Spotting 2025 Year In Review | My first year!

hi guys this is Johnson
the real guy behind the username “if.vhhh”.

While I have been here for more than a year already (from playing infinite flight), my passion for planespotting sparked only a year ago, where my friend back in December 2024 encouraged me to take my old camera for planespotting at Hong Kong International Airport. Since December 2024, I have been carrying that same old camera for planespotting, exploring different spots (through literally hiking and running around Terminal 1 all day to catch that A346), and exploring new compositions through editing in my 2018 Adobe Photoshop.

And yes, like my other topics perviously, I have not changed my camera: its still my EOS DSLR 600D, and my 2018 Adobe Photoshop :laughing:
Here are my shots taken on 10 different occasions:


December 2024: where it all started. @ HKG


End of Dec 2024: Sha Lo Wan the new spot @ HKG

  • Not backlit, this place kinda goated
  • I am still trying out new stuff in adobe photoshop

January 2025: panning except i keep failing @ HKG


February 2025: attempt in masking @ HKG


April 2025: first time catching 25L Departures @ HKG


August 2025: first time planespotting outside Hong Kong (Narita Tokyo)


September - October 2025: finding goated spots within Terminal 1 @ HKG



Special mentions


This is TC-ACF, which unfortunately crashed at Hong Kong International Airport in October, resulting in the tragic deaths of 2 workers. I took this photo back in December 2024, unaware that this plane would crash 10 months later. May the 2 workers rest in peace. :folded_hands:



Idk i kinda liked the edit on the 380 in this photo


So yea, that’s it! I will make another part about some more of my shots cuz the photo limit is 10
Lemme know if I improved throughout the year, was the editing weird or smth? Yeah I need feedback to keep on improving hehe

Adios!


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Very nice shots! The Korean B744 and Cathay A35K look the best.

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Love seeing people improve, good work!

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really really good progress!!! lovely A340-600 photo with the mountain in the back. cheers to next year!

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Omg yes the Lufthansa A346 shot is fire :fire:

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Thanks a lot! :+1:

Thank you haha I will be making a part 2 soon

Thank you, I will practice more next year!!

Thanks a lot! :folded_hands:

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