Come fly with me

Come fly with me, let’s fly let’s fly away
If you can use, some exotic booze
There’s a bar in far bombay
Come fly with me, we’ll fly we’ll fly away

Frank Sinatra - Come Fly with me

Virgin Blue's flagship and the very first plane they put into service - VH-VB1, A Boeing 737-700 passing overhead on short final at Brisbane Airport, Friday afternoon in the sun.

This was a luck shot, over head and quick, I'm happy with the way it turned out, and like the angle here to boot :) That bright Virgin red against the blue sky is so right here.

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Kiwitui [deleted] says:

Maaaaaaaaaate. Fly me some of your gear!!! ..and the quick reactions! Red White and Blue: the colours of patriotism.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyc.net says:

Pure luck mate, thats it for this one, just luck, and i was switching lenses at the time as well which made it even more luck based.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

pixability says:

Nice primary colors. Very strong.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

dhania_ says:

I love those colors, great shot
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

SpaceCadet37 says:

Mate this is cool pic,in Bris is same as in Sydney..low flight make exciting 4 audience..good work!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Magoo ICU says:

Nice shot monkey, they could give passengers free decks of cards with that being on the back of every-one. I just hope you use these "high resolution" images for good and no terrorist-based activities :)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyc.net says:

Id be happy if it got me anywhere with one of their cabin staff - I love Branson's hiring policies :)

(im dead if my wife sees that)
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

gundunasu u zeneize says:

Nice song and nice pic, i think you know what I am going to say: plane is not complete, but I like the colours red and blue; with a normal 50mm lens you should have the whole thing, 5/7 from MiRea's Realm group.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyc.net says:

Sigh... why cant people RATE the image in front of them NOT the image they would take? This is MY vision not yours.

Ahh why am i upset with you Gun, after all you make silly crop suggestions, know nothing about compositon and seem to have little artistic vision anyway, I guess to you the only thing you know is straight subjects.

Take a photography course, broaden your mind, learn about composition.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

dailydog [deleted] says:

Great colours.

From the MiRea's Realm Group, you are given a 5/7 ranking.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Nuno Leitao says:

Luck shot my flipping ass! It's a great shot - the contrast between the sky and aircraft is perfect, and the lack of wing-tips actually makes the composition interesting - it's as if there was something hidden from view which was holding the aircraft in mid-air!

The only detracting factor is that there is a bit of noise in the photo - but that was probably just the crop.

From the MiRea's Realm Group, you are given a 6/7 ranking.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyc.net says:

Im very tempted to delete a score for the first time ever. I wont but I have reported it.

Heres what I cant work out - ive read your concise comment in the scoring standard thread, verbose, excellent critique and ive read the lazy joke you just posted.

Tell me dailydog - are you just lazy?
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

oybay © says:

Perfection. That blue, the red the perspective, the framing and of course the title!

From the MiRea's Realm Group, you are given a 7/7 ranking.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

erglantz says:

Nice crop, vibrant colors and sharp details, if this was a lucky shot, I would like to see what this shot would have looked like if you planned it, it couldn't be any better.

From the MiRea's Realm Group, you are given a 6.5/7 ranking.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Zenith Phuong says:

From the MiRea's Realm Group, you are given a 7-/7 ranking.

i love the red color against the very very blue sky! ;p and i love the F.Sinatra's song also! ;p

your photo would be more fantastic if the jet plan got some white smoke behind... ;p
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Zenith Phuong says:

its great to be back, btw! ;P i wasnt very determined, i guess! ;( hik
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Green Putty In My Armpit says:

Nice shot. Sharp as and I love the colour contrast.

BTW, I work for Qantas and even I think Branson has better hiring policies... ;)

From the MiRea's Realm Group, you are given a 6/7 ranking.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

iJohn says:

Awesome contrast, great capture !
From the MiRea's Realm Group, you are given a 6/7 ranking.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

EssjayNZ says:

Congratulations!

Ditching the highest and lowest score you get a total of 30.5 out of 35 in the MiRea's Realm Group.

There is no higher place your picture ever wanted to be!

You are invited to post your pic in MiRea's Realm Sanctuary
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

caribb says:

Nice underbelly shot of this 737! Beautiful red against blue.

Would yo uconsider adding this and any other Boeing shots to?..;
www.flickr.com/groups/boeing/

Thanks!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Steiner62 (An Animal & his Anima) says:

But where are the wing tips???

Only kidding...

Fantastic composition. That Blue/Red contrast should not work according to what i know about the Human Brain...but you make it work here to spectacular effect John...

steinersbesthots.blogspot.com/2006/05/come-fl y-with-me.ht...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

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