It's the early half of 2017 when I found the "Lane of Planes" (called "Lane 180" for the rest of this article), which led me into the world of aviation photography.
開始注意到飛機巷，應該是2017年的上半年，剛換了新相機不久，想試試它拍飛機的能耐，住台北最方便的還是去松山機場。就上網搜尋了拍飛機的景點，然後就一頭栽進航空攝影的世界。
In comparison with other photo-shooting spots like Bin Jiang Market and Air Force One Restaurant, situation in Lane 180 is much worse. The ground is uneven and the space is compacted. Parking cars or motorbikes around it is far from convenient. And make no mistake, you can always find dogs' shit here. So please be careful not to step on these "landmines".
和濱江市場頂樓陽台與空軍一號景觀餐廳相比，飛機巷堪稱「環境惡劣」。地不平、空間狹窄，停車極為不便，走動時還得小心不要採到地雷(狗大便)。有親戚就笑我在飛機巷拍飛機，無疑是「腳踏"屎"地」。
But I, along with other aviation-crazy photographers, still love to come to Lane 180. Our reason is simple. It has the shortest range from runway (about 100m). That's roughly half of the range in Air Force One Restaurant and one-third or one-forth of that in Bin Jiang Market. And above all, you can't find better vision in other places.
但這裡之所以吸引我和其他喜歡拍飛機的航空迷，理由很簡單---距離跑道最近(目測大約僅100公尺)，是空軍一號餐廳的一半左右，是濱江市場的三分之一到四分之一。而且有其他地點無可取代的視野與視角。
When planes are taxiing to the starting line of runway 10, people along Lane 180 can almost see pilots' faces. If the plane is big enough, words can never describe your feeling when facing them. This C-130 just looked like an American brown bear standing right in front of you.
例如當飛機從滑行道轉向10跑道頭的時候，在飛機巷幾乎能看到駕駛艙裡機師的臉。而和體型較大的飛機近距離面對面，光是視覺的震撼力就破表。這張C-130機首特寫，看起來就像路上遇到一頭美洲大棕熊。
Besides, it's the engines' noise during taking-off which drives us to become aviation-crazy photographers. If you have chances to take planes' pictures or videos in rainy days, you will see this amazing pictures as I show below.
另外就是飛機起飛時，推進器加速的噪音，是讓航空迷之所以成為航空迷的重要原因。如果在雨天拍照，雖然有照相機淋濕的問題，但若趁著雨勢稍停的空檔、跑道還有積水，噴射機起飛過程激起水花，是平常不容易拍到的景象。
Parts of this edited video were shot in Air Force One Restaurant on the other end of runway.
這段影片有些是在跑道尾端旁的空軍一號餐廳拍攝。
5 to 10 seconds before landing is one of my favorite timing for taking planes' photos. And in Lane 180, I have the best vision for this.
飛機巷讓我欣賞的除了面對跑道的視野清晰寬廣，飛機降落前5~10秒也是我相當喜歡拍攝的目標。
The left side of Lane 180 is more than one meter higher than this lane itself. You can take planes' good pictures from where you stand seconds before they land, with elevation angle, of course. Planes' altitude at this time will be just 50 or 60 feet or even lower (helicopters' might be higher). If the incoming planes should be Boeing 767/787, Airbus A330 or C-130 military cargo planes, photos you take---with wide-angle lens---would be amazing.
站在上圖中左邊較飛機巷路面高出1公尺多的地方，左後方的仰角就可以拍到進場降落前的飛機。由於這個時間點飛機離地面已經剩下約50~60英尺(大約是5到6層樓的高度，有時甚至更低，但直升機會較高)，如果是波音767/787、空中巴士A330或軍用的C-130，這些體型較大的飛機，拍攝時使用焦距24mm到30多mm的廣角鏡頭，搭配旁邊帶到的地景地物，如果背景又是藍天白雲，會讓畫面更加賞心悅目。
Once the airport is operated with runway 28 in case of change in wind direction, you can't take planes photos when they are preparing to take off. But I think it will make you feel good when planes are running toward you and taking off.
當然，如果因為風向而改用28跑道起降，待命起飛的畫面就無法拍到，不過飛機正對著自己拉起機首騰空而起的感覺，也相當不錯。
You can visit Wikipedia's pages (mandarin only) to understand controversies around Lane 180. For years, the military and Civil Aviation Agency have been warning people not to take pictures of the airport and planes in it (I have been shouted at by soldiers of air forces). However, most of aviation-crazy photographers actually ignore those warning or even lean on the fences to take photos.
飛機巷存廢爭議已久，詳細情形可以參考維基百科的說明。弔詭的是，松山機場沿著飛機巷的圍籬上，裝設了不少的警告標示，強調這個軍民合用的機場「禁止拍照」(筆者就曾在空軍一號餐廳遭松指部官兵喝斥)，但不僅拍照的航空迷視若無睹，交通部還發現軍方根本未曾公告松機等軍民合用機場屬於"軍事要塞堡壘"。因此松指部警告歸警告，航空迷拍照規拍照。還不時有人刻意靠在警告標示旁朝著機場猛拍，連老外也不例外。
Closure of Lane 180 is near and construction works started in bottom of 2018. That means the photos and videos I took on the 21st of December, 2018 are my last memories in Lane 180.
從2018年中開始，就陸續聽到民航局為了延伸10跑道頭的緩衝空間，準備廢掉飛機巷，封鎖週邊的區域。年底機緣巧合聽到民航局官員說，相關的土地徵收已經在進行。2019年1月上旬，我騎著機車去做"最後的巡禮"看看還有沒有可以"偷呷步"的空間，結果除了先前已經拆光的幾家修車廠，還有飛機巷連同一樣熱門的松江路581巷，加上沿路的果園等空地，圍籬都已經安裝完成。這也讓2018年12月21日的拍攝，成為我在飛機巷最後的回憶。
One and half years is not a long time. I'm glad to share some of my works here with all of you and longing for chances to work with you guys.
1年半多的時間不算很長，不過也累積了一些"還拿得出來見人"的作品，一併PO上給大家參考。
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