NEMA today – An225 and more night photography!

Adam,
Mate thanks for all the info, however I had left the house before I could see it…damm! I detoured to EMA and parked in the short stay car park and went into the terminal as I knew there was a aviation shop inside. Met a chap with a camera who was a little unhelpful and just pointed me in the direction of the aeropark. Unfortuatley there was not much movement (1400ish) with only a RYR and a Baby departing. Funny thging when I got to my meeting at Waddington I thought I would get some pictures of the E3D’s but even they had gone off to Fairford for an exercise and the runway was closed for work. The only thing flying was the Air Ambulance….ah well. Thanks again for the superb info, it has given me an idea that maybe we should start a thread with submissions of where to go to get the best shots at UK..and other airports.

All the best

Si

Adam,
I am off to RAF Waddington for a meeting on Tuesday morning, driving up tomorrow (Monday). Checked the map out and it looks like I will be driving past EMA. Where are the best places to get shots from? I will be comming in from Birmingham M??

Si

Hey Si

with the help of Google Earth and PS:

The M1 is visible on the far right of this shot. the red lines mark good spots for photography and the blue line marks the ‘airport trail’ which extends more or less all the way around the airfield – just follow that (its not an easy walk and takes about 15 minutes.

the small red line marks a spot that is great for side on shots of aircraft using 27, and is located on a small mound. the perimeter fence is in the way which will limit the shots that you can get of the aircraft that taxi in front of you unless you go upto the fence. you get to it by following the airport trail which runs more or less parallel to the road (cant remember the name – its the one you see to the left of the M1 in the shot), and once you reach the perimeter fence, back track along the fence until you get to the mound. this sort of shot is possible –

i guess the spots would still be good if ops were on rwy 09 – youd just get a different angle on the aircraft.

as for parking, as i’m always on foot and rely on public transport, im not sure where the best place would be to park.

there is a layby on the road which i cant remember the name of, which is used by lorries (theres a roadside cafe there as well); you could park there.

as for shots from the otherside of the airfield, im not so sure of. you could try the aeropark museum on the north west side of the airfield opposite the DHL ramp but other than that, im not sure.

i hope that helps

Adam,
I am off to RAF Waddington for a meeting on Tuesday morning, driving up tomorrow (Monday). Checked the map out and it looks like I will be driving past EMA. Where are the best places to get shots from? I will be comming in from Birmingham M??

Si

thanks for the comments guys!

tbh Paul, i have no idea. All I do for my night shots is put the full manual mode on, alter the aperture and exposure length and then take my shot, so I’m guessing the white balance used is on auto.

Would i get better results if i altered the WB?

Well… Possibly. I’ve found auto on some cameras doesn’t always do a great job of finding the best white balance setting for certain conditions. As an experiment, try setting your white balance to Tungsten next time you’re shooting at night and there are a lot of floodlights present. You’ll hopefully find the yellow cast on the white parts of the fuselage will be reduced and the colours in general will look a wee bit more natural.

Just a thought!

Paul

thanks for the comments guys!

Excellent shots Adam. Definitely a shame about the fence in the way of the AN-225!

Just out of interest, what white balance setting are you using for the night shots?

Paul

tbh Paul, i have no idea. All I do for my night shots is put the full manual mode on, alter the aperture and exposure length and then take my shot, so I’m guessing the white balance used is on auto.

Would i get better results if i altered the WB?

Excellent shots Adam. Definitely a shame about the fence in the way of the AN-225!

Just out of interest, what white balance setting are you using for the night shots?

Paul

Great shots! 😀

Great shots there Adam like the night shots of the cargo ramp:cool:

James

The EasyJet night shot is awesome!

Nice shots Adam! Nice to see F-GYAP that was in at LBA this week also :).

fighting the crosswind

5 aircraft on the east cargo apron – from left to right: TNT A300, 2 Maersk/Star Air 767s, UPS 767, and a third Maersk/Star Air 767

thanks 🙂