ANC 10/18

[seahawks7757]

Hey guys heres a few from yesterday in a chilly ANC. Took Tad(Sporky) up with me. The light is GREAT!!! up there right now.

I love runway 7R at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport! Feels like a European Airport with how close you are to the runway! Happy it just re-opened in the last few weeks!
Nippon Air Cargo-
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5095655599_6cd338ca94_o.jpg

World Airways-
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5095655635_bef745252e_o.jpg

[adscram14]

Great detail on those shots! Hope you're enjoying Alaska!

[NoGreenBox]

Great work as always. And congrats on the airliners post. We have to work on your nose addiction though.. :biggrin:

[seahawks7757]

Thanks guys.

And NoGreenBox I shoot for the nose after I get the full body. It is hard to get the full body side on with the 100-400 so I try to go for the detail of the nose ;)

[jerslice]

Nice shots - and I like that I'm seeing a big improvement in quality over the past 6 months in your stuff. Glad you guys got great weather...hope I can make it up sometime in the good stuff!

[seahawks7757]

Thanks Jeremy, I am sure as you have figured out I look up to you for shooting, so when ever I get a compliment from you it means alot!

[seahawks7757]

A few more-
UPS 767-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1069/5100238027_db191d1c3e_o.jpg

Shanghai Airlines Cargo MD-11F
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1321/5100835396_eebdc970d9_o.jpg

Cathay Pacific 747-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1229/5100237801_f3f3cf0a0e_o.jpg

A couple China Airlines Cargo-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1237/5100835212_b92db0a5c4_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/5100237595_f7a86ba756_o.jpg

[seahawks7757]

Here are a few more I got out today-
Asiana Cargo(My favorite picture so far)-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1381/5101164401_dc85881964_o.jpg

Couple of Korean Air Cargo-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1401/5101758874_a9703481ea_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5101164339_6b858075cd_o.jpg

Cathay Nose-
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5101758752_2d47953cdf_o.jpg

China full body-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1325/5101164239_7ae5f9b545_o.jpg

[sporky]

Great shots Brandon! I promise I will get some out this week from the trip once I stay in Seattle for more than a few hours. :cool: I can only hope mine are as crisp.

-Tad

[seahawks7757]

Thanks Tad. I really feel that this is one of my best sets to date.
Here are a few more-
UPS 744-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1333/5102837922_04d2093f56_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1418/5102837846_46cc0265a7_o.jpg

UPS 763-
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5102837780_7c6eaebf45_o.jpg

UPS MD-11F-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1233/5102243721_3a8541aa68_o.jpg

Korean Air Cargo 744-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1178/5102837632_f082fdb9ea_o.jpg

[seahawks7757]

Here is a small preview of whats to come from the departures-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1410/5105384725_7b06faf2b4_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1313/5105979332_3020bd56dd_o.jpg

[adscram14]

Wow...those are awesome. You're making me want to go to ANC very very badly now...

[jerslice]

Seriously the best set I've ever seen from you. Crisp & clean...I'd be very happy if I came away with a set this nice.

[seahawks7757]

Thanks guys, I don't know what it was with the air that made my camera seem like a 7d up there but it just worked out great, thanks for the compliments, I'll share a few more as I get them out.

[Spunker]

all beauties one and all Brandon stellar work!!!!!!!

[jerslice]

Thanks guys, I don't know what it was with the air
Had a day like that at YVR once...everything came out crisp and clean...the temperature was about 35, very dry.

[Zee71]

Looks like a great place...........it's going on my wish list of places to visit! Nice captures.

[sporky]

Well finally finished editting my shots from this trip and it turned out to be a lot harder than anticipated to whittle down the group. Here is what I have:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1244/5109776812_b437990596_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1186/5109776864_854df3dd76_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1155/5109776900_e03a3f83ef_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/5109776930_0551f3cf66_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1089/5109776978_fdc168d5c4_b.jpg

I will be adding more to my flickr account over the next few days, but will refrain from posting so as to not overdo this thread. Hope you enjoy these shots as much as I did taking them.

-Tad

[seahawks7757]

Nice Tad, I am trying to do the same without overdoing it now lol.

[NLovis]

Go ahead overdo it. Show us what you got. There is a limit to how annoying i can be:tongue: but not on how many photos put up i think.

[sporky]

Well ya asked for a couple more :smile:...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1160/5115707872_b2cf6163a9_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5115108341_8d296849a7_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5115108213_7de375cdff_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5115108069_0fb9192f7f_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/5115707060_0c7c3c8eb3_b.jpg

-Tad

[seahawks7757]

Goregous Tripple 7 shot!!! :eek:

[threeholerglory]

holy clarity batman! those shots are outstanding!!! I absolutely love the scenery up in ANC...I've always wanted to go shoot up there.

[hiss srq]

Good greif! I need to get up to PANC..... Maybe soon.

[gonzalu]

Yeah, it looks like we need a group trip LOL. I have to get up there. Love the variety and frequency ... and also the lack of commuter/regional jets LOL.

[seahawks7757]

There are a couple up there with PenAir and Era but yeah, hardly any.

[gonzalu]

not that there is anything wrong with regionals hahaha. But they make you need a 600mm lens to fill the frame. Jumbos are so much better for our budgets.

[gonzalu]

Well ya asked for a couple more :smile:...





http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5115108213_7de375cdff_b.jpg





-Tad

Tad, nice images all around, but, this is a particularly gorgeous plane/image.

[sporky]

Thanks Gonzalu! Appreciate it!

-Tad

[NLovis]

Polar always looked lovely. I miss them down here in NY. Well good thing is I could catch an EIA up to ANc whenever I want since we fly there. What is the range you have going there guys? Also a spotting location. I want to get my facts straight for when I go up.

[sporky]

At most I was probably shooting at 250mm, but was using my 80-400 lens. As for locations, there are a few. This link provides some really good detail.

http://spotterswiki.com/index.php?title=Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_Internationa l_Airport

We were mostly shooting the morning arrivals at the South Airpark and afternoon departures down the West Access Road.

-Tad

[NLovis]

At most I was probably shooting at 250mm, but was using my 80-400 lens. As for locations, there are a few. This link provides some really good detail.

http://spotterswiki.com/index.php?title=Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_Internationa l_Airport

We were mostly shooting the morning arrivals at the South Airpark and afternoon departures down the West Access Road.

-Tad

Hmm thanks alot this will be a big help. That observation deck. You have to go through security to get to? If so does that mean you need to be traveling? Also one update for your carrier list to ANC, Evergreen 747-200F, BCF, 747-400F

[sporky]

Yeah the "Oberservation Deck" is through security, and really don't recommend as the time I did head up there the glass was quite dirty and the field of view was not that great. Good place to kill some time I guess though.

As for the carriers on the site, I don't maintain it just happened across SpottersWiki a couple years ago and found it to be fairly useful.

-Tad

[seahawks7757]

Heres another one that I got out the other day-
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/5125097403_9480c136db_o.jpg