there are some great shots on this thread!
here are two from my pretty big collection of sunset shots – around 400 images!
there are some great shots on this thread!
here are two from my pretty big collection of sunset shots – around 400 images!
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
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