SPOTM February 2022, 40 years of the Boeing 757

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for February 2022 and the subject is ANY civilian registered Boeing 757, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the type's first flight.

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered Boeing 757. 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 March 2022 - please note the extended closing date to enable anyone with a last minute photo plenty of time to prepare their entry.

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

[Rainton20]

Icelandair 757 TF-FIU at Heathrow in April 2016.

TF-FIU 757-256 by Ian Tate, on Flickr

[niallsaviation]

1997 Vintage 757-2Q8
Originally delivered to Finnair as OH-LBR and then in Dec 2013 registered to ASL Airlines as EI-LBR and flown on behalf of Aerlingus on transatlantic flights.
WFU Oct 2019 and registered N751AL for freighter conversion - Currently stored at Goodyear
Seen here departing Shannon 24 March 2017
EI-LBR by Niall Moran, on Flickr

[Paultojo]

AA 757 DUB by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

[Mike s]

Icelandair Boeing 757- 3E7
TF-ISX LHR 2.7.19 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[tomcat14]

Turkmenistan B757 lifting off 27L at Heathrow in February 2017.

B757 by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

[BringBackEGDG]

Jet2 Boeing 757-21B G-LSAI crew training at Newquay on the 15th November 2018.
2018-11-15-005FD G-LSAI by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

[PorkScratching]

First Choice series 200 landing at Gatwick in November 2006:


First Choice 757-28A by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[EGNH1909]

A rare visitor to Blackpool Airport in April 1994, bringing a party of Scandinavian children to an annual dance festival.
TF-FIH Icelandair Boeing 757 (delivered in 1990-now converted to a freighter For Icelandair Cargo-32 years old!).
TF-FIH by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Best Wishes
Pete

[wiggy]

La Compagnie B757 on short finals at Luton in 2015

La Compagnie B757-200 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

[LondonEye]

A British airline Astraeus, back in 2008 at Gatwick.
Pete.



B757 Astraeus G-OPJB 2 Gatwick

[andygolfer]

here's mine from July 2012, American Airlines B757 N196AA landing on runway 27R at Heathrow. Taken on my first DSLR, a Canon 1000D, for a basic camera it did a pretty good job (and I've still got it and use it occasionally)

N196AA B.757 American Airlines Heathrow 01-07-2012 8260c by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everyone
Andy

[acw367]

N544US Boeing 757-251 Northwest Airlines at Dusseldorf 26 May 2008

N544US Dusseldorf 26 May 2008 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[Andy L]

G-BNSD seen stored at Lasham on 9 May 1991 after the demise of Air Europe.


Cheers
Andy

[gallent]

G-CPET B757 British Airways by Gerry Allen, on Flickr, seen at Heathrow 07/10/10

[Polehill]

P4-EAS Air Astana 757-2G5 at Heathrow 27 August 2019

P4-EAS 757-2G5 Air Astana LHR by Michael Rourke, on Flickr

[Mike]

Sorry but couldn't resist posting yet another one from SXM.

N699AN heads to the runway for departure, St. Maarten 2008.

[eagleheart]

Liege airport(Belgium), Icelandair Cargo B75F, somewhere in 2019.

B75F by Domien Bormans, on Flickr