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jelpee wrote:There is not a roof top restaurant etc. However, you can get a room with a balcony overlooking the terminals for less than US$200 ( I just checked on their website for availability in June). Winter rates are expectedly higher. Note that while they will not guarantee a specific room, I know that rooms 520,620, 720, 820, 920, 1020 are ideal. You will have obstructions from trees below the 5th floor. I've photographed from Room 920 which is a corner Suite with a balcony and is ideally placed. I'm pretty sure the specific rooms are the best ones--call the hotel to make sure!
Jehan
HarryLi wrote:jelpee wrote:There is not a roof top restaurant etc. However, you can get a room with a balcony overlooking the terminals for less than US$200 ( I just checked on their website for availability in June). Winter rates are expectedly higher. Note that while they will not guarantee a specific room, I know that rooms 520,620, 720, 820, 920, 1020 are ideal. You will have obstructions from trees below the 5th floor. I've photographed from Room 920 which is a corner Suite with a balcony and is ideally placed. I'm pretty sure the specific rooms are the best ones--call the hotel to make sure!
Jehan
Hello Jehan , would you please show me some photos there ? I haven't been there so far but i am interested in it , but i don't know what view does it look like ?
Cheers,
Harry
jelpee wrote:HarryLi wrote:jelpee wrote:There is not a roof top restaurant etc. However, you can get a room with a balcony overlooking the terminals for less than US$200 ( I just checked on their website for availability in June). Winter rates are expectedly higher. Note that while they will not guarantee a specific room, I know that rooms 520,620, 720, 820, 920, 1020 are ideal. You will have obstructions from trees below the 5th floor. I've photographed from Room 920 which is a corner Suite with a balcony and is ideally placed. I'm pretty sure the specific rooms are the best ones--call the hotel to make sure!
Jehan
Hello Jehan , would you please show me some photos there ? I haven't been there so far but i am interested in it , but i don't know what view does it look like ?
Cheers,
Harry
Here are some examples Harry taken from Room 920. Note that most of the time, arrivals into MIA are from the west; the Hilton is suitable for arrivals from the east. On the other hand, its also good for departures to the east although I have never spotted from there for it. Always good for ramp action. Since they are east-west runways, the light is always good especially most months of the year except the middle of summer. MIA is a great airport for photography. Plenty of areas to spot from and good variety of airlines and airframes and very busy.
Jehan
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufthans ... UxMg%3D%3D
https://www.airliners.net/photo/SBA-Airl ... UxMg%3D%3D
https://www.airliners.net/photo/TAM-Carg ... BRNvMTE%3D
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufthans ... BRNvMTE%3D
A388 wrote:Jelpee/Jehan,
Thanks for the tips. Are the room numbers you mention the expensive rooms? Do the cheaper rooms you mention have small balconies or do you have to take photos through the room window?
What was the price of the suite you used?
A388
HarryLi wrote:jelpee wrote:HarryLi wrote:
Thank you for sharing these photos with me. It is really a good place to spot , what lens are required here ?
jelpee wrote:HarryLi wrote:jelpee wrote:
Harry,
Either a 70-300mm or a 100-400 mm should work fine.
Jehan
jelpee wrote:I used a 200-500 mm on a FF (Nikon D800) and I used a 70-200 + 1.7 TC on a APS-C D7100. A lens between 100mm and 400 mm works well for all sizes of aircraft.
Jehan
A388 wrote:Jehan thank you for all your valuable tips. I guess the months of June to October give a lot of heat distortion is that correct?
A388
727LOVER wrote:If blue sky doesn't bother you, you don't even have to set foot INSIDE the hotel. I took these on the hotel grounds. Paid $5 or so for parking.