KNRS-NOLF Imperial Ream Field

[g0_command0]

sorry for the crappy pics! Ill try to get better ones next time im down there!

[phantomphan1974]

Where is this?  Imperial Beach?  Nice shots.

[g0_command0]

Yep, seems like a better place to shooot than NI if you wanna catch some H-60's!

[NikonGuy]

Great shots! good blur too.   

[Midnight Mover]

Nice

[SBGrad]

Sling work:


Auto rotation:


MH-60R


HSC-21 Blackjacks MH-60S

[phantomphan1974]

Nice ones Ron.  Is it pretty busy down at Imperial or you were lucky?

[SBGrad]

Nice ones Ron.  Is it pretty busy down at Imperial or you were lucky?

Those are from a number of days.  It all depends, really.  I've never been skunked on a weekday, I'll see anywhere betwen 4-7 birds.   Was I lucky?  I don't know.  Maybe I just went down there the days they were flying.  I AM lucky in that it is only 20 minutes from my house, so no big deal if I DO get skunked.

[SBGrad]

FINALLY caught one of the Heritge Paint birds flying.





some rotor tip vapor on this one

[phantomphan1974]

Nice ones Ron!

[SBGrad]

Nice ones Ron!

Thanks.  There was only one when I got out of the car, but in the 90 minutes I was down there I guess there were 6 different helicopters, 5 at once for a while.

[SBGrad]

more fun at OLF, at least 7 different birds, and even the Coast Guard came by to shoot approaches...

[phantomphan1974]

HSM-75 Wolfpack MH-60R by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[Realbigtaco]

Nice catch Damon!  How was it down there?  I've never tried to make it there.  Maybe i should head down there one day after work, seeing that it is about 10 minutes away.

[phantomphan1974]

Nice catch Damon!  How was it down there?  I've never tried to make it there.  Maybe i should head down there one day after work, seeing that it is about 10 minutes away.

Might be worth it if you see stuff flying.  They basically were practicing hovering and auto rotations.  Hiked/walked trail along EOR for better views.   See my MapMyRide for that day to see the trail.  There are like 2 parking spots or park in neighborhood.