Desert Splash Adventures Night Shoot - 24 March 2012

[Joe Copalman]

Big thanks to Colin, Carl, and everyone at Desert Splash/Scottsdale Airport who made this shoot possible.  This was a lot of fun.  

For more info on Desert Splash, see Matt's article in Southwest Aviation Review at http://www.azaerophoto.com/SoAR/?p=317, or visit their website at http://www.desertsplashadventures.com/Desert_Splash_Adventures/Home.html

[Jay Beckman]

You're right Joe, the slight cloud cover does add a little something.

[trmphoto]

Definitely had a fun time out there tonight.


Cessna Caravan 'N32009'

[Matt Ottosen]

Thank you Desert Splash (especially Colin and Carl) and the Southwest Jet Corporate Center for allowing us to come out and play around on your ramp last night, it was a lot of fun!

Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian
Desert Splash Adventures - Metro Phoenix's ONLY Seaplane Air Tour!

[coyote41]

Ok, Ok, This is not a night shot, however, it was taken on March 24 with my Samsung phone. 
Thanks for posting the cool night shots. 

[coyote41]

Ok, since I was the host, can I post one more?  This is the panorama shot from the lake.

[trmphoto]

Manual Prop Blur


Cessna Caravan 'N32009'

[Matt Ottosen]

Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian
Desert Splash Adventures - Metro Phoenix's ONLY Seaplane Air Tour!

[Scott Youmans]

Very nice Matt.  I like that the sky is not totally dark.  Even a few stars!  I'm a proponent of dusk shots because there is still natural soft light and the sky has a nice glow in the east.  No lights required!

[Jay Beckman]

I'm a proponent of dusk shots because there is still natural soft light and the sky has a nice glow in the east.

A fact that was raised at one or two points along the way that night... 

[Matt Ottosen]

Very nice Matt.  I like that the sky is not totally dark.  Even a few stars!  I'm a proponent of dusk shots because there is still natural soft light and the sky has a nice glow in the east.  No lights required!

Thank you, I'm very happy with how my shots turned out!

[Scott Shea]

I can't repeat enough on how much fun this shoot was!

For those who don't know the story, I forgot my tripod at the hotel.  Fortunately, there was a set of chocks that were for the bird that were not in use.  I think it was either Matt or Joe that coined the phrase "Chock-Pod".  It saved my evening!

[Joe Copalman]

So good, Scott.

The low angle worked out well for you.  Maybe forgetting your tripod was a good thing.

Kicking myself for not taking the 3-4 minutes it would have taken to do a group shot.

[Joe Copalman]

WET DREAM

[Scott Shea]

Your ladder-cam setup paid dividends here!  Nice work!