Civilian Aviation

I went back to Staines Moor on Tuesday for another try at photographing 27L departures. There seemed to be less steep banking departures to the south but that was more than compensated for by the glorious light and clarity. Here's a selection of the shots I came away with.

Emirates Airbus A380-800


Gulf Air Airbus A330-200 and Thomas Cook Boeing 767-300


British Airways Boeing 777-300 with some vapour coming off the upper wing surfaces


Air Malta Airbus A319-100


Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300


British Airways Airbus A319-100 Olympic Dove


Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800


Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400, only last week I was photographing three sister aircraft being scrapped at Kemble


Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380-800


KLM / Skyteam Boeing 737-800


and the start of some golden light

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300


Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300


British Airways Boeing 747-400


British Airways Boeing 777-200


I did hang around until the departure of the Air New Zealand 'Hobbit' 777 but the light had totally gone by then, one for another day.

Thanks for looking and lots more at http://www.pbase.com/airpicimages/heathrow_2

Absolutely stunning shots and fantastic light. Need to get myself down heathrow again very soon. (dec 13th all being well to catch the qatar 787) . What focal length were these shot at?

Stunning shots, thanks for posting.

Many thanks for the comments guys. They were mainly shot at 420mm (300mm+1.4TC) with a couple at 600mm. You can get away with using a TC this time of year.

Neil


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Hi Neil,

I remember the first set you posted from this location and it was only a few days before that I was looking for something different than the usual shots at LHR and I considered this location. Then you go and visit it and once again on your return, you provide even more reason to get down there! Brilliant stuff all round.

Sam.

That looks a great place to take some photos. I have just brought my first DSLR and would like to try Staines Moor. Please can you tell me where this is or even Google Earth co ordinates. I will be there between Christmas and New Year. Tim

Once again many hanks for the comments and I'm pleased you liked the post.

Please can you tell me where this is or even Google Earth co ordinates. I will be there between Christmas and New Year. Tim

Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, UK and 51.453900, -0.511165.

Brilliant shots and thanks for the co-ordinates. Think I'll give it a go also. Definitely looks like the spot to get a decent shot of the MAS A380 and the detail of its colour scheme towards the rear of the fuselage.

Cheers

Denis.

Great set of images. Nice to see something a bit different.

All Very nice indeed Neil.

Brilliant shots there.The Skyteam KLM is a B737-900.