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Riding the Streetcar for Myself

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Rob

I picked up the Oklahoma City streetcar from the stop across from my hotel.  There are two routes in the city – one that runs around the downtown area and another shorter loop that goes from the convention center development … Continue reading →

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Nice Light on Korean 777

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Rob

Korean Air 777s are hardly a rarity so would not normally warrant a blog post.  However, this one arrived at a time when the light seemed to be particularly appealing and I was pleasantly surprised by the shot.  I figured … Continue reading →

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Seattle Pano from West Seattle

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Rob

 With our visitors, we took a trip to West Seattle.  The afternoon light on the city looked nice and a pano seemed to be in order.  Here is a Zoomify version of it so you can look around the … Continue reading →

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Out with the Old and In With the Nui

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Rob

Sorry for the corny pun but I just couldn’t resist.  One of my favorite airliners to shoot has been the Air Tahiti Nui A340-300.  I have seen them at LAX on a number of visits.  Shooting them taking off on … Continue reading →

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Jimi’s Grave

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Rob

We were heading towards SeaTac to drop a friend off at the airport.  We were coming in through Renton on a back road and had some time to spare so I made a quick diversion to a local cemetery.  This … Continue reading →

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Virgin Atlantic Multiple Crosses at SFO

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Rob

My last time shooting at SFO, I got shots of a Virgin Atlantic 787 arriving.  Crossing shots are not unusual at SFO as the jets on approach will often have departing jets in the background.  The Virgin jet had this.  … Continue reading →

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Heron Hunting

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Rob

On our day trip to Fir Island, one of the first birds we came across was a heron that was standing in the water near the parking lot catching lunch.  I am guessing that the fish in these waters were … Continue reading →

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T-38s Only Fly on Cloudy Days

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Rob

The Boeing T-38 chase jets are something I have not had much success in hunting down.  I have got some shots but they were not in great conditions.  I did have another chance recently when at Boeing Field but, guess … Continue reading →

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Coho at Work

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Rob

There is a direct ferry from Port Angeles to downtown Victoria operated by Black Ball Line.  Their boat is an old ship called the Coho.  We have taken this route on a previous visit but didn’t use it this time.  … Continue reading →

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787th 787

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Rob

The current generation of wide body jets are being built at rates that would have been hard to imagine a few years ago.  Fourteen jets a month is so much more than would have been contemplated before.  That is the … Continue reading →

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