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Heathrow 19-09-2017

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Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by andygolfer » Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:20 pm

I spent my first full day at Heathrow since February 2015 yesterday trying to fill gaps in my photo collection, lots of new schemes and even some new
types. I spent the morning up until the 3pm change round at Stanwell Moor aiming to get some banking departures, I did quite well but the cloud closed in around midday and it was far from ideal for photography but I stuck it out and then moved to the dead centre of Hounslow for the afternoon / evening arrivals when the weather got far better.

these are in time order to make it easier for me, starting with the departures (from about 09.45 onwards), see this post for a bit about the location: http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum ... 36&t=28976

ImageA7-APF A.380 Qatar Heathrow 19-09-2017 4416 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageVT-ANZ B.787 Air India Heathrow 19-09-2017 4522 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageA9C-KB A.330 Gulf Air Bahrain F1 scheme Heathrow 19-09-2017 4567 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageN796AW B.777 American Heathrow 19-09-2017 4673 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageN175UA B.747 United Heathrow 19-09-2017 4772 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageG-ZBKH B.787 British Airways Heathrow 19-09-2017 4852 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

this was one i had really hoped to get pics of - weather was kind for it's departure
ImageVN0A864 B.787 Vietnam Airlines Heathrow 19-09-2017 4961 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageVN0A864 B.787 Vietnam Airlines Heathrow 19-09-2017 4979 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Image9H-AEO A.320 Air Malta Heathrow 19-09-2017 5021 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Image9V-SKE A.380 Singapore Airlines Heathrow 19-09-2017 5092 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageG-VBOW B.787 Virgin Atlantic Heathrow 19-09-2017 5190 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageG-CIVW B.747 British Airways Heathrow 19-09-2017 5257 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageHS-TUB A.380 Thai International Heathrow 19-09-2017 5460 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageHS-TUB A.380 Thai International Heathrow 19-09-2017 5477 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

I really like Qantas bankers ( http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum ... 12&t=27169 ) but I don't think this one will win anything, the cloud cover was 100% by the time this went
ImageVH-OQA A.380 Qantas Heathrow 19-09-2017 5698 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageN76021 B.777 United - Star Alliance, Heathrow 19-09-2017 5723 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

then it was off to Hounslow for the evening arrivals and far better weather. One of my targets was the Thai A.350 and the light just held for it, the Ethiopian A.350 arrived a few minutes later but by then it was too dark.

I thought I was in Dreamliner land, - lots of 787s!
ImageN961AM B.787 AeroMexico Heathrow 19-09-2017 5829 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageN782AV B.787 Avianca Heathrow 19-09-2017 6223 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Image5Y-KZF B.787 Kenya Airways Heathrow 19-09-2017 5854 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageG-VZIG B.787 Virgin Atlantic Heathrow 19-09-2017 5919 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and then I had a whale of a time:
Image9M-MNC A.380 Malaysia Airlines Heathrow 19-09-2017 5943c by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Image9M-MNC A.380 Malaysia Airlines Heathrow 19-09-2017 5957 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageG-XLEC A.380 British Airways Heathrow 19-09-2017 5972 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageA6-EER A.380 Emirates Heathrow 19-09-2017 6258 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImagePH-BGN B.737 KLM Heathrow 19-09-2017 6055 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageSP-LWC B.737 LOT Heathrow 19-09-2017 6075 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageEC-JLE A.340 Iberia Heathrow 19-09-2017 6081 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

another that scheme and type that was on my list, now i need to return on a day when the 380 operates...
ImageHL7643 B.8747-8i Korean Air Heathrow 19-09-2017 6096 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageVT-JEW B.777 Jet Airways Heathrow 19-09-2017 6141 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageP4-KCU B.757 Air Astana Heathrow 19-09-2017 6159 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageEI-DVM A.320 Aer Lingus Heathrow 19-09-2017 6179 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageA6-APG A.380 Etihad Heathrow 19-09-2017 6204 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and the same off into the sunset:
ImageA6-APG A.380Etihad Heathrow 19-09-2017 6212 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageB-2020 B.777 China Eastern Heathrow 19-09-2017 6239 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImagePK-GIF B.777 Garuda Heathrow 19-09-2017 6274 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageVT-AND B.787 Air India Heathrow 19-09-2017 6287 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageOE-LBP A.320 Austrian Airlines Heathrow 19-09-2017 6291 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and the last one on my quarry list for the day, ISO 1600 and a +2 aperture compensation just about made it useable
ImageHS-THC A.350 Thai International Heathrow 19-09-2017 6377 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and very last pic of the day - the sun goes down on another enjoyable day at Heathrow, that corner of an out of focus sign or post in the foreground spoils it a bit but at F 5.6 I was never going to get much depth of field
ImageHS-THC A.350 Thai International Heathrow 19-09-2017 6398 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

there are loads more in my flickr album here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 161244526/

C&C welcome, thanks for looking

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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by keithnewsome » Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:51 pm

HaHa ! Yes looked at your day ... All superb ! Sky from blue to yellow ... long day ? If I had to pick one ... my favourite would be the landing BA A380 ... Just look at all of those wheels ...

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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by Paultojo » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:51 pm

Cracking set Andy
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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by LondonEye » Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:36 pm

I love those topside shots. :clap:
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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by Mike » Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:43 pm

Great set, especially the landing shots. :thumb:
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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by PorkScratching » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:41 pm

Lovely dynamic shots, as we've come to expect from you and your explorations Andy. Your comment in the PoTM competition thread about the lighting of the GFA A330 is interesting (being lit by reflections from the reservoir). It's certainly a striking image.

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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by andygolfer » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:35 pm

PorkScratching wrote:Lovely dynamic shots, as we've come to expect from you and your explorations Andy. Your comment in the PoTM competition thread about the lighting of the GFA A330 is interesting (being lit by reflections from the reservoir). It's certainly a striking image.
It is unusual and I could only think of it being that unless it was reflection off cloud, it's quite odd when I look at the sequence of photos that I took of it, in the initial climb it was very dark underneath and with a cloudy background, it then came into sun albeit with areas of light almost transparent haze/cloud but still with the lower sides and underneath shadowed then suddenly the underside was brightly lit in the last 3 shots, the final one was even brighter than the one I used ( it also suffered from a bit of cloud haze which spoilt it :mad: ) there was a lot of that haze about and I had lots of unusable shots because of it.
What ever caused the lighting from below certainly caused a striking effect (probably helped a bit more by the scheme as well) and I was probably a bit fortunate to catch it happening like that.
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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by james143611 » Sun Sep 24, 2017 5:15 pm

Very nice mix there Andy!!

I must admit I had to check it actually said Heathrow not Stansted :P :lol:

Seriously though, I love the afternoon shot's, especially the Eithad A380 and Thai 350 (didn't realise they went to LHR now!) but as mentioned, that BA 380 is stunning!

Also jealous of the Austrian Retro and One World AA, yet to see either of these!

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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by andygolfer » Sun Sep 24, 2017 5:30 pm

thanks James (and everyone else) for the comments. I believe the Thai 350s only started last Monday so this was the 2nd one to visit.

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Re: Heathrow 19-09-2017

Post by mbo570 » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:10 pm

Great set Andy as always! Thanks for sharing

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