etc. It's nice because it doesn't matter what runway direction is being used, there's always opportunities for photography.

Colin

 

[levien66]

Nice selection, particularly like the Embraer 190, its a nice looking aircraft

Russ

 

[Ady Williams]

No#2 for me, I've never been to Belfast, but it looks ok, at least they leave you alone, not like at Gatwick and Heathrow.

 

[matt_ttuk]

Some real nice shots there, again I like the Ryan Air one.

 

[ST Colin]

Thanks everyone.

Yeah, I've only been approached a few times here and to be honest, as long as you aren't hiding in bushes or looking suspicious, they're happy to leave you to it.

I beleive EasyJet are moving their Luton - Belfast (currently BFS) flights to BHD, so we'll get a bit more variety if that happens.

Colin

 

[Viper]

lucky sod, i wish we had such a great vantage point like that at Newcastle!

high perimeter fencing all the way round

 

[Buttkicker]

The top of that Church in shot 2 looks like a good place for airliner shots

the backgrounds are too messy in the last two, with all sorts of objects sticking out of the top of the aircraft
the Dash 8 (last shot) is also spoiled with having part of the tail cropped out

the best one - is shot 1 with a bit of Blur - but trying to get a position to shoot them with a less cluttered background would be the main priority

my 2p
Chris

 

[Ady Williams]

Sadly with regard to backgrounds, at most UK airports you are fairly limited to the places you can take photos due to fences/position of the sun/available runway etc etc, sometimes you just have to work with what is there.

 

[ST Colin]

Yeah, pretty much nothing I can do about the backgrounds here at BHD. A lot of machinery and old Belfast Docks buildings.

Looking at my last shot, it is quite a tight crop....

Thanks for all the comments

Colin

 

[matt_ttuk]

If you can get yourself to Manchester at some point its not bad, loads of good places there and not just limited to the viewing park.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbrookes/4075348948/

Matt

 

[Ady Williams]

You can minimise the background to some extent, but its difficult, one of mine from a recent trip to Manchester Ringway, being on top of a high building helped for this shot.

 

[wegotitugetit]

very nice set

love the ryan air one