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Timely Cloud Shadows and Backdrops
My afternoon of shooting at SFO with Hayman was a lot of fun. However, we were a little thwarted by the weather at times. Banks of clouds would roll in from the hills beyond the airport at odd times. Sometimes, … Continue reading
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Tagged a340-300, a350-900, Airbus, aircraft, airliner, airplane, california, Cathay pacific, civil, cloud, jet, KSFO, photo, san francisco, sas
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Alaska Livery A320s – Something’s Missing
With Alaska Airlines taking over Virgin America, there is a lot of repainting to be done of the fleet. I have seen a few of the newer A321neos around in Alaska colors (mostly special schemes) but I hadn’t had any … Continue reading
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Tagged a320, Airbus, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Alaska airlines, california, civil, jet, KSFO, livery, photo, san francisco, scheme, virgin america
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Three Planes per Shot?
I haven’t shot at Fisherman’s Park before and I am glad Hayman suggested it. The location provides a slightly different perspective on the planes coming in to SFO. It also seems to be the right angle to get lots of … Continue reading
Racing Down the Approach
Shooting parallel approaches at SFO is always fun. Despite the fact it is a relatively regular occurrence there, it is still a nice photographic challenge. So often, the approaches are not at exactly the same time and the planes end … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliners, airplane, approaches, california, civil, jet, KSFO, parallel, photo, san francisco
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Trailing Some Streamers
San Francisco Bay tends to provide a bit of moisture in the air that shows up as vapor clouds in the trailing vortices of approaching airliners. Before the planes reach Coyote Point, they are often trailing these streamers but, as … Continue reading
Reverse Ops While I Am Waiting
As some recent posts have covered, I made a visit to SFO recently to go up the old tower before it was demolished. I got to the airport a little ahead of time so had some time along the bay … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, california, civil, jet, KSFO, operations, photo, reverse, san francisco
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Qatar Amiri Flight 747-8 BBJ
Just a quick post this time. No big description. While up the old tower at SFO, the Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747-8 BBJ was parked across the runway. As private jets go, this is pretty well up there. I haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-8, aircraft, airliner, airplane, amiri flight, bbj, Boeing, california, civil, jet, KSFO, photo, Qatar, san francisco
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Over the Threshold
When the aircraft are approaching SFO from over the bay, they touchdown out of sight of the usual locations on the bay shore. However, the old control tower provides a better perspective on these approaches. While you are shooting through … Continue reading
Going Further Gets You There Quicker
The title of this post is a pretty weak premise for the pictures I am posting. The pictures are of Air India Boeing 777-200LRs. In the pictures, they are not doing anything special. However, I shall justify the pictures with … Continue reading
Time Lapse Up the Old Tower
My trip up the tower at SFO got me thinking about what things I wanted to get done while I was there. One thing I had in mind was a time lapse. I was a bit bothered, though, because we … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, california, civil, control, jet, KSFO, san Francisco international, time lapse, Tower, video
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