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Constitution Beach is located immediately northwest of the approach end of Runway 22R. It is most easily accessible by taking the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, and then walking straight south along the road which runs right alongside the Outbound side of the station, until you hit Constitution Beach Park. This location offers great views if arrivals are on the 22's, or if departures are on the 4's, and, to a slightly lesser extent, if the traffic is reversed (22 departures or 4 arrivals). This means that, while you may not be able to shoot both departures and arrivals simultaneously, you're almost guaranteed some action. If you follow the beach far south enough, you can get nice side-on shots of aircraft on taxiway November (usually the large aircraft taxi down to the far and of the 4's after landing, so they return on this taxiway), and even some shots of arrivals and takeoffs on Runway 15R. In all of these cases, you'll need a telephoto lens to get full-frame shots on a 1.6x DSLR (200+ mm). Also, this location is best in the afternoon, as the sun is behind you. | Constitution Beach is located immediately northwest of the approach end of Runway 22R. It is most easily accessible by taking the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, and then walking straight south along the road which runs right alongside the Outbound side of the station, until you hit Constitution Beach Park. This location offers great views if arrivals are on the 22's, or if departures are on the 4's, and, to a slightly lesser extent, if the traffic is reversed (22 departures or 4 arrivals). This means that, while you may not be able to shoot both departures and arrivals simultaneously, you're almost guaranteed some action. If you follow the beach far south enough, you can get nice side-on shots of aircraft on taxiway November (usually the large aircraft taxi down to the far and of the 4's after landing, so they return on this taxiway), and even some shots of arrivals and takeoffs on Runway 15R. In all of these cases, you'll need a telephoto lens to get full-frame shots on a 1.6x DSLR (200+ mm). Also, this location is best in the afternoon, as the sun is behind you. | ||
===Bayswater St. Beach=== | |||
Essentially an extension of Constitution, but listed separately because you can't get to it directly by walking along the beach. You still get off at the Orient Heights T station, but rather than follow the street all the way to Constitution Beach Park, head southeast on Bayswater, and walk until the road turns slightly left, at which point, you'll be alongside a beach which runs east-west just off the approach end of the 22's (the beach runs perpendicular to the runways). This location might be a bit better for shooting arrivals on the 22's, since you're closer to the aircraft. One thing though, as you'll notice when you get there, is that because of the houses, you get almost no warning when a plane is about to pass overhead (maybe 5 seconds, tops). This, of course, can be remedied if you have a suitable radio with you to listen to Boston Tower. Spotting here is great in the afternoons, up until sunset. One very interesting point about this location is that the beach is at sea level, but is about 20 feet below the road grade, meaning that you can see fairly nicely "down" the 22's, if you're up on the road. Standing at the spot about halfway in between the two runways, I was able to cover all traffic (everything from an ERJ-145 to an A340) with a 70-200 with a 1.4X converter. Admittedly, at 98mm, the A340 was almost taking up more than the entire frame (on my 10D). | |||
===Terminal B Parking Garage=== | ===Terminal B Parking Garage=== | ||