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No Swimming

3/3/10

Bootlegger Fire

4/28/10

Four-plex fire in Bootlegger Cove,
at the edge of downtown Anchorage

As seen from Cargo’s Last Stand —
about 3 miles away

Where is everyone?

4/25/10

Breakroom — ready for the move

Lehua sits alone
in what used to be a bustling place

The Red Wall: Lehua and Richard

4/16/10

Miguel Guides Us In

4/16/10

From left:
Steve, Rodrigo, Miguel, John, Bob ‘Pineapple’ & Galileo ‘Lee’

Some shots are just really fun!

Some of the guys visit us from “the other end”
where they now work the passenger flights.

The Red Wall: John

4/16/10

The Red Wall: Miguel

4/16/10
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Here is Miguel, playing a priest in the movie, Concrete Castle.

He appears towards the end of this 2-minute trailer.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncKVfrchgx4]Concrete Castle The Movie

The Red Wall: Galileo ‘Lee’ and Rodrigo

4/16/10

The Red Wall: Galileo ‘Lee’

4/16/10

The Red Wall: Rodrigo

4/16/10

The Most Beautiful Fine Art Gallery in the World? | Camera Sensor Size Comparison

This may be the most beautiful fine art gallery in the world … those mighty, 600 year old, cedar tree trunks!!! And I can only imagine the cedar wood smell — ummm!

Up, right now on Rodney Lough Jr.’s home page are photos of his new 2,500 square foot gallery in Las Vegas. And if you click on the Press Center tab, you’ll see an overview with the photos.

I spent many hours at Rodney’s tiny Sausalito gallery and his giant, 5,000 square foot Pier 39 gallery last May, where I saw what may be my favorite photo of all time. It looks great online, but the 24 x 40 inch print, seen in person, lit by halogens — magnificent!!! This Outdoor Photographer article pdf file also highlights this photo — large image!

And Rodney achieves the finest detail possible, because he shoots exclusively an 8 x 10 camera which actually uses 8 x 10 inch film! In comparison (Wikipedia has a great chart), most pro photographers shoot SLRs that have an APS sensor that is about 0.9 x 0.6 inches. And the largest sensors in the pocket cameras are 0.3 x 0.2 inches, which is what my G11 uses.

My 5D MkII has a 35mm size sensor that measures 1.4 x .95 inches. And Elizabeth Carmel shoots a Hasselblad that has a medium format sensor measuring about 2 x 1.5 inches.

Her up to 60-inch prints are also stunning. I also visited her gallery in Truckee, CA, last year.

It is wonderful to see, firsthand, what can be done with an 8 x 10. But in my opinion, it’s really overkill (and so limiting to shoot with), unless one would print really, really, REALLY big, which he can definitely do.

His galleries are worth checking out. He has one at the Mall of America too.

The Last China

4/31/10

Paul brings in the last China,
signifying the end of our contract to park,
dispatch and sometimes load China Air

Power Under 5

3/27/10

Don positions China

Power Under 4

3/26/10

Bob “Pineapple” brings in China under the tower
and Chugach mountains, including Flattop

In a Pickle

3/11/10

The truckers’ wood wasn’t stout enough for the pushback tractor’s mega-tonage!

The Last Stack

2/2/10

Carson aligns the last stack of NWA pallets to be shipped out
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The LD3 container is filled with nets

The Red Wall: Almost Done

I’m almost done with the Cargo’s Last Stand project

12/30/09

I have only a few photos left to post;
though, the red wall is still intact
(as far as I know).
It may get some more action.

I still need to shoot Miguel, at least.

And we still have the move to the old freight building.

We’ll see.

The Red Wall: Captain Tim Tobin

1/5/10

Captain Tim Tobin,
who flew the last NWA 747F freighter out of Anchorage, Alaska, 12/28/09

Tim was head of the pilots’ base in Anchorage

In a Jam

I just had to photo Don in action.
He bailed me out of a crisis 29 years ago.

Thank you, Don!

12/24/09  — 2:00 – 2:10 pm

“Help!”

The blue room put this lower-deck crew in a practically impossible situation,
so Lynn solicits Don’s 30 years of experience.

[The faceless man has expressed his freedom to be invisible]

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Quick Assessment

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Zoom, zoom, zoom!

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Precise alignment

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We did it!

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Photo tech:
I missed the best shot in between these last two.
Don was moving so fast,
and I was stuck with the G11’s slow recycling time.

Shutter speed was as slow as 1/8 second in this sequence —
some shots being in the shadow,
and 2 pm was late, during this cloudy day,
one day before winter solstice,
the shortest day of the year.

12/24/09 – 7:35 am

Bob ‘Pineapple’ and Lehua park ship 39 for probably the last time

Ship 39 is the last NWA cargo plane to fly with the old paint scheme,
my favorite.

The Red Wall: Lolanie

Lolanie Owns the Red Wall!

12/30/09

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The Red Wall: Renate

12/30/09

The Red Wall: Jia

12/30/09

The Red Wall: Gang

12/30/09

From left to right:

Renate, Intentionally Missing, Lolanie, James, Pete & Jia

The Red Wall: Pete

12/30/09

The Red Wall: James

12/30/09

The Red Wall: Don

12/30/09

The Red Wall: Reta

12/30/09

The Red Wall: Reta & Pam

12/30/09

The hats say:
Freighter Dogs, NWA – ANC —
what cargo pilots call themselves

The Red Wall: Bob and Don

12/30/09

Bob ‘Pineapple’ and Don

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