MSP, 21JAN11

The day started off just like any other day, except........

1) it was -18F
2) a Polet Air AN124 was due in before sunrise


I decided to give it a go! I arrived a few minutes before it was due in and managed to see it land on 12L. I drove over to the Humphrey ramp and jacked the ISO up to 3200

WTF it was a Volga Dnepr plane.:confused:

http://jeremyd.smugmug.com/Airplanes...8_UxF2Q-XL.jpg

Taxiing to the Cargo Ramp
http://jeremyd.smugmug.com/Airplanes...4_nkDzu-XL.jpg

As the sun came up
http://jeremyd.smugmug.com/Airplanes...8_XLMYn-XL.jpg

Bonus shot of downtown Minneapolis and the UPS/FedEx ramp
http://jeremyd.smugmug.com/Airplanes...3_xpSDt-X2.jpg

And yes, -18F was COLD!

Not my greatest work, high ISO, insanely low shutter speeds and me shivering, but this is the stuff that makes great stories.:cool:

I'll be glad when it warms up,as I'm ready to head back up to MSP.

Doug

Looks cold! Nice work - especially for high ISO - what body do you have?

Who cares about the temperature when there is a plane to 'catch" ? AWESOME stuff that Polar Air ... err, Volga Dnepr :-)

Awesome catch - worth braving the temperatures!!

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Originally Posted by nssd70

I'll be glad when it warms up,as I'm ready to head back up to MSP.

Doug

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Doug, PM me before you head up and I can show you around!

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Originally Posted by jerslice

Looks cold! Nice work - especially for high ISO - what body do you have?

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Thanks Jeremy. I have a Canon MkIII, I am still learning how to shoot it.

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Originally Posted by gonzalu

Who cares about the temperature when there is a plane to 'catch" ? AWESOME stuff that Polar Air ... err, Volga Dnepr :-)

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Thanks

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Originally Posted by MarkLawrence

Awesome catch - worth braving the temperatures!!

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Thanks Mark. I hope it is a bit warmer when I get to MIA!!!

Awesome shots, I managed to catch that -124 when she came to PHL last year, the thing is humongous.

Next time I go out there to visit my brother I'll look you up.