LGA
Outside and In
06-15-2007
Greetings,
Yesterday I visited LGA Spotting Site B just south of the GCT pedestrian bridge off the end of runway 13. I avoid shooting from the elevated overpass itself since its an exposed visible spot with GCT traffic zooming by below. You know
guy with black camera and long lens on overpass photographing planes departing La Guardia
too many eyes
too many cell phones in hand
if you see something say something.
So I stuck to the path by the water
good aircraft visibility
plenty of benches and water fountains
relatively secluded with v-e-r-y few people at that hour
perfect.
I began shooting around 5.30pm and stayed at least an hour. Sky was sunny with some wispy high cirrus and the departures from runway 13 were banking nicely on takeoff. The usual domestic air traffic with perfect sun-at-the-back lighting conditions. And I finally caught the daily Frontiers A319-112 that had been eluding me! I even caught some live bird action
an egret family of three and even some gulls in flight. Nice. Like I say
Im a bird-watcher
of all sizes and shapes.
Later I caught the local Q48 bus to the LGA Main Terminal and found a semi-secluded shooting spot to get some nice parked
taxi
and runway aircraft shots
with not a hint of problems.
Be unobtrusive
blend in
keep the camera gear out of sight when not in use. It works
when there are no T-Alerts.
Mike (shamrock838)
PS - See Photography Forum for what I used (first time) on this field trip.
Re: LGA
Outside and In
06-15-2007
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Originally Posted by shamrock838
...Later I caught the local Q48 bus to the LGA Main Terminal ...
Yeah Q48! That's my bus of choice when going to LGA. Quick, efficient and not too crowded.