Echohotelaviation's 2024 spotting recap

echohotelaviation's 2024 spotting recap!

While this certainly isn't my first year of spotting, I probably improved the most this year!

2024 was all about getting creative with editing styles and pushing my admittedly garbage gear to its limits. While frustrating to deal with sometimes, it certainly helped me get to know my camera like I never have before.

Rant over. Nothing too significant happened from January to February so we’ll be skipping ahead to March!

MARCH

This livery went bye-bye pretty soon after this photo. Also started my Instagram account in March 😉

APRIL

Blue skies after the storm. Took a gamble hoping the sun would clear up, and boy oh boy was it worth it.

MAY

Shiny shiny. The sun begins to move to the front of the plane for the summer evenings!

JUNE

Obsessed with head on sunset lighting!

JULY

Walked two hours in total for this. Probably not ever doing that again 💀

AUGUST

E2 deadstare. Not scary cus I AM the sigma male!!1!1!1!1!1

SEPTEMBER

KLM’s goofy ahh one-time swap from the 777-300ER to the 787-10. This photo was used for my birthday post too haha.

OCTOBER

Sunset yeah weeee

NOVEMBER + DECEMBER

The two months where I grinded night spotting on this potato. Sorry for the garbage photos 🙏

Thanks for reading!

If you’re wondering what my first spotting thread here looked like → Spotting at CYVR (Vancouver International) :D - #12

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Amazing photos this year! I’m finding it impossible to choose a favourite…

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I was gonna like this post but then I saw this so you sit in the corner and think about what you did

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Alpha male type attitude

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Thanks! Glad you liked them

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14 months ago this dude was asking how to get his camera to focus properly midday, now the madman is using it for action night spotting.

The spotting pipeline is real.

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Ok now I’m even more impressed.

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The magic words are “1/10” and “panning”

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I wasn’t exaggerating either lol this is from Oct 2023

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At this rate you’ll have a contender for Best RW Spotter in 2025!

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The magic words are having Asian blood in you. Never met an Asian who didn’t climb the spotting ladder extremely quickly.

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Massive skill issue haver back then. Still a skill issue haver to this day.

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I cry over a 98 in physics/math so maybe

Unlucky for you I am the professional skill issue haver

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Yes I know sensei I will never be able to dethrone you 🙏

Lovely pics August is my fav! 🤠

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Your pictures has some vibes you know, a very cool one. I love it! Great job as always Ethan

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I wish I was you when it comes to physics and maths. Crying over a 98 is diabolical 😂.

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me too welcome to the club

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Did anybody say my name? 😂

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