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Any Good Photo Locations @ SFO

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Posted (10 years 5 months 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 2002 times:

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thinking about taking a three day trip down to the Bay Area. How are SFO and OAK for photography?

Thanks.

Royal

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Lindy field From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 3072 posts, RR: 15
Reply 1, posted (10 years 5 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1951 times:

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Royal,

Everything you need to know about the airports in the Bay Area can be found at Golden Gate airliners at http://flygga.tripod.com/, the website put together by Richard Silagi and Ben Wang for planespotters. You'll have much better luck at SFO and SJC than at OAK.

Edward

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 2, posted (10 years 5 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1946 times:

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thanks, that is a great website! I was hoping to see (and snap) the North American 757 that flys in and out of OAK, and the Ryan International DC-10.

CO777 From South Africa, joined Apr 2000, 261 posts, RR: 12
Reply 3, posted (10 years 5 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1855 times:

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Royal, Check out SJC it has much better photo locations then both OAK and SJC.
Jason Whitebird

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 4, posted (10 years 5 months 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 1842 times:

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thanks Jason.

I am going to be packing a 600mm lens with me, will this reach arrivals on the far runway @ SFO?

Flygga From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (10 years 5 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1829 times:

Yes 600mm will be more than adequate to shoot the 28's from Bayfront Park. Air Nikon has some shots taken with his D100 from Bayfront. Try searching for those.

CO777 From South Africa, joined Apr 2000, 261 posts, RR: 12
Reply 6, posted (10 years 5 months 8 hours ago) and read 1795 times:

Royal,when are you planning on comeing down to the Bay Area?
Jason Whitebird

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 7, posted (10 years 5 months 7 hours ago) and read 1794 times:

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I will be there on January 17-20. I am staying at the Marriot Hotel next to the airport, I guess you can get a good view of the 28's and the Bay, so I requested (they even make you pay more $$$!) a room facing the runways.

AndrewAir From United States of America, joined Jul 2002, 361 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (10 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1767 times:

Bayfront park in a nice place to shoot. I normally go down there once a week.

Good Luck

Jderden777 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1747 posts, RR: 33
Reply 9, posted (10 years 4 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1744 times:

Royal,
Instead of the Marriott check out the Westin at SFO...i stayed there back in july/august when i was on vacation...
the westin is right there at Bayfront park (you can practically walk out the front door of the hotel and be at the park) and you can also get a room facing the 28s or a room facing the 1s (you can see full length 1R/L)...we got a room at the marriott but i liked the westin much better....i had to hike a ways from the marriott over to the park but when i stayed at the westin i just walked out the front door, crossed the street and i was there....much better than missing a UAL 744 in real nice morning light due to the long walk from the marriott!

anyway, good luck and i'm sure you can get some interesting shots from bayfront with 600mm, you could definitely get some good ones from the hotel with that lens too....

jonathan d.

"my soul is in the sky" - shakespeare

Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72
Reply 10, posted (10 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1682 times:

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okay, who is going to be in SFO next weekend? Party at the Marriot Big grin

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