KBFI/KSEA 12/3/10

[sporky]

Well life conspired to allow me some time outside shooting today, with weather being so nice/no job searching to be done this afternoon/having a car again. Decided to head down to BFI and then the flows changed and I attempted to get shots with Mount Rainier as backdrop (though SEA tower didn't want to give me a chance landing all but 1 flight on the center runway).

Also, the title is a bit misleading for this first post as I will not be able to get to the Seatac shots until later, but will add those tonight/tomorrow.

Carolina Panthers charter -
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5230018807_33743246f0_b.jpg

Rare visitor -
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5230611704_05933cda1f_b.jpg

Boeing E-3 Test Plane -
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5230018971_1d601f9035_b.jpg

Gonzaga Bulldogs charter -
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5230019003_878b53f42b_b.jpg

747-8 on approach to Seatac
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5230018917_d58913ac7e_b.jpg

Hope ya'll enjoy.

-Tad

[Zee71]

Nice catches..........especially the 747-8

[jerslice]

That US Airways 762 is a very rare catch at BFI - great stuff!

[seahawks7757]

Great Tad, I was pissed to not have my camera today and be feet away from the 747-8. Very Very Painful :frown::mad:

[gonzalu]

That 747-8 is delicious :tongue:

[adscram14]

Great catch on the 748! Now if you guys could spare one and send it to Charlotte...;)

[ANITIX87]

Great shots, Ted!!! Jealous!!!

Anyone else notice engine #2 on the 747-8 is different? What gives? Any ideas?

TIS

[seahawks7757]

Anyone else notice engine #2 on the 747-8 is different? What gives? Any ideas?


Like how so? All 4 look the same to me.

[sporky]

Anyone else notice engine #2 on the 747-8 is different? What gives? Any ideas?

Hmmm now I see it. Different cowling for sure. Got me wondering if there is something more to it. Will go back and look at other shots I have have this bird.

-Tad

Edit: After going back and looking at some of my previous shots, the cover has definitely changed for the #2 engine. Not sure why though and unfortunately my previous shot of 521 was in early September.

[sporky]

And here is some shots of my venture to Seatac. I was trying for Mount Rainier in the background, but the tower only cooperated on the first plane that landed when getting there and that failed to come out. Shame since it was great light.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5232364144_8ed9a27022_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5231771147_2071b96817_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5089/5232364204_842d8a279f_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5232364288_0e8689b201_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5231771259_2af1c3e189_b.jpg

[seahawks7757]

I love that shot of the Beaver and the Greener.

Also on the cowling it was probably just swapped out. Look at half of QX's cowlings. They don't match either.

[gonzalu]

I can;t get over the quality of the light on that first US Air! Very clean, crisp and perfectly exposed... You guys do more for tourism than the state does :-)