Shooting floatplanes is really about shooting water doing interesting things with a plane involved. Here are a few recent pics from one of my favourite places for “floaties”: Kenmore Air Harbor at the north end of Lake Washington in Seattle.
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I’ve been to Kenmore a few times and always shot from the Kenmore Air dock, looks like you’ve found a better place to shoot from as they usually land a long way from the dock.
Let’s see how this app handles map locations! This is my preferred spot, Nathan. Although it’s in a private marina, it’s accessible to the public from Log Boom Park. The fishing/swimming pier in the park is also good, although more distant and crowded.
Thanks Mark!
Hey @M.M - you can embed a map from the sharing menu of Google Maps. Just copy and paste the HTML and voila.
Nice light. Seems a bit of a sporty take off that first shot? Or is that a rough landing?
That’s a normal seaplane landing, Roger - it’s “falling off the step” as it slows down. I’d explain the physics, but why play to stereotypes? 
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Ah! Thanks for the info, and I would love to know the physics behind it 
Fortunately someone already explained them, so I don’t have to. https://www.quora.com/How-do-seaplanes-not-pitch-forward-into-the-water-when-they-land
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