Notes:

The dreary overcast which had engulfed Anchorage for most of the day has faded to just a few clouds clinging to the Chugach Mountains at the inversion layer as a beautifully painted 185 approaches Lake Hood west for landing in the midnight sunlight.

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Aircraft

N4701Q - Cessna A185E Skywagon - Private

A Cessna 185 on floats glides in for a west landing on Lake Hood as the sun sinks low on the northwestern horizon

Chris Starnes N4701Q
3,586 0 0 Cessna A185E Skywagon

Photo location

N3406M - Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser - Private

AL-Alan Lebeda N3406M
837 3 0 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
N2940A - Cessna 180 Skywagon - Private

Angel Natal N2940A
438 2 0 Cessna 180 Skywagon
N2740X - De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk.I Beaver - Rust's Flying Service

Marco Papa N2740X
489 3 0 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk.I Beaver

Photographer

RJTT - Airport - Ramp

Non-stop action at Haneda on a stunningly beautiful winter morning as an ANA 767 rolls out on runway 34L and a JALExpress 737 begins its taxi with the increasingly-bustling international Terminal 3 in the background

Chris Kilroy RJTT
9,826 3 0 Airport
4R-EXD - Ilyushin IL-18GrM - Fits Air

What a pleasure to get to shoot the last flying civilian IL-18 outside of North Korea, seen here parked on the company ramp in Colombo

Chris Kilroy 4R-EXD
15,912 5 1 Ilyushin IL-18GrM
N21PN - Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor - Private

This classic seaplane, built in 1952, rests leisurely on the banks of the Colorado River on a lazy Sunday morning near Needles, California

Chris Kilroy N21PN
8,471 8 1 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

Registration

N4701Q

Photo Date

Jul 02, 2007

Uploaded

Jul 08, 2007

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Screeners' choice People's choice award 2nd First registration

Notes

The dreary overcast which had engulfed Anchorage for most of the day has faded to just a few clouds clinging to the Chugach Mountains at the inversion layer as a beautifully painted 185 approaches Lake Hood west for landing in the midnight sunlight.

Camera

Canon EOS 20D | Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L Show Exif data
N4701Q - Cessna A185E Skywagon - Private

A Cessna 185 on floats glides in for a west landing on Lake Hood as the sun sinks low on the northwestern horizon

Chris Starnes N4701Q
3,586 0 0 Cessna A185E Skywagon
N3406M - Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser - Private

AL-Alan Lebeda N3406M
837 3 0 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
N2940A - Cessna 180 Skywagon - Private

Angel Natal N2940A
438 2 0 Cessna 180 Skywagon
N2740X - De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk.I Beaver - Rust's Flying Service

Marco Papa N2740X
489 3 0 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mk.I Beaver
RJTT - Airport - Ramp

Non-stop action at Haneda on a stunningly beautiful winter morning as an ANA 767 rolls out on runway 34L and a JALExpress 737 begins its taxi with the increasingly-bustling international Terminal 3 in the background

Chris Kilroy RJTT
9,826 3 0 Airport
4R-EXD - Ilyushin IL-18GrM - Fits Air

What a pleasure to get to shoot the last flying civilian IL-18 outside of North Korea, seen here parked on the company ramp in Colombo

Chris Kilroy 4R-EXD
15,912 5 1 Ilyushin IL-18GrM
N21PN - Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor - Private

This classic seaplane, built in 1952, rests leisurely on the banks of the Colorado River on a lazy Sunday morning near Needles, California

Chris Kilroy N21PN
8,471 8 1 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
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Kevin Cook
Kevin Cook

What time was it there? 2am? 3am?

Chasen Richardson
Chasen Richardson

Spectacular, Chris.

Allen Wagner
Allen Wagner

Simply a beautiful photo, great job.

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