I was back in Seattle recently and, while the reason for being there took up the majority of my time, I did have a couple of opportunities at the end of the days to pay a visit to Boeing Field.  I had been there last year and made the best of the nice light later in the day then.  This time, the light looked good but proved to be a bit fickle and the day was not as long given the time of year.  However, I did get an interesting selection of aircraft to shoot.  Boeing Field is a popular location for business aviation given its close proximity to Seattle city center.  There were some very nice large jets visiting.  An Airbus ACJ from Germany was parked up the entire time I was there but I never saw it move.  However, I did get to see some Globals and Gulfstreams stretch their legs.

The Global Express is a great looking business jet.  One arrived shortly after I did and I managed to get it as it came in.  I was at a spot I hadn’t tried before.  It gives a better angle on the aircraft as they approach and touch down but it does suffer from a more cluttered background which is a shame.  The Global looked like it was heading out again as I got ready to leave for the evening so I decided to go to the departure end of the runway and try and get it head on.  By now the light was really going but I ramped up the ISO and decided to go for it anyway.  Having Mount Rainier in the background certainly doesn’t harm a shot but it was really a bit too dark.

The other nice visitor was a G650.  The newest of the big Gulfstreams is a significant improvement from an aesthetic point of view as far as I am concerned.  This one had a great paint scheme too so I was very happy to see it.  The runway direction was changed just before it left so I got to see it as it was airborne rather than on the takeoff roll which was nice.

Throw in some Dassault Falcons and I had a lucky run given how limited the time was that I had there.  Hopefully I will be back again sometime soon.