JFK 3/5/2011

Good to see a lot of people out today.

On the Go Around
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Great to see everyone today as always, it was a pleasure to meet and spend the day with Steve, glad you made it down here today ! Moose, great to meet you, sorry we kept missing each other

Here are some of mine, made the best out of the conditions today

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nice catch on the Kuwait 340, wish we could have stuck around long enough to tag it...and as Eric said, it was great to see a nice group out! I have to admit that as much as I don't like the new Finnair paint, it looks rather impressive in person

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It was good seeing everyone today - Kaz and Steve, a pleasure meeting you both. Maybe next time we'll get to hang out a little more. I had a gaggle of out-of-towners with me, and when I left the house this morning, the light rain wasn't making me happy. Fortunately, by the time we hit Bayswater for some morning departures, the sun was out.

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I finally caught the "Jets" jet...

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This guy used most of the runway to get airborne:

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After a break for lunch, we stopped at North Woodmere for a bit. While watching a 22L arrival in the distance, I heard a small plane flying overhead, transiting the airport area. I looked up and saw a familiar sight - "Glamorous Gal" heading home.

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This guy came in around 2pm - was he late, or has the schedule changed? Last I remember, they came in mid-morning...

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And finally to The Mounds at the end of the day.

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Would have liked a little more sun in the afternoon, but all-in-all it was a pretty good day - got to see some old friends and meet some new ones, and spend for a day of spotting.

Sadly I couldnt get my butt out of bed this morning to join you guys out there. Was just too tired. But I did do some 13L final from my spot. Ill have those up later.

Wow! Amazing collection folks... felt great to have a crew of so many :cool: Can;t imagine summer with 100 guys and gals in all the spots snapping and enjoying !

Just got home after shopping, dinner, shower, blah blah.. .CF cards are being ingested... more soon (if I can find something that has not been posted :confused: )

Awesome shots! What time did you guys go out there today? I need to start waking up earlier on the weekends to get some spotting and photography in. I was waiting for the shuttle bus in the Delta parking lot this afternoon and it was pretty interesting watching some of these aircraft put up a fight with the wind.

Mat, JFK offers exciting and surprising entertainment from sunrise to sundown, with a few nighttime goodies to boot!

Great sets, guys!

Kaz, loving the Finnair closeup, and the KLM is SHARP! Nice work.

Okie, some of mine. Air Quality was pretty bad today and it showed in post :-( But it was fun, and the new Finn c/s and A340 from Kuwait back to back was a nice closing highlight.

Nice to meet Steve!

-Woodmere

Go around after hitting windshear just before reaching The Mounds... she fought it hard and eventually came back on 13L (chickens) :biggrin:

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Soon to be filled by A380!

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Thanks Kaz for the profane reaction LOL total reaction shooting ... only one in focus and not behind a tree or branch ... popped in just as we headed out of the park.

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Holy One Wheel Landing Batman!

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No no no, she [is] coming in (sliding in) from the left!

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Anita 1010

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Got her in the air and now on the ground... nice surprise.

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Nice set there Manny! I saw that same exact China Eastern and the Jet Blue catching a very nice crosswind on approach.

Great catches guys.... That speedbird go around was impressive from my view.... By the time she crossed midfield she was already near 3,000 feet again.... When she came back around to 13L another BA 744 landed on 13R which made it look like LHR for a few seconds...... Moose.... SAA almost always uses everything aviailable.... When we are on the 4's in the morning she routinely uses everything but about the last 1,000 feet to get off... Nice grab on the Jets jet too... She was headded to Nassau if I recall...

nice set! i like the the md11 fedex!

Great shots everyone!!!

Excellent captures gentlemen!

Nice stuff..........it was great seeing lots of folks out spotting today! Nice stuff Kaz. Here are some of mine:

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Great stuff boys. Super jealous of the KU A340.

It was a pleasure to come down again and finally get to meet Kaz, Manny, Mark (zee71), eric, Moose and many others. I had a blast hanging with Kaz and Manny most of the day. Thank for showing me a couple of nice spots Manny. I definitely will be using those next time around. Im in the middle of editing right now and headed out for lunch. I'll be posting some of my shots shortly. Hope there is some pics left to post that you guys haven't put up already.

Kuwait A340??? Visitor, or equip sub?

Equipment subsitution ..... typically it's a Boeing 777.

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Great sets, guys!

Kaz, loving the Finnair closeup, and the KLM is SHARP! Nice work.

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Thanks Mark ! Hope you are feeling better and see you out there soon

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Nice stuff..........it was great seeing lots of folks out spotting today! Nice stuff Kaz. Here are some of mine: [/IMG]

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Thank you sir ! Great set, love the Kalitta

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Thanks Kaz for the profane reaction LOL total reaction shooting ...

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LOL .. Anytime man .. She came outta no where !! Great shots pal !

Steve, I am sure being there for the sunrise, you have shots those of us who slept in did not catch... :tongue:

awesome captures guys :)

nice collection guys!

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Steve, I am sure being there for the sunrise, you have shots those of us who slept in did not catch... :tongue:

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You're right about that Manny. The unfortunate part about that though is that the light was REALLY horrible before i met up with Kaz. I think i was able to save a few though. I'm done editing. I will post them tonight after i return from bowling.

Wait a minute... bowling? BOWLING?! Steve, you need to learn that the hobby is more important. Sharing with your spotting friends should trup all other responsibilities! :tongue:

Ok, so I'm home from bowling. Here are my pics from Saturday. I have to give a lot of credit to Manny for giving me some tips on camera settings which I believe has lead to a nice improvement in my photo quality. Any comments are always welcome. The morning shots may not entirely reflect these changes, the light was TERRIBLE.

Well, here they are:

Started off at the mounds and grabbed some shots before being asked to leave.

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My first banking shot. Too bad for heat shimmer.
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This was one of the last of the night.
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Hope you guys enjoyed my pics from Saturday.

Manny - sorry to put bowling before posting these pics. Hope they were worth the wait :tongue:

Steve, absolutely great output... thanks for the kind words on my help... but we didn;t really make much time to play with settings and photography as we were kept pretty busy with the traffic.

I have an idea, why don;t we swap cameras for a few shots next time. I'll take your camera and try to get the best out of it (NEVER used a Canon before so results may be really poor LOL.) but if I get anything decent, we'll compare notes. You then get to do the same with mine. I definitely know what pictures should look like with my camera and thereby we can exchange ideas for better pictures... deal? :cool:

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One more thing. What meter did you have selected throughout the day? What mode? Aperture Pri or Shutter PRi or Program Auto? Any compensation?

Thanks!

You're welcome for the kind words Manny. Thank you for your's as well. I know we didn't take any time to play with settings, but I just set it up like we had sort of discussed through email. Turned out working pretty good. I adjusted throughout the day (sometimes changing settings every other plane) since the light would not stay consistent. That does sound like a good idea next time I come down. I had such a blast yesterday that I'm not sure if I will be able to wait til the middle of April. I may be back in a couple weeks. Thanks for opening my eyes up to some other places to spot from. I am definitely hooked on JFK.

Great Set Guys! I wish SEA would get this kind of traffic.

Great stuff Steve !!!!!

Thanks Kaz! Your pics were great as well! Looking forward to coming down to share some spotting advetnures again real soon!