<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/javibi" class="quote" target="_blank">javibi</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Thanks! I will not have a car; any idea if y...
Jump to postI do not have this lens but I recently considered this lens for my D700 also. I found both articles interesting to read: <a href="http://bythom.com/nikkor-telephoto.htm" target="_blank">http://bythom.com/nikkor-telephoto.htm</a> Not on a D700 but on a D300 (I think the D700 <acronym title="Federal E...
Jump to postQuote:"We regret to inform that all operations are temporarily suspended." <a href="http://www.cargoitalia.it/" target="_blank">http://www.cargoitalia.it/</a> <acronym title="Aer Lingus (Ireland)">EI</acronym>-EMS and <acronym title="Aer Lingus (Ireland)">EI</acronym>-UPI arrived yesterday at <acron...
Jump to postI had a quick look at the place today. The old platform is completely gone now. However there were no construction work at all, no workers, no equipment. There was a sign saying that the construction work will be finished until january 6th, 2012. Well, wait and see...... <table border="0" align="CEN...
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The reconstruction work of the spotter platform at Frankfurts runway 18 has finally begun. During the construction work no access is possible. In 6 to 8 weeks the new platform should be available.
There was a short period this year where the Il-76 flights (german military supply flights to Afghanistan) were relocated from Trollenhagen to <acronym title="Cologne / Bonn (- Konrad Adenauer / Wahn) (CGN / EDDK), Germany">CGN</acronym> but those flights are now back at Trollenhagen. On sundays you...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aviationweek" class="quote" target="_blank">aviationweek</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>Some of these photos are extraor...
Jump to postIf rwy25 is in use for landing I would recommend to walk to the photo platform. There you have the sun in the back until around 4pm. It is just a 20-30min walk from terminal 2 underneath the approach path. The terrace at terminal 2 is not really usefull for landing shots because it's facing south. R...
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Jump to postSome of my favourite spots are gone now: Denpasar: <br/><table align="center" border="0" width="500"><tr><td><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/0649698/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/0649698/M/" target="_blank">View Medi...
Jump to postPeter, going from Cologne to Berlin you have several smaller airfields on your way (like Paderborn with some occasional RAF charter flights this year, also with VC10 if you are lucky). I would recommend to do a stop at Braunschweig EDVE (base of DLR research aircrafts like Falcon 20, A320, etc) and ...
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Jump to postsome more details here: <a href="http://www.bangaloreaviation.com/2010/02/british-plane-spotters-arrested-in.html" target="_blank">http://www.bangaloreaviation.com/201...sh-plane-spotters-arrested-in.html</a> I'm with the police here. If you are using equipment like this in a country where spotting ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Clickhappy" class="quote" target="_blank">Clickhappy</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Ralf, it would be sad to see you go. I...
Jump to postAccording to alexa.com the overall site traffic is up over the past months. But in the same time frame I noticed a significant drop in views of my photos. It seems to me that this site is becoming more a chat room if I look at the civil av forum and that the photographers are moving to other sites. ...
Jump to postI use the 70-200, 80-400 and a <acronym title="Air Tanzania">TC</acronym>-17 converter. The 70-200 is my main lens which I pick most of the time. It's simply hard to beat. The 80-400 is slow to focus even on my D2x and you need to stop it down to get good sharpness. But I like it for it's flexibilit...
Jump to postFRA definitely if you are at the convention anyway. It's still the airport with the most variety in traffic in germany and has some decent photo spots. Maybe you want to go to the aviation museums at Speyer and Sinsheim, it's just a one hour drive south. If you go further south check <acronym title=...
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Jump to postIt's in german but I think you get an idea about the photo positions: <a href="http://hhnforum.forumb.biz/spotterinformationen-f5/spotterkarte-und-fotopositionen-t235.htm" target=_blank>http://hhnforum.forumb.biz/spotterin...rkarte-und-fotopositionen-t235.htm</a> I think position 5 is on top of the ...
Jump to postThe Boston Globe's Big Picture column has an "In Flight" feature with aviation images. <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/in_flight.html" target=_blank>http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/in_flight.html</a> Quite some images are not "a.net style" and won't probaly make it here if...
Jump to postWeatherforecast looks good for the next days so I will be at the platform at rwy18 in the evening.
Ralf
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Jump to postI will be in <acronym title="Madrid - Barajas (MAD / LEMD), Spain">MAD</acronym> next week and I have some free time. I'm planning to go to the photo location near the Paracuellos tunnel . As far as I know there are two places. One close to the taxiway and one on the hill a little bit farther away. ...
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Jump to postIt's not Canon or Nikon or Sigma - the issue is getting sharp shots at 400mm with an f5.6 zoom lens. You need quite some skill and practice and you need to understand the limitations of the lens. I prefer my Nikon 70-200/2.8 for sharpness, speed and bokeh but I love my Nikon 80-400 for it's flexibil...
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Jump to postwell, this is definitly no living panda.... A good friend of mine brought his daughter a toy panda with a size like in the picture back home from a business trip to japan. The plane had enough empty seats so that he could take it on board. Maybe it's the same here <img src="/aviation-forums/gr...
Jump to postWelcome to the club ! I switched to Apple 5 years ago and I still enjoy working on my iMac. And after setting up my father's Windows Vista <acronym title="Air Fiji and Continental Airways (Russian Federation)">PC</acronym> for the third time in one month I know I will never go back <img src="/...
Jump to postmmmh, <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/scratchchin.gif" alt="scratchchin" border=0> some moth ago I had a picture (double page spread !) published in one aviation magazin. It was taken with my outdated (?) 4.1MP Nikon D2Hs and delivered a 1.8MP NEF(RAW) file. Now 24.4MP and RA...
Jump to post- from Community - Airliners.net Photographer page : Ralf Meyermann 1402 pics but I have only 1,372 pics uploaded plus 14 pics in the upload queue - randomly missing view counts (set to 0) on some photos - still getting : Sorry, we could not find any results with that criteria. If you reached this i...
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Jump to postDavid, as start check this link: <a href="http://www.spotter-cgn.de/Spotters_stuff/Spotterguide/guide/CGN/cgn.html" target=_blank>http://www.spotter-cgn.de/Spotters_s...ff/Spotterguide/guide/CGN/cgn.html</a> Its in german but the pictures are quite good and should give you the right directions. If y...
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Jump to postI would also be interested to add a permanent watermark to all of my 1100 images. And I would appreciate if I as a photographer can decide if they are visible all the time (even for FC members) or not.
Thanks,
Ralf
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Jump to postI'm thinking of sending an email to <acronym title="Maersk Air (Denmark)">DM</acronym> where I clearly state that I do not agree to the terms of use regarding my pictures already in the database because I uploaded them when the site still belongs to Johan. Just trying to find the correct email adres...
Jump to postThe wording is quite clear to me. I as a photographer provide my pictures for free and <acronym title="Maersk Air (Denmark)">DM</acronym> can do what they want and make some decent money. Great business model. Why didn't I think of something like that ? It's a slap in the face of those who actually ...
Jump to postI will be at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> in february for some hours and just in case 09 will be open I wonder if someone could tell me how to get there by public transport as I have no car with me. I've been there several years ago and I remember tha...
Jump to postNo 9 looks to me like the DUS observation deck on the terminal ..............
Jump to postAccording to <acronym title="Frankfurt - Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym> airport's press information the observation deck on terminal 2 will be re-opened again starting on august, 3rd. Ramp tours by bus are also possible. The observation deck on terminal 1 will remain...
Jump to postHello all. I'm planning to visit the Dubai Airshow this year. Maybe those of you who have already visited the airshow in the past years can give me some information. Is the airshow open to the public on all days ? Are tickets available upon entrance ? I'm aware that aviation photography in the UAE i...
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Jump to postWhy not the Tokina 12-24 ? <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1049849/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1049849/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/9/4/8/1049849.jpg" alt="Click here for bigger ph...
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Jump to postAn additional question for tripod and light meter users: How do you use a light meter for night shots at the airport ? Doesn't the light meter get fooled by all the different light sources and reflecting lights and with the plane maybe completely different illuminated as the spot you are standing ?
Jump to postI just found out that there are free plug ins available for curves adjustment in Photoshop Elements: <a href="http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/photoshop-elements-curves.html" target=_blank>http://www.earthboundlight.com/photo...ips/photoshop-elements-curves.html</a> <a href="http://free.page...
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