A recent thread on Commercial asked what viewing was like from T4. Here are some shots I took whilst awaiting to board a BA777 flight to Bangalore back on 26th February. Runway in use was 09R, so takeoff shots were possible from the Cafe/bar airside in T4 as shown.
This is my first photo post on commercial, and all I have at present is a Fuji S5000, so go gentle with me :), I know some horizons need levelling, and that colour balance needs tweaking on others – but these were shot through windows with a layer of grime and a blue tint, so I’m fairly happy with them. Anyway, over to the experts…
By: Airline owner - 15th August 2006 at 10:47
great shots :D. Always love seeing stuff from my local 🙂
By: Paul F - 14th August 2006 at 15:49
A “different” view..
I love the BA ‘jumble’ in your 6th photo 😀
Thanks Phil, yep, the end result was pretty much what I hoped for – i.e. something a little different to the normal shot of a single airliner going about it’s business. Without a zoom lens the shot wasn’t so obvious to the naked eye, but the “depth compression” effect of the zoom gave the effect of a real jumble of BA bits and pieces.
Sorry for the slow reply, we got back from summer hols on Costa Blanca on Friday – we had packed all the cameras and electronic entertainment devices in the suitcases as we expected to be reduced to the in vogue “clear plastic bag” only hand luggage, and then found Alicante airport was allowing hand luggae as normal, even though LGW wasn’t!
So we had to spend two hours on the GB Airways A321 with nothing to do but stare at the inflight mag and eat the obligatory in flight meal (sandwich), whilst watching some potential good air to ground shots of the Pyrenees go past unrecorded. Then, to rub salt into the wound, the flight docked at one of the LGW North Terminal stands that meant we had to use the bridge to get back to the main North Terminal – all those great “top side” shots of the resident BA fleet under our feet, and no camera to hand 😡 😡
Still, at least the cameras, mini DVD player, MP3 players and laptop survived the baggage hold and luggage handling unscathed, thanks to careful packing.
Back to the grindstone on seventh floor of South Terminal today, with the 35’C temp, blue seas, cloudless blue skies and ready supply of nicely chilled Saint Miguel already a fading memory… 🙁
Paul F
By: steve rowell - 1st August 2006 at 11:41
Nic to see some Qantas movements for a change!!
By: Oasis747 - 30th July 2006 at 19:11
Thank you for helping me in that thread now i no to take my camera. And lovely pics too!!!
By: tomfellows - 28th July 2006 at 19:19
Very good shots Paul
By: philgatwick05 - 28th July 2006 at 19:10
Great shots and thanks for posting, I think I was one of those who requested them!
I love the BA ‘jumble’ in your 6th photo 😀
By: Comet - 28th July 2006 at 11:41
Great views – we have our first flight from T4 on Christmas Eve when we jet off to Brussels. That will be the first time we flown from LHR since 1998.
By: T5 - 27th July 2006 at 17:42
Top notch shots!
Funny that you were at Terminal 4 on 26th February as I was there on the following day, jetting off to Paris for the day with British Airways, aboard G-EUXF. 😎
By: Paul F - 27th July 2006 at 16:05
And a few more
A few more from 26th Feb
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