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by **benwynn** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:29 pm

Just some shots from when I was down there last week. Shot from the International Terminal viewing area- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Its a great spot if you dont have a car, just come of a flight or whatever. Holes in the glass, outdoor area and everything, shame the bloody Qantas A380 lounge is blocking some of the view now!

Again, excuse the dust spot..

Cheers Ben

by **toprob** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:43 pm

Brilliant pics, I love the Cathay Pacific shot.

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:55 am

I just love flying into this airport , you must see for the next time , if they still have the airport tour , airside in a bus in and around the ... 2 hours runways ,tarmac . go on hold as liners pass , in around cargo .. one mentioned during the tour , the original tower from Mascots early days is still there .. guessing you have caught it in a couple off shots .
Superb pics Ben

by **Peppermint** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:13 am

Lots of smoke! Jeez, Malaysian cargo looks just a tiny bit BEAT UP, FedEx...haven't seen that livery in a while. Which plane is it? I think it's a DC-10 but looks a bit like an MD-11 aswell....It must be an MD-11, winglets..wing engines look closer to the fuselage...

Grate shots!

by **benwynn** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:30 am

Thanks Guys!

Peppermint- Yeah, it was a really windy day, you can expect a bit of smoke on days like that

As for MASKargo, what can you expect, its a 747-200, but did you check out the tail on that British Airways 747-400

And yes its an MD-11, I think they fly daily to SYD.

Website · by **Njbb1995** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:32 am

Nice ones!! Again what dust spots?

by **HardCorePawn** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:50 am

I found a good way to get out amongst the aircraft... but you need to be flying internationally...

Take the transfer bus between the international pier's... ie. from the side with gates 20-30 over to gates 50-70 and back again... they look at you a bit funny when you act all casual, and tell them you have lots of time. This is because it is usually only used by people who went through the wrong immigration area and are running late for flights etc.

Kinda hard to shoot good photos from a moving bus tho

by **benwynn** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:19 am

Unfortunently, I really only fly Internationally into Sydney, not outbound, so Ill just have to take your word for it

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:28 am

HardCorePawn wrote:
QUOTE (HardCorePawn @ Oct 1 2008, 08:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Kinda hard to shoot good photos from a moving bus tho

Its not like that movie 'Speed' you get treated with request and stops in the most unusall spots

by **deeknow** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:54 am

benwynn wrote:
QUOTE (benwynn @ Sep 30 2008, 11:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Just some shots from when I was down there last week. Shot from the International Terminal viewing area- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Love the pics, good viewpoint by the looks. The CathayCargo one is fantastic, love that bare polished metallic look, cool being able to see the junctions between the panels etc. Also loving that FedEx MD-11, I just bought one on TradeMe (ok, a scale model one not full size :-) .. here's a pic I just took of it with your shots in the browser window behind

by **benwynn** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:05 am

Oh Wow Dino, thats neato!

Its not dirty enough though, you need to paint it up a bit, throw it in the mud

by **deeknow** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:54 pm

benwynn wrote:
QUOTE (benwynn @ Oct 1 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Its not dirty enough though, you need to paint it up a bit, throw it in the mud

Great idea, do a bit of dry-brush matt painting

by **Anthony** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:01 pm

Cool pics again Ben

That dust spot is quite hard to see, but I can see why it would annoy you!
Dust is probably the worst part of SLR cameras in my opinion.

by **benwynn** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:13 pm

Thanks Anthony, but yes, your right. It is really annoying- Even though its so small it just works away at you until you get it fixed!

BTW Guys, Special Treat coming up tomorrow

by **NZ255** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:54 pm

Where is the dust spot? I can't find it

by **Alex** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:59 pm

NZ255 wrote:
QUOTE (NZ255 @ Oct 1 2008, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Where is the dust spot? I can't find it

Same here actually, you could probably just stop mentioning it Ben and I'd still be none the wiser.

Alex

by **benwynn** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:07 pm

In photoshop, open it up and Equalise the image, they will stand out like a sore thumb then!

But TBH, I cant find any on these pictures!! I was told they had spots in them, but couldnt be bothered checking, thought I know there is dust in photos I took after this date.

by **spot** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:25 pm

There's also a good place to sit in the domestic terminal at the food court windows you can see both runways and the international terminal (some of it)while eating something of your choice

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