Top 10 of 2006 (56k beware! Lots of large photos)

Hi all! Happy holidays... So 2006 is coming to the end so I thought, it would be interesting to see what were your highlights this year... Ill start...

1. EP-IAD Iran Air Boeing 747SP
Photo : http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7...0005dx2.th.jpg

2. JA8956 ANA 747-400D "Pokemon Jet"
Photo : http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/548...okejge6.th.jpg

3. 5Y-VIP ASA A310
Photo : http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7...sairdk5.th.jpg

4. Runway intersection at ZRH
Photo : http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7...0106ws2.th.jpg

5. ER-YGD Moldavia Yak-40
Photo : http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2...0135ud8.th.jpg

6. 9V-SPP Singapore Airlines 747-400 "Star Alliance"
Photo : http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7...0064gj4.th.jpg

7. Frecce Tricolori
Photo : http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2...chimah4.th.jpg

8. Team 60
Photo : http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5...0128sd8.th.jpg

9. YU-AMJ Air Tomisko Il76
Photo : http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2...l76tod7.th.jpg

10. G-VOGE Virgin A346 (I like composition)
Photo : http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7...ysaiwm5.th.jpg

Here's mine.

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1026540.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1027543.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1045356.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1071788.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1116568.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1120639.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1121605.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1124696.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1144015.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/1145577.jpg

http://images1.jetphotos.net/images/....jpg.61421.jpg

http://images1.jetphotos.net/images/....jpg.93608.jpg

http://images1.jetphotos.net/images/....jpg.72973.jpg

http://images1.jetphotos.net/images/....jpg.58041.jpg

http://images1.jetphotos.net/images/....jpg.94902.jpg

http://images1.jetphotos.net/images/....jpg.78269.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ridHighWay.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...JFK/qantas.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...FK/udview4.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...gA320mad-1.jpg

All in all pretty good year for me. I've got more than 10 top pictures in 2006. I'll try to post only most important things, but its gonna be hard to pick only few :)

I have to split my stuff in two categories. "Catch of the year/needed frame", and "Special colors and markings"
My two most important planes that I've got in 2006 are China Air Force B733 and USX PSA CRJ-700 in Star Alliance colors. For this PSA CRJ I drove over 6 hours each way just to get it :) Enjoy :)

From the most important catch of 2006

1.
Chines Air Force Boeing 737-300
http://home.comcast.net/~tipek/chinski733.jpg

2.
Lloyd Aero Boliviano B727-200W
http://www.flyiad.net/iadjune06/images/00306.jpg

3.
Vega Air AN-12
http://www.flyiad.net/yyz/images/0138.jpg

4.
Air Greenland Airbus A330
http://www.flyiad.net/bwinov06/images/1710.jpg
http://www.flyiad.net/bwinov06/images/1711.jpg

5.
Northwest B757-200 with winglets, and my very first NW B757-300s
http://www.flyiad.net/las061/images/0461.jpg
http://www.flyiad.net/las0623/images/0958.jpg

6.
United States of America B757-200 & DC-9
http://www.flyiad.net/picindex/images/0018.jpg
http://www.flyiad.net/picindex/images/0014.jpg

7.
Xtra Airways Boeing 737
http://home.comcast.net/~tipek/xtraairways.jpg

8.
Private Boeing 767-200
http://www.flyiad.net/iadaugust/images/2000.jpg

9.
French Air Force Airbus A319CJ
http://www.flyiad.net/iadaugust/images/2006.jpg

10.
Delta Connection (Skywest) CRJ-900
http://www.flyiad.net/slc2006/images/8007.jpg


Special colors and vintage birds

1.
US Airways Express (PSA) CRJ-700 in Star Alliance colors
http://www.flyiad.net/today/psababy.jpg

2.
Air Canada Jazz CRJ-705 in Star Alliance colors
http://www.flyiad.net/yyz/images/0134.jpg

3.
ANA B777-300ER in Star Alliance colors
http://www.flyiad.net/iadfeb1206/images/0072.jpg
http://www.flyiad.net/iadaugust/images/2005.jpg

4.
South African A340-600 in SA cs (few months earlier got it in regular colors in Frankfurt)
http://www.flyiad.net/iadjuly0106/images/00405.jpg
http://www.flyiad.net/iadjuly0106/images/zssncfra.jpg

5.
Zantop Lockheed L-188 Electra
http://www.flyiad.net/willowrun/images/0199.jpg

6.
Trans Canada Lockheed L-10A
http://www.flyiad.net/iaddcajuly09/images/0503.jpg

7.
Midway (the original) DC-9s
http://www.flyiad.net/maxton/images/0036.jpg

8.
TWA L-1011
http://www.flyiad.net/kingman/images/0843.jpg

9.
Northwest Boeing 747-100 in old old colors
http://www.flyiad.net/maxton/images/0024.jpg

10.
Ethiopian MD-11
http://www.flyiad.net/iaddcajuly09/images/0500.jpg
http://www.flyiad.net/iadaugust/images/2002.jpg


Take care,
Rafal

wow! all of these are amazing!

Since I have too many to choose from so I went with the most obvious choice and will post one shot.. it might as well have been 10.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/sudan02.jpg
Senga

Here are my top 10, in no particular order. They are a mix of unusual or rare (at least for me) subjects, and shots that I just really like :D

From way back last January - USAF C-20 arriving at LGA
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/85856454-L.jpg

I think most of you have seen this before...maybe my favorite shot from 2006
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/112836874-L.jpg

Why I like the JFK cargo area
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/96090441-L.jpg

My first time seeing AF1, almost missed this shot
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/94487100-L.jpg

How does an airplane with vertical take off and landing capabilities overrun the runway?
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/86019736-L.jpg

First JetBlue visit to FRG
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/93927121-L.jpg

Fat Albert making a run at the beach!
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/85857138-L.jpg

A smoky pass on Pearl Harbor Day
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/115415711-L.jpg

A couple from the Tomcat's farewell visit in June
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/85623607-L.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/85623713-L.jpg

OK, so I lied, here's number 11 - Last Time, Baby!
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/100142383-L.jpg

Here are my top choices...

I love this pose by T7 (this was AA167 coming from hard stand to gate for my 14h 20m hop to RJAA!)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/N774ANlr.jpg


Highlight of WSSS spotting... I even let go georgeous WMKK to arrive overnight to shoot this bird.... my first sighting :D
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...rbus3801lr.jpg


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...irbus380lr.jpg


I love special colors, especially when they are in perfect light & angle.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/HS-TEKlr.jpg


Another superb colorscheme...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ela/A40-LJ.jpg


And this was @ Singapore! GA has 7 flights in 3 hours with 737/330/and even 747!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ailsatWSSS.jpg


WMKK is simply AMAZING
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/9M-AAXlr.jpg


My favourite airline :D
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...la/B-HLTlr.jpg


Intersection Departures are great @ WMKK :D , even greater when its Star Alliance going back for a long 43 mins hop back to WSSS!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/9V-SRElr.jpg


How can one go wrong from such a view from the hotel room!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Tower1lr-1.jpg


Habiscus just leaving terra ferma as MH001 to London (long haul flights rotate just in front of you :D )
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/9M-MPBlr.jpg


CYYZ in June,
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/C-FYLDlr.jpg


Note the KLM Jumbo lifting off the parallel!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...CGWSAjprrc.jpg

Happy New Year to all and wishing sunny skies & good spotting 2007 to the members.
Raj

Here are mine:

CO winglet-equiped 738 landing LGA 4
http://i.pbase.com/o6/20/440020/1/65...O1.03co738.jpg

HP CRJ banking towards LGA 4
http://i5.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/6...I.05hpcrj7.jpg

LIAT DH8 leaping out of SJU
http://i5.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/55946272.39.jpg

and finally... six ship formation of the Blue Angle
http://k47.pbase.com/o4/20/440020/1/61002633.070.jpg

Happy new year to all and happy spotting thru-out 2007.

all i can say is wow.
One question the person who took the F-14 shots where those taken in automatic?

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Originally Posted by nikon50bigma

all i can say is wow.
One question the person who took the F-14 shots where those taken in automatic?

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No, I rarely use automatic - I usually use Aperture priority when shooting. Looking at the exif from the shots that day, it looks like that was how I was shooting.

When I upload shots to my computer from my nikon D50 how do I upload alll that info regarding the speed etc?