SPOTM January 2021, aircraft photographed in 2020

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for January 2021 and the subject is ANY civilian registered aircraft photographed in 2020 which has not won or been 2nd or 3rd in either photo comp.

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered aircraft taken in 2020, it may be a photo previously entered in one of our photo competitions as long as it was not placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd (including jointly) in either competition and thus is not in the 'Hall of Fame'. It may be active, retired, preserved or even abandoned.

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 7th February 2021 - please note new extended closing date 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. 'Rule 6...' There's no rule 6 Bruce'

7. The decision of the moderating team is final.

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

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

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

If you have any questions please PM me
Andy

[Wallie]

I'll open this months competition with this Airbus A320 of Eurowings, taxiing to her parkingstand at Dusseldorf Airport.

[BringBackEGDG]

Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner EC-MTI over the piano keys to runway 30 at Tenerife Norte 8th January 2020.
2020-01-08-027FD EC-MTI by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

[tomcat14]

The first visit of an Air ACT B747 (TC-ACG) to London Heathrow, shown on its departure on 12 September 2020. The flight is now a regular on behalf of THY.

TC-ACG by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

[EGNH1909]

No decision required for this month's competition entry, as I only visited an airport once in 2020, and this was the reason for going.

B-20C5 China Southern Boeing 777 landing on runway 05L at Manchester on 25 June 2020, with an aircraft full of medical equipment (PPE) from China.
B-20C5 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr

Best Wishes
Pete

[thebobster]

Here’s my entry, final shot of the day from my last LHR trip of 2020, a Birman Bangladesh 787 landing with the rain clouds parting to give it some rather nice lighting!

Rob

S2-AJY by RobertSmithPhotography, on Flickr

[Paultojo]

7T-SST at Belfast Int by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

Some nice winter light on this Phenon at Belfast

[andygolfer]

one from me - FedEx MD-11F N614FE touching down at Stansted on the evening of 16th June 2020

N614FE MD-11F FedEx Stansted 16-06-2020 7962C by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody
Andy

[PorkScratching]

An-124 departing Stansted in the evening sun on 28 September 2020:


Antonov An-124-100M-150 Ruslan by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[LondonEye]

Few visits for me last year.
So here a Biggin Biz-jet
Pete.


Gulf G200 T7-ABC 5 Biggin Hill

[niallsaviation]

E7-SBA by Niall Moran, on Flickr

[acw367]

F-BPPA Guppy of Airbus Skylink Aeroscopia Toulouse 17 January 2020

Aero Spacelines Guppy 377SGT & 88 ex-French Air Force Nord 1101 Noralpha in false marks as "F-BBCM"

F-BPPA 88 F-BBCM Aeroscopia Toulouse 17 January 2020 by ACW367, on Flickr

ACW367

[wiggy]

A newcomer to Heathrow this year was Vistara with their B787s. VT-TSD taken in September on climbout from 09R

Vistara B787-9 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

[Mickey]

Astral Aviation Boeing 747-400F TF-AMM departing Doncaster Airport 29.12.20 

29.12.20 Astral Aviation Boeing 747-400F TF-AMM by Michael Hanks, on Flickr

[Mike s]

i'll go for this one for the moment
N722TW EDI 6.3.2020 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[Gloria Finis]

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As the competition is for aircraft rather than airliners, I'll try one of the few civilian aircraft I managed to photograph, in 2020, while shielding.

Sky 90-24, G-BYZV, 06 September 2020 by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

[Nighthawke]

One from my garden caught on finals to RAF Lakenheath on 2nd November 2020 - Boeing 767 N225AX of Omni Air International. I know, I should have saved it for the March 767 comp but I have other 767 shots but very few 2020 ones!

N225AX_2 edit by Tig, on Flickr

[Andy L]

I'm going to go with this one.
A 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser basking in the summer sun at Dinard on the 6th August



Andy

[andygolfer]

Tomorrow is the final day before entries close in this competition - if you haven't entered yet have you got a civil aircraft photographed in 2020?

Andy

[andygolfer]

entries are now closed and the poll is open here: viewtopic.php?f=110&t=38366

Thanks for all the entries

Andy