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Where In SFO Were These Taken?

777LR From United States of America, joined Apr 2011, 58 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 10 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2330 times:

Hello,

I've been looking for spotting locations at San Francisco International that do not require that 300mm + focal lengths, and I came across these pictures.

Does anyone know where these were taken at and some directions to get to the location?

http://www.airliners.net/photo/EVA-A...d=5db677d794b622faf8ad54121af523c8

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Briti...d=5db677d794b622faf8ad54121af523c8

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-F...d=5a7d60dde410668439c51727f2475fe6

Thanks

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Newark727 From United States of America, joined Dec 2009, 1172 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (1 year 10 months 1 day ago) and read 2308 times:

My guess would be the Terminal 2 air train station or thereabouts.

dumbell2424 From United States of America, joined Apr 2009, 791 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (1 year 10 months 23 hours ago) and read 2299 times:

Quoting 777LR (Thread starter):

I'd say try contacting the photographers! 9 times out of 10, fellow photographers are very willing to help out others. But I am inclined to agree; seems like the T2 air station.

timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6465 posts, RR: 8
Reply 3, posted (1 year 10 months 22 hours ago) and read 2281 times:

Presumably the BA and AF shots are from Airtrain, but the EVA shot is taken from farther west-- somewhere west of the west ends of runways 28. (Pic probably isn't level-- unlikely they'd be banking left.)

[Edited 2011-07-23 14:49:02]

777LR From United States of America, joined Apr 2011, 58 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (1 year 10 months 22 hours ago) and read 2272 times:

Thanks for the responses, I'll contact the photographer.

timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6465 posts, RR: 8
Reply 5, posted (1 year 10 months 22 hours ago) and read 2266 times:

The Term 2 Airtrain is 800 meters from the 28R centerline, so you still need that 300 mm. The A380 pic only spans about 5 degrees horizontally; the BA 744 pic spans about 10 deg.

[Edited 2011-07-23 15:19:41]

dimsh2000 From United States of America, joined May 2005, 14 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (1 year 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2149 times:

The BA and AF pics were both taken from the T2 AirTrain station and require a good amount of zoom (150mm for 747 taxii, 200mm for takeoff)

The EVA one, however, was most likely taken from the SFO employee parking lot. This is located on W. Field Road and can be accessed by AirTrain if you get off at the West Field Road station. This is my favorite spot and as close as you can get to the action without needing too much zoom. Another guess would be the rental car center parking garage, but that's only good for takeoffs.

SFO2SVO From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 392 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (1 year 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2141 times:

Kevin, I responded to your email. AF is taken from T2 Airtrain station.
Zoom was at 165mm (1.6 crop) but to fill the frame you would need 200.

Heat haze is BAD now...

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777LR From United States of America, joined Apr 2011, 58 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (1 year 9 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 2069 times:

Quoting dimsh2000 (Reply 6):

Quoting timz (Reply 5):

Thanks for the information guys, I'll check that place out next time I go there.

Quoting SFO2SVO (Reply 7):
Heat haze is BAD now...

I went there a couple weeks ago and all my shots were screwed up by heat haze.

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