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SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:55 am
by andygolfer
This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for October 2016 and the subject is 'Planes and boats and trains etc, i.e. an aircraft photo which also includes another mode of transport in it, excluding ground handling equipment

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered aircraft which also includes another mode of transport in it, excluding ground handling equipment . the aircraft subject(s) must be registered as a civilian operated aircraft (or retired as such) when the photograph was taken.

Photography Competition Rules :-

1. Only one entry per user, unless posting on behalf of another person who is unable to do so themselves (children for example). If this is the case, please state so on your entry..

2. The photo may have been taken on any date, it does not have to be taken in the month of the competition

3. The image can be photo-shopped to some extent, levels changes, cropping, sharpening etc. are all acceptable. The photograph must retain it’s initial subject though, don’t make it something it’s not. HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.

4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 (UK time) on the 1st November 2016, to enable anyone with a last minute entry some breathing space.

5. Voting will be conducted by a poll open to all the membership shortly after the closure of the competition.

6. The decision of the moderating team is final.

7. All images must be posted in line with the usual CA posting rules (size etc.), please read them if you're not sure how to post.

8. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

9. Please also embed the images and not links to images, if you're not sure how to do it then shout up and someone will sort it out. It is permissible to change your entry before the closing date.

10. Do not comment on other member's photos.

11. A brief description of where and when the image was taken would be nice too.

If you have any questions please PM me

Good luck everyone.
Andrew

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:19 am
by andygolfer
I'll start it off with this for now, 'Two wings, two wheels' taken at Old Warden's season premiere in May this year, A cyclist in front of the Shuttleworth's Tiger Moth G-ANKT:

Image5024 two wings, two wheels by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

hopefully that will inspire a few ideas, let see lots of entries please ;)

good luck everybody

Andy

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:37 pm
by Mike s
Falcon 7X With a scotrail DMU Passing in the back ground
ImageVP-BEH EDI 30.9.16 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:17 pm
by BringBackEGDG
Last shot of the day 5th November 2015. Thomas Cook A321 on short finals to Lanzarote.
Image2015-11-05-029FD G-TCDC by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 7:05 pm
by Rugbyref
I'll start with a car, and raise you 1 yacht!
The infamous runway on St Barts.


ImageA1 by P Stevens, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:18 pm
by acw367
OO-VLM Fokker 50 CityJet/VLM Airlines London City 23 May 2014

ImageOO-VLM London City 23 May 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 2:04 pm
by Paultojo
ImageSPOTC by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

I will go with Morgan (I think) and all the clutter around it :whistle: G-ASJV aka Spit MH434

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:43 am
by Tally-ho
Air Corsica ATR 72 awaiting take-off and Austrian Airlines Fokker F100 about to land at Nice Cote d'Azur airport, with three surfers on the Var river at Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera.

ImagePlanes and Surfers by Marius Bekker, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:09 pm
by hairrig
I will go with Hot Air Balloon EC-KUS and a snowmobile, Longyearbyen, Svalbard - 20th March 2015.

The balloon was preparing to launch to view a total solar eclipse from a very unique position.

Image_MG_6106 by Tara and Andy, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:40 am
by Bat 21
One of AA's retro schemes crossing over the Phoenix road traffic in December 2015.
ImageHC9A3332 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:14 pm
by niallsaviation
ImageVH-SWB by Niall Moran, on Flickr
De Havilland Beaver VH-SWB & a boat
Taken at Palm Beach Sydney(AKA Home And Away Beach)
9th September 2016

Qwner & pilot Steve Krug Departing The Aircraft

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 5:06 pm
by LondonEye
Already shown as one of the pictures in the Nostalgia section - Subject Sandringham at Tower Bridge.
HMS Belfast is the ship.
Pete

ImageShort S25 Sandringham G-BJHS 5 London

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:07 pm
by PorkScratching
Rowers getting a good view of a departing CityJet RJ85 at London City:

Image
CityJet British Aerospace RJ85 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:53 pm
by TheMightyOz
Airlander passing over my and some fellow enthusiasts' cars just outside the airfield in Cardington on 24/08/16.

Image

Cheers,
Oz

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 2:01 pm
by Rainton20
ANA 777 JA715A in Hong Kong, July 2015


ImageJA715A 767-281ER by Ian Tate, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM October 2016 - Planes and boats and trains etc

Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:34 am
by andygolfer
The poll for this competition has now closed and we have joint winners this month who are

Bat21 with his retro American Airlines A.320 over the Phoenix highway and
BringbackEGDG with his Thomas Cook a.210 approaching Lanzarote and a cruise liner

in 3rd place is ACW367 with his London City Fokker 50 and a canoeist.

The full poll results can be seen here: http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum ... 767#p84767

well done to all 3 and thank you to them and to everybody else who came up with an excellent and varied set of entries and to those who voted,the winners are now posted in the Hall of Fame here: http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum ... 12&t=26782

andrew