Tag Archives: KSFO

Reverse Ops While I Am Waiting

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Rob

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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Qatar Amiri Flight 747-8 BBJ

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Rob

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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Over the Threshold

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Rob

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 →

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Going Further Gets You There Quicker

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Rob

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 →

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Time Lapse Up the Old Tower

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Rob

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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Just Not Quite the Right Spot

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Rob

As I was heading to the tower for my visit, I decided to check out a spot that I had read about for photography.  The Airtrain Terminal 2 station has open ends that provide a view of the runways and … Continue reading →

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The Old Tower is Stripped Out

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Rob

The rebuilding of SFO has included building a new tower.  I wrote about the old versus the new a while back in this post.  The new tower has now been commissioned and is operational.  It is time for the old … Continue reading →

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LA Dodgers and Emirates Have a Thing

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Rob

Emirates A380s are a regular feature at SFO.  They usually look pretty much the same with maybe the occasional graphic added for an event or other.  This one was a bit out of the ordinary though.  Apparently Emirates must have … Continue reading →

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Getting WOW in Better Light

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Rob

My first encounter with a WOW A330 was towards the end of the day when the jet was a little backlit.  I hadn’t had another chance to shoot one since them and wanted to try and do a little better.  … Continue reading →

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Is Shooting in the Rain a Good Idea?

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Rob

It might be sometimes, but this was probably not one of them.  The forecast was for wind and rain which was suggesting that SFO would be using reversed operations to normal.  I thought it might be worth a shot.  The … Continue reading →

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