Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX, KPHX)

[Anna M. Wood]

Alaska Airines, N407AS, Boeing 737-990ER
Departing Phoenix Sky Harbor at dawn.

[Jeff D. Welker]

More fun low light photography at PHX.

CHASING SUNSETS

[Anna M. Wood]

Wow, wow, wow....   Magnificent shot Jeff.

[Jeff D. Welker]

Wow, wow, wow....   Magnificent shot Jeff.

It's all your fault Anna. You've set the bar awful high for an old shooter like me 

[Scott Youmans]

You two are practicing some sort of magic!  Beautiful work!

[Tower Guy]

I'm not shooting with you two anymore!     Welker you 'ol fox what a great back door shot, you know what I mean....

Anna, just terrific panning shot, congrats.

[Jeff D. Welker]

Thanks Scott and Harvey. Several things combined this evening that really helped me. With the inversion all day, haze/pollution/dust was trapped on the surface across the valley. As the sun was disappearing behind the Estrella Mountains, the haze/pollution/dust created some amazing colors and transitional tonalities. Gratefully, there were no clouds to interfere and I got the full treatment of colors from cool to warm.

[Tower Guy]

Nice shot on this 800 series Jeff, those wiglet really catch the eye at this angle, very nice.

[Anna M. Wood]

You two are practicing some sort of magic!  Beautiful work!

I'm not shooting with you two anymore!     Welker you 'ol fox what a great back door shot, you know what I mean....

Anna, just terrific panning shot, congrats.

Thank you Harvey and Scott.  The magic is in the sky and lighting in the "blue hour" before dawn and dusk.  I just need to make sure I do not ignore my alarm clock.  Especially hard since I am more of a night owl, then a morning person.

https://www.google.com/search?q=blue+hour+photography

http://petapixel.com/2014/06/11/understanding-golden-hour-blue-hour-twilights/

[Paul Dumm]

Working a new angle on a cold morning.

[Jeff D. Welker]

^^^^ Nice image Paul. It was nice to shoot with you this morning.

This just may be (the jury is still out) my favorite image from the 2014 edition of Holiday Heavies. Since it isn't exactly "Heavy", I'll post it here. Not sure why, but these abandoned, forsaken, and orphaned airplanes always get my attention. This Cessna 310A is no exception.

UNIQUE FIXER-UPPER

[KfirGuy]

Hey Guys!

We had a great day out at KPHX earlier today. I rather enjoyed getting to meet Joe, Jeff, Anna, Matt, et al. A few highlights from me.

Early morning DHL

IMG_5435_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


Definite surprise! What a treat. She got a water cannon salute when she came back. Perhaps a Fini flight?

IMG_5458_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


While non-descript, this MD-11 belongs to Western Global, a new cargo airline

IMG_5647_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


Love the Brasilia

IMG_5756_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


A nice reminder of home back in Dallas

IMG_5790_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


First crack at this beauty

IMG_5911_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


IMG_5894_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


IMG_5959_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


And lastly, this Transavia/Sun Country hybrid

IMG_6070_filtered by Nicholas Peterman, on Flickr


Cheers!

Nick

[Chris V]

Golden FedEx.

[Anna M. Wood]

Golden FedEx.

Whoa.....  Awesome image Chris.   

[Joe Copalman]

Golden FedEx.

Whoa.