Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Was there at ladang today with Chaity and the Canon Vest Nikon Shooter..... (purposely make the Nikon visible for this shot....) Oh by the way, back to the title..... we're there to catch the orange cutie Fokker 70 from the Nertherland small but powerful aircraft.... cant do any close up on Nose or Tail with my 80-200mm..... she's just too small and cute lightning was bad... but to capture this special occassion is Priceless. More picture next week (packing up and getting ready to balik kampung... ) in the meant time stay tuned for pictures from our friends Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Well done, Kevin, she looks stunning with her two shining engines Where is Nertherland, btw It's always a difficult aircraft to take shots of, because of the grey registration and seal on a white fuselage Moreover the haze didn't help either Anyhow, you got a rare aircraft in front of your lens Hope to see more of this cutie soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandeep G 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Where is Nertherland, btw Nice catch! Nertherland must be somewhere near Never-Never land?? Gibby has provided her proposed schedule whilst in Australia from here: I hope I'm not reposting anything that has alread been mentioned somewhere here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fendy Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Where is Nertherland, btw where peter pan goes to play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 whoops..... my bad on the spelling error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 whoops..... my bad on the spelling error I thought you have gone 'balik kampung' already, Kev... Anyway.. here's my contribution for today.. The Nose... and the Tail... Sorry... aircraft is cute... so max zoom at 300mm x 1.5 ... still need cropping The whole body shot... using 70-300G, (as compared to Kev's 80-200 f/2.8 up there... ) The HRH honoring the Flag... And off she go to Never Never Land.... All those with the guys in the HAZE... Thanks Chaity & Kev for the company in ladang spot BTW... The Canon EOS Digital photgrapher vest is up for sale... I just wore it twice... 1st to try the XL size & 2nd during the photoshoot up there by Kevin.. Won it in a local photo contest... Brightsider... any taker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Excellent shots, Norman, just too bad the weather didn't cooperate too well Good to see you guys were there in time, as flight departed early (typical for this captain ) to Kretek-land and Down-Underland... Chaity, please show yours as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) I thought you have gone 'balik kampung' already, Kev... yeah yeah, i am already at my kampung since 5pm today... smooth drive with some rain in the East Coast Highway. Stucked for some slight jam thou passing MRR2 pictures are with my desktops... at the college btw nice shot of yours, i didnt notice i actually tuned to -0.3EV which make the picture abit dark..... Edited October 19, 2006 by Kevin Teh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Yong 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) Kevin, Uncle Norman!!!! Good shots on Fokker 70 even haze was still distubed spotters "life"!!! HELLO !!!! Mr Chaity where is Ur " Fokker 70"? Edited October 19, 2006 by Andrew Yong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 nice Fokker with grey background... thanks for sharing with us... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Azahan 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 nice shots norman. and funky rego 'k'ueen 'b'eatri'x' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azman MN 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 that's the royal plane? Nicely understated and very good of them to use local product! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raj 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Kevin & Norman, Nice shots of the Fokker there.. It is sure small and cute..Like the shot of the nose.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raj Changela 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Kevin, excellent shots It is fun nonetheless to capture unique aircrafts in unique color schemes in any conditions. First time I saw this Fokker! Again nice work.... Chaity looking forward for yours... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 (edited) My turn to post some of the cute orange plane photos. I was at the ladang early at about 8AM. The weather was WOW ..... hazy + misty with bonus of cloudy sky with no sun visible A little consolation, some kind soul cleared the path to our regular spotting area. You can drive you car in without getting any scratches. With Norman & Kevin Teh joining later, we spotted these planes approaching at around 9:40AM We were praying for the cute plane not to turn into Alpha3/4, our wish was granted with the MAS B734 grabbed Alpha3. So the cute plane continues rolling. She is getting closer and the B734 is getting further Thanks to the hazy & misty conditions plus the grey seal and rego, I had some "good" time playing with PS More misty shot with some small birds and big birds in frame Away she goes and have a pleasant journey ! I would say we made the right choice staying in ladang instead of Oscar Hotel as she rotates real early Those are my shots for the cute orange fokker. Still have some misty shots of other planes, anyone wanted to see ? They might be discouraging you from going spotting Edited October 20, 2006 by Chaity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 nice one chaity.... so, a full day leave yesterday? Hopefully the weather start turning to the "brightside" next week onwards..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 nice one chaity.... so, a full day leave yesterday? Hopefully the weather start turning to the "brightside" next week onwards..... Yeap, consider full day leave even I was back at the office at 3PM. Weather will turn better in Klang Valley as people started going back to hometown, less traffic and pollution Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Looking out my window Things still look quite bad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 I would say we made the right choice staying in ladang instead of Oscar Hotel as she rotates real early Generally, the F70 is an excellent performer and with only 10 souls on board, she lifted off early on her way to Surabaya...kudos to the 3 captains for taxying all the way to the end Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Yong 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Chaity, even the haze U still manage to catch the fokker 70 beutifully!!!!Well done !!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sneeze Lam 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Lovely Fokker 70 and Excellent shots there What is that Fokker 70? Private Jet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Sneeze... the aircraft is an official Dutch Government aircraft to transport Dutch royalties as well as top politicians. For this case, she night-stopped in KUL on the way to Australia for Dutch Royal Official visit there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sneeze Lam 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Sneeze... the aircraft is an official Dutch Government aircraft to transport Dutch royalties as well as top politicians. For this case, she night-stopped in KUL on the way to Australia for Dutch Royal Official visit there. Thanks so much for the info, uncle norman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 1 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Nice shots Norman, Kev & Chaity! Hope weather in Sydney isn't too bad on the day of her arrival. Was at the ATC tower today - I was actually IN the tower Weather wasn't too good, but managed to catch MH's 744 departure from the tower. Give it a week or so and it'll be uploaded to the Sydney Coverage thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 on the way to Australia for Dutch Royal Official visit there. Will also continue for NZ lateron....quite a ways from home for such a small cutie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
