New spotter here :)

Hello guys.

Just thought I'd introduce myself as I finally got my hands on a DSLR (an old D60) and I will eventually run across some of you around LGA and JFK.

So, I'm Rom, French dude having moved to the US a year ago. 30 years old, 6 foot 5 to make sure you can't miss me! I've been browsing this website ever since I moved to NY, and A.net for nearly 10 years now. I have one (!) photo on there if you want to check it out (http://bit.ly/fLAiQS).

Anyway, I am posting a photo that I took with my D60 this weekend at JFK. Light was terrible and that's the best I could get out of it (bear with me, my photography and Photoshop skills are still very limited). I know it won't make it thought A.net's screening but any suggestions for the future are welcome!

Hope to see you around :)

http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/b...c_0044copy.jpg

What's up Rom, welcome to the group:cool:

Rom,

Always welcome new spotters (and old :-) and that pic on A.net is sweet... especially love the lack of people on the beach. I only hope when I got to SXM I get freedom to roam around without many people to get in the way... cheers!

Welcome to Rom....hope you'll bump into us at some of the various spotting locations.

Thank you folks. See you soon, and remain warm while spotting in this blistering cold weather :cool:

Nah, I braved it today with a very light pair of pants and shoes as I was dressed for work in a suit and dress shoes. I tried to stay in the car most of the time... technically I was after only ONE plane today which was HARD once she departed. I could not bring myself to pack it all up and leave. Indeed Japan Airlines 777 departed while I was on the bridge and it KILLED me that I did not have the camera ready... ADDICTION runs deep.

I have noticed a certain drop in absolute need to be there 24/7... now that I have a lot of the planes in the db, I can relax a little and just catch the missing ones or those I can use better exposures on. Looking forward to spotting you ;-)