photo of night landing?

[razel]

hello everyone! i found my way here from google and i was hoping that maybe you guys could help me out. this seems like the right place to be asking, but i also don't know all the rules and regulations around here yet, so if this is inappropriate, let me know.

i am looking for a high-res photo of a commercial airplane landing on a runway at night. the image is to be used as a full-cover image on a corporate brochure for a company that is involved in the aviation industry.

here is the example from Getty Images that is the best one i have found so far:



but it's not perfect. we don't like the orange "sunset" feel to it. understandably, if there's absolutely no light, the plane won't show up, so i got that, but this one is too orange and the runway lights are too "blah."

so, i have looked in the usual places, Getty, istockphoto, flickr, etc. and so far i have found a few others, but we are still looking for the perfect photo to use for this. looked through the gallery here, and didn't really see anything like what we are looking for, so i thought i would post to explain and ask...

does anyone have any photos like this that they would be willing to sell exclusive rights to?

please post back with examples or ask any questions that you may have. timeframe is right now for this, so please don't delay.

edit: please use PMs (not email) if you want to contact me privately.

TIA!

[turbotraker]

does anyone have any photos like this that they would be willing to sell exclusive rights to?

You have come to the right place!!! I am sure you will get some cracking shots for your magazine...Just hang on the offers will flood in.

[Simpleboy]

Hey there, I did a search for night shots and sorted by most popular and have found a few you may be interested in.

[photoid=400198]
[photoid=355400]
[photoid=500472]
[photoid=5846079]
[photoid=380395]

Alternatively, searching the screeners choice + night shots or so will find shots that other photographers have a special element to them. Your going to have a better idea of what you want than me so id reccomend you do the search then use the contact photographer feature.

[razel]

that last Luis Rosa photo is aces, for sure. good shot!

but keep in mind, i need a photo for a brochure cover (9 x 11.5), so it's gotta be vertical-ish. the client has stated that he wants wings tip-to-tip, full-bleed on the cover, so i can't crop a horizontal image to fit.

i understand that i am asking for the impossible, but i figured it was better to ask than give up too soon.

thanks for the replies so far, keep 'em coming! i will check back in a few hrs.

edit: we will pay standard prices (Getty prices) for this photo if it is available. also, if you need time to go shoot this exact photo, if you can do that, let me know. we can wait a few days if that is the case.

[razel]

well guys, just wanted to post back that my call for photos has ended.

thanks for the photos and options, but we just didn't find exactly what we needed. also, after review, the client decided against this image idea entirely, in our case he thought the image was a little too vague. i will remember to come back the next time we need specialty photography.

again, thanks for the help and best of luck to you all in the upcoming new year! cheers!