X-Mas Photos

SOU is not that good for photographers – there is an observation gallery inside the terminal (turn left and up the stairs) but shooting through glass is not always the best option.

There is multi story car park but staying there for more than a few minutes will attract the security who will move you on. you could stay in car but you might need a 2nd morgage to get out.
First 10 mins however are free – just enough time to get to top level, get a pic and get out. (assuming there is anything worth taking a pic of)

At the northern end, towards Eastleigh (runway is 02/20) the Campbell Road bridge can offer some interesting shots although you will need to be careful where you park as the bridge is narrow and quite busy.

as the southern end there is the White Swan pub which can be reached by driving pass the airport keeing the Ford factory on your left, mini roundabout turn left and follow that road, the pub is on the left.

There are a couple of aviation enthusiast groups based locally (Eastleigh, Bishops Waltham, Gosport are 3 I visit) with regular meetings, talks, slide shows etc – if you want any more info then let me know.

Originally posted by theplane
…any of you ever been to GVA? (Wys maybe??)

Was in GVA in December and I’m back there again this coming Saturday morning.

WOW
Awesome shots. Especially the Aeroflot IL96 landing and the Spanair and the Excel and the TCX….
Oh what the heck they are all fantastic 🙂

Those were truly amasing pics:

My favourite was the EXCEL B 767
NON favourite is the IRAN AIR A310

AS a lot of the replies are saying the excel is good, do a poll on the photos:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

hmm….now that I think about it, I have to go and find myself a nice spot here in SOU… Since my old camera only had a 3X Zoom, I never really thought of trying to shoot here in the year and a half that I’ve been studying here… anyone know any good spots around here?

I bought myself an Olympus C750 just before the XMas break… very good camera, and the 10X optical zoom isnt HALF bad 😉 will try fiddling about with the contrast and brightness.

Very nice pics! And you were lucky to get the beacon on the Excel! 😀

Bloody good pics, what’s with all the “crap photographer” b*ll**** ?

Try messing with the contrast and brightness a wee bit.:D

Love the excel pic and the spanair pic, wonderful. What type of camera do you use?

Those IL96s are simply stunning! Really would like to fly on one! very nice shots!

and finally, as i was ready to leave, this airplane (named Sunburst) seemed like just what I would’ve killed for that day…a few rays of sun…probably one of the few shots that truly went the way i wanted it to

just watching this baby land made withstanding the 15 kt wind worth it

and as the highlight of the day arrived, we could see the terrible weather was not about to get any better

i LOVE A300s…just something about them that makes them feel…BIG 😉

not quite the best quality picture ever…but we usually get their 737s instead of these babies…granted, it was operating for Sun d’Or

a typical Saturday charter, with the reason for them barely visible in the background…any of you ever been to GVA? (Wys maybe??)

here’s one of the better shots with the new camera…….now i just have to figure out what i did to get the blur right 😀

If you can find me the info on these I would be VERY greatful! AFAIK the only one flying was the Aero Continente one, and that has since been retired…

Originally posted by Mark L
No that was a series 200, there are no 100s flying any more.

Yes there are still -100 airworthy, around five I believe.

IranAir uses either their A310s or the 747SP….missed the SP, but got this one instead