Tony Haynes

Can someone please tell me where these photos are taken from. They are great. i will be spotting in Bangkok in October so hopefully the weather is good. On another note, i received an email from a friend stating that the thai police have banned photography at the old Don Muang airport. Can someone please enlighten me on this. Many thanks.

Hi guys I just spent some time spotting at Bangkok and managed to get room 415 from the Queens Garden Hotel. What a great way to take photo's, i didnt need to leave my room. Unfortunately the sun moves over after lunch so then you will have to walk down the road a bit and find a spot as they land on 19R. Everyting is convienient, a seven 11 just down the road to get food and drinks, the girls at reception are fantastic. I will come here again for sure. Just remember in the dry season, arrivals are generally from the 01 end. Its not the most comfortable area to spot or take pics either. And beware of the security officers down there, they dont like people taking pics, im not sure why.

I thought id add my experiences to spotting in Bangkok. Make sure you spot outside the 2nd fence area. Bangkok has the normal perimiter fence followed by a second fenceline. It gets confusing as the main roads to and from the airport pass between the 2 fences. I got arrested twice spotting and photographing inside the fences, the second time about 7 police cars with the suited policemen interigated me for quite a while and they drove me back to where i was staying in Bangkok. I spoke with another spotter and he said stay outside the 2nd fence and they will leave you alone. There was a bridge over a river by the 01R end which was good for taking arrival photos but you do miss stuff landing on the other runways. Benefit of here is that its in a shaded spot and beleive me the Thai sun can get hot. Bangkok would have some very decent spots to photograph from if it wasnt for the strict rules they apply to taking photos by the fences.