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To Help Planespotting Photographers Get Shots, This Airport In Canada Had Holes Cut Out In Their Fence
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To Help Planespotting Photographers Get Shots, This Airport In Canada Had Holes Cut Out In Their Fence

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Canada is known to be home to progressive and friendly people and they often come up with ideas that the rest of the world later follows. Consequently, while the TSA is depicting aviation photographers as creepy, potential terrorists, Canadians in Quebec are granting them rights to capture as many aviation photographs as they like. Therefore, recently, Jean-Lesage International Airport of Québec announced that it has teamed up with the Québec-based planespotting community YQB Aviation in order to install special panels around the airport to provide photographers with the ability to snap pictures from various angles.

More info: YQB Aviation | Jean-Lesage International Airport

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    Last week, Jean-Lesage International Airport of Québec installed special panels around the airport area

    Image credits: Jean-Lesage International Airport

    Jean-Lesage International Airport has already won awards for its environmental practices and as an outstanding workplace, it may come as no surprise that they continue introducing creative initiatives. The airport has partnered up with the aviation photographers group called YQB Aviations to make fellow photographers’ lives a tad easier.

    The holes are designed to capture perfect shots of planes

    Image credits: Jean-Lesage International Airport

    Local plane-spotting group YQB Aviation worked together with the airport to determine the best angles for capturing planes and installed various panels for photographers to shoot through. They have then created 10 sites around the area of the airport that provide views of what photographers want to shoot.

    Metal frames surround the holes to prevent wires from scratching the camera lens

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    Image credits: Jean-Lesage International Airport

    Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport has made camera holes in various locations around its perimeter fence to allow photographers to capture the planes taking off, landing, and moving along its runways and taxi areas.

    The airport provides photographers with the map of the 10 panels around the area

    Image credits: Jean-Lesage International Airport

    The Canadian airport is wishing you “Happy planespotting!”

    Many people were celebrating the initiative

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    Neringa Utaraitė

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    Neringa Utaraitė

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    Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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    Joanne
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was a very kind thing to do. I'm sure this made the some plane spotters very happy. I personally never understood the appeal of photographing planes, but I'm happy for the people who do. Every person needs something they're enthusiastic about.

    Stephanie Hewitt
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only a small percentage of Canadians know French, just fyi.(bonus fyi: there are two French dialects)

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    Eric Mac Fadden
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO MANY TIMES I had to do this, and nowhere to put the camera lenses...

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is fantastic. The American rules are ridiculous. You can get little point and shoots that have insane zoom power and all they shoot are things that are publicly visible anyway. Homeland Security is a silly waste.

    Nikki D
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had no idea this was a thing. I live near an airport and an air Base, so I see planes all the time, but I guess some people might have to seek them out. Also, my dad worked at the airport and uncle and Grandpa and cousins are pilots, lol.

    A
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess it surprises me that there are that many people taking pictures of airplanes to make this necessary.

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess your imagination is very small. Photographers are a wide ranging group of people

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    Joanne
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was a very kind thing to do. I'm sure this made the some plane spotters very happy. I personally never understood the appeal of photographing planes, but I'm happy for the people who do. Every person needs something they're enthusiastic about.

    Stephanie Hewitt
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only a small percentage of Canadians know French, just fyi.(bonus fyi: there are two French dialects)

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    Eric Mac Fadden
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SO MANY TIMES I had to do this, and nowhere to put the camera lenses...

    Full Name
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is fantastic. The American rules are ridiculous. You can get little point and shoots that have insane zoom power and all they shoot are things that are publicly visible anyway. Homeland Security is a silly waste.

    Nikki D
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had no idea this was a thing. I live near an airport and an air Base, so I see planes all the time, but I guess some people might have to seek them out. Also, my dad worked at the airport and uncle and Grandpa and cousins are pilots, lol.

    A
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess it surprises me that there are that many people taking pictures of airplanes to make this necessary.

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess your imagination is very small. Photographers are a wide ranging group of people

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