Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX, KPHX)

[Scott Youmans]

DC-3 in FAA scheme. EOS-10D and Canon 75-300mm IS. The early (digital) days.  October 2003.

[Jay Beckman]

Is that the DC-3 that's now "Duggy?"

[Chris Kennedy]

Is that the DC-3 that's now "Duggy?"

I don't think so. The FAA still owns it.

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/aviation/dou.htm

[Brian Lockett]

Thirty seven years ago at Sky Harbor, a few shots from February 8, 1975:

American Airlines Boeing 707-323B


American Airlines Boeing 707-323B


American Airlines Boeing 707-323B


TWA Boeing 727-131 N852TW


Four turning and two burning, Arizona Air National Guard Boeing KC-97L Stratotanker

[Matt Ottosen]

Boeing 727-223/Adv

Houston Rockets

[Rob Silliman]

Saturday morning departure - w/ light clouds....

[Jay Beckman]

Very nicely done Rob!

[Joe Copalman]

MORNIN', SUNSHINE!

[Matt Ottosen]

After four+ years of hoping and a couple near catches, I finally caught Alaska's Tinkerbell!

Boeing 737-490
Magic of Disneyland

[BillOz]

Here's a little multiple exposure experiment I worked on out at Sky Harbor Friday 25-Feb-2012 morning.
This is the South runways departure traffic from 8:00-8:26 A.M.
I still have another ~1.5 hrs. more to add, but thought I'd post what I've done so far.
This is not handheld shots of 19 airplanes thrown together. 
I set the camera on a tripod, aimed at the tower, set the lens at 70 mm, focused once and then turned off the AF and stabilization.
When a plane took off, I snapped a few shots of it.
Then in the computer, I took a single shot of each airplane, masked the airplanes, and copied them all into one shot, with the planes in the exact position, relative to the tower as in each original photo.
Nothing super technical, original, or magical, but I thought I'd like to give it a try.
I think it came out kinda cool.

This is basically what used to be able to be done with a film camera, where you would wind the shutter, but leave the film in place for multiple exposures on the same frame.  Most decent SLRs had a button on the bottom of the camera, which could be pushed to not advance the film when the shutter was wound.

[Jay Beckman]

Very clever Bill...

[Jeff D. Welker]

Very clever Bill...

+1

[Joe Copalman]

So cool.  Looking forward to seeing the next 1.5 hours worth.

[Chris Kennedy]

I like it!

[Scott Youmans]

Very cool Bill! the guys who work in the tower would love to see that.