Notes:

Taken all the way out at 10mm. Thanks to Leif, Ben and David for posing and framing this shot. Joe Statz caught her from a different angle - reference photo ID 6034569.

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Aircraft

F-GLZP - Airbus A340-313X - Joon

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Mr Flight Engineer F-GLZP
730 4 0 Airbus A340-313X
F-GLZP - Airbus A340-313X - Joon

Air France 646 taxiing via Alpha after arriving from Paris (CDG) with an incredible sunset light

Diogo da Conceicao F-GLZP
1,213 92 0 Airbus A340-313X
F-GLZP - Airbus A340-313X - Air France

DavidLara F-GLZP
865 3 0 Airbus A340-313X

Photo location

PJ-WIU - De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter - Winair - Windward Islands Airways

HA-KLS PJ-WIU
159 2 0 De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
N998NN - Boeing 737-823 - American Airlines

HA-KLS N998NN
197 1 0 Boeing 737-823
PJ-WIW - ATR 42-500 - Winair - Windward Islands Airways

Ferenc Kolos PJ-WIW
307 2 0 ATR 42-500

Photographer

D-AIGT - Airbus A340-313X - Lufthansa

Taken at 1/40

Chris Eggers D-AIGT
3,935 3 0 Airbus A340-313X
N911NA - Boeing 747SR-46 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Thanks to a perfect day, I can scratch this rare sight off my list! Here, the SCA 747 takes off from Barksdale AFB just outside SHV carrying Endeavour on the final leg of her Edwards AFB to Kennedy Space Center journey

Chris Eggers N911NA
12,306 10 1 Boeing 747SR-46
VH-OEG - Boeing 747-438ER - Qantas

QF108 during her last minutes of boarding and loading prior to the long nightly departure to SYD

Chris Eggers VH-OEG
7,407 1 0 Boeing 747-438ER

Registration

F-GLZP

Photo Date

Jul 29, 2007

Uploaded

Aug 13, 2007

Views

60,148

Likes

9

Badges

Screeners' choice Photo of the week People's choice award 2nd

Notes

Taken all the way out at 10mm. Thanks to Leif, Ben and David for posing and framing this shot. Joe Statz caught her from a different angle - reference photo ID 6034569.

Camera

Canon 30D | Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Show Exif data
F-GLZP - Airbus A340-313X - Joon

[1280px]

Mr Flight Engineer F-GLZP
730 4 0 Airbus A340-313X
F-GLZP - Airbus A340-313X - Joon

Air France 646 taxiing via Alpha after arriving from Paris (CDG) with an incredible sunset light

Diogo da Conceicao F-GLZP
1,213 92 0 Airbus A340-313X
F-GLZP - Airbus A340-313X - Air France

DavidLara F-GLZP
865 3 0 Airbus A340-313X
PJ-WIU - De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter - Winair - Windward Islands Airways

HA-KLS PJ-WIU
159 2 0 De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
N998NN - Boeing 737-823 - American Airlines

HA-KLS N998NN
197 1 0 Boeing 737-823
PJ-WIW - ATR 42-500 - Winair - Windward Islands Airways

Ferenc Kolos PJ-WIW
307 2 0 ATR 42-500
D-AIGT - Airbus A340-313X - Lufthansa

Taken at 1/40

Chris Eggers D-AIGT
3,935 3 0 Airbus A340-313X
N911NA - Boeing 747SR-46 - United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Thanks to a perfect day, I can scratch this rare sight off my list! Here, the SCA 747 takes off from Barksdale AFB just outside SHV carrying Endeavour on the final leg of her Edwards AFB to Kennedy Space Center journey

Chris Eggers N911NA
12,306 10 1 Boeing 747SR-46
VH-OEG - Boeing 747-438ER - Qantas

QF108 during her last minutes of boarding and loading prior to the long nightly departure to SYD

Chris Eggers VH-OEG
7,407 1 0 Boeing 747-438ER
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XUNDA-BR

Oh St. Maarten...always giving us great moments like this one...congratulations Chris!!!

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Christopher Ashley

One of the best!!!

Denis F. McBriarty
Denis F. McBriarty

Hey Chris! Nice catch and the rare advantage of the extreme reflection from the sand lighting up the underbody....WELL DONE and CONGRATS! Denis

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