Photos at Airports

One place that I enjoy going to spend a little time is the local airport. It is a great place to get some fun pictures of planes as they take off and land. Here in Bozeman, it is nice because despite the fact it is the busiest airport in the state, there is only one runway, so photographing is easy as long as you can figure out which side they are landing from. This day I did a good job of that.

I talk about shooting in manual mode so that you have more control over how the pictures turn out but this is an exception in my opinion. All the photos I shot here are shot in full auto mode. This is do to the fact that as you are panning across the sky following a moving aircraft the lighting is changing too fast, for at least me, to be able to make the adjustment to get good pictures. If you live near a busier airport this could be even more fun if you can figure out what runway is the busiest and find a good vantage point to get the photos. So next time you are looking for something fun, go checkout your local airport. Remember, when you are near the airport stay safe at all times, and out of airport  operating areas.

 So go out, have fun, and take some great pictures.