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View Full Version : Misc photos chris 10-07-2007, 12:04 AM Some misc photos. A pair of ants, and an insect on a flower. Used a telephoto lens for these. There is no way I was going close to those ants (they have a very painful sting). chris 10-07-2007, 04:34 AM Some nasty weather yesterday at Sydney airport. Very windy, cold and plenty of spray coming up from the ocean. Saw a few awkward landings - and one King Air float down the runway for a while. chris 10-07-2007, 05:00 AM SIA Cargo Boeing 747-412F/SCD after arrival on RWY 16R, heading for parking. Port Botany container terminals seen in background. 2nd: Qantas Boeing 747-438ER departs RWY16R and climbs past V2. 3rd: Surprise arrival, VH-EBY, Qantas 747-338 City of Mildura. This is one of the last 747-338's still flying with Qantas. Even iconic Nalanji Dreaming (another 338) has been retired. The distinct whine of ECHO-BRAVO-YANKEE's Rolls Royce RB211 engines contrasted the QF 747-438ER with its GE-CF6 engines. chris 10-07-2007, 06:22 AM 1. Virgin Blue Boeing 737-7Q8 VH-VBF "Mellie Melbourne" with VH-VBL in the background. Fences be damned - I'll just focus through them! (nearly but not quite got rid of it). 2. A very loud and smoky DHL 727 freighter. Frank N. O. 10-07-2007, 08:25 AM Very nice pictures. I'd love to take some myself but I'm not sure if the local airport would like it anymore. They do have a few PC-12s, one quite interesting dark orange and black, and a yellow/white/blue An-2 atm. Several GA and kitplanes are also a normal sight there. Frank chris 10-07-2007, 08:59 AM Around Sydney, it's the usual assortment of heavies (747-200F, 747-400F/passenger, A340, 777, MD10/MD11) and a never ending stream of 737's and A320's. Sometimes you see something unusual like a 747-300 or a 727, or even better as yesterday (but not photographed) a tri-engine Dassault Falcon which took off and departed very quickly. Soon they'll be supplemented by hordes of A380's when Singapore, Qantas and Emirates start operating their aircraft. Emirates with 43 A380s (at my last count) Qantas with 20 A380's (IIRC), and Singapore with a sizeable number would mean a good proportion of them might end up in Sydney. Add British Airways to the list as well (12 planes). I doubt we'll see any 747-8i passenger planes, except for maybe a 747-8i/BBJ. We might see the freight version though.. VulcanB2 10-08-2007, 02:01 PM Great photos!! I just realized - you're in spring/summer now aren't you? :D That looks like a pretty dark sky! Nikon D80 + Nikkor 18-135 & 70-300 Is that new?? Best regards, Robin. chris 10-09-2007, 02:22 AM Great photos!! I just realized - you're in spring/summer now aren't you? :D That looks like a pretty dark sky! Is that new?? Best regards, Robin. Purchased new :) The sky was pretty dark - it'd been hot during the day (32 degrees celsius, but we had a cold change in the afternoon where it got very windy and cloudy (but not much in the way of rain). KyzrSoze 10-09-2007, 01:51 PM Even as they build bigger and better, there is something eternally imposing about a 747. Good shots.:) What kind of ants do you have in your part of the world? chris 10-10-2007, 03:04 AM The 747 has a very strong image - but that's what you get for being so old, and only having minor changes. Most famous planes?? Surely 747 and Concorde - they defined the modern airliner. 747 brought the mass carrying capacity (ie, the cattle class phenomenon), and Concorde delivered us the idea of heavily automated controls (fly by wire, anti-stall systems, very sophisticated autopilot functions). It was only natural that a SST would need such automation, all the major manufacturers who participated in SST design/development arrived at the same conclusion. But thanks to those, the modern airliner is sophisticated and automated. The ants we have in Australia are mainly the usual types, such as the bull ant (pictured), but also pest species such as the yellow crazy ant (named for its frenetic activity when disturbed) and the fire ant - a major threat. The latter two are introduced pest species - the fire ant is not only a threat to biodiversity of flora and fauna, it's also a major threat to human beings who can be stung hundreds of times by the ants which attack in very large numbers. VulcanB2 10-12-2007, 04:23 PM They sound worse than Africanized Bees. Best regards, Robin. |
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