Photographing Russ McDonald Field

If you live in Utah's Heber Valley, you don't need the entertainment media to remind you when the Sundance Film Festival starts--the sound of jet engines is the only announcement we need.

Most of the year our airport is quieter--Cessnas, scenic gliders, and a few retro aerial acrobats--but every January we hear the stars arrive in style as their private jets blast loud echoes against the mountains we call home.

The extra traffic creates the perfect opportunity to lobby the FAA for money the airport wants to expand its ramp area, so the airport manager asked me document the extra planes on the ground.

I used Photoshop to combine eight different shots into a single panoramic image. Of course the client only needs it for a PowerPoint presentation, but just think how impressed the FAA would be if they printed it at its native four-foot width...

Aerial view of the airport via AirNav.com.