photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
James Mason | all galleries >> Galleries >> kotzebue_2005 > On the ice
previous | next
14-DEC-2005

On the ice

This freighter lost steering on landing and veered off the runway onto the frozen lagoon next to Kotzebue's airport. Fortunately, the ice was about five feet thick, enough to hold a DC6. Mechanics from Fairbanks flew out and fixed the gear. But then the problem was getting the plane back onto the runway. With full power on all four engines it was able to taxi back up onto the ramp.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon 20mm 2.8
1/60s f/4.0 at 20mm iso 800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Dec-2005 11:26:42
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length20 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
previous | next
comment | share
Lydia Sxott 06-Nov-2013 19:26
11/06/23: I totally enjoyed your beautiful pics James. Thank you for sharing. God Bless you and Keep you safe. Lydia. (made me homesick but enjoyed all of the pics).
James Mason05-Jun-2010 08:39
Thanks, guest. I like it also. I found a huge flashlight in the snow right after I took the picture. Never saw such a huge one before or since. Turned out it belonged on the plane.
Guest 05-Jun-2010 03:33
I like this shot.