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 A visitor from United States posted Wed August 20, 2008:I live above and have spotted sfo for 33 years. one of the most incredible shots i've seen. | |
 A visitor from - posted Thu July 10, 2008:Fantastic shot! Once in a lifetime opportunity!! | |
 A visitor from Poland posted Fri June 27, 2008:It's so awesome & cute photo 4ever :) | |
| A visitor from - posted Sun June 22, 2008: this is amazing american and european design right next to each other in air a extremly rare site | |
 A visitor from Switzerland posted Sat June 21, 2008:Wonderful picture!!! Qantas is my favorite airline!! | |
| A visitor from Poland posted Thu June 19, 2008: Great photo. Five stars! Thanks for sharing. | |
 A visitor from Netherlands posted Thu June 19, 2008:Wow! This is a very unusual angle of the most beautiful plane that is flying around! And I love the Qantas colourscheme! | |
 A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon June 2, 2008:Best photo... ever | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sat May 24, 2008: Five Stars! This is the BEST photo I have EVER seen!! Thanks alot Ben :) | |
 A visitor from Mexico posted Thu May 15, 2008:The Qantas looks so great. Greetings and congratulations for the photographer. You see this kind of photos once in a thousand years. My God I beleive the pilots of the 2 planes even said hi to each other | |
| A visitor from - posted Wed May 14, 2008: Amazing! Glad you had your camera with you. | |
| A visitor from - posted Mon May 12, 2008: You have to be at the right moment in the right place. 5 stars is a conservative qualification for this shot. Congratulations! | |
 A visitor from Australia posted Sun May 11, 2008:Wow! Amazing shot! | |
| A visitor from - posted Thu May 1, 2008: Greeeeeeaaaaat!!!!!!!:o | |
 A visitor from Egypt posted Thu April 24, 2008:Greaaaaaat pic | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon April 14, 2008: Absolutely awsome | |
 A visitor from Germany posted Wed March 26, 2008:Outstanding picture! | |
 A visitor from New Zealand posted Thu March 20, 2008:One of the best shots I have ever seen | |
| A visitor from United States posted Fri March 7, 2008: Wang, you have done it, AGAIN! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon January 21, 2008: Wow, amazing to see such a large aircraft that close to another. Pilots have the greatest jobs on earth! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon January 21, 2008: There are quite a few extremely awesome one-in-a-million shots on A.net. However, this is one of those one-in-a-billion shots. 5 stars and thanks for sharing this one. | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Thu January 10, 2008: Indeed, an amazing moment. Looking out of the window and seeing this giant flying next to you. Thrilling. Great picture, Ben. Thanks for sharing it with us. It every time gives me the idea I'm sitting in the A319 myself. | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Wed January 9, 2008: This picture is one of the best at airliners.net | |
| A visitor from United States posted Wed January 2, 2008: I was the F/O on the 319, we were on an approx 3 mile final, we at 125kts fully configured to land, qantas at approximately 140kts, I guess, fully configured. Qantas instructed to stay in trail as per required for a visual paired approach to SFO 28L and 28R, but eventually called to ATC unable. We offered to speed up but at that point Qantas called going around. He climbed away to 3000ft uneventfully, the picture must have been taken just at the point he started the pitch up. Spectacular as he was nearly level with us at the point of go around initiation. Shame some people think this is a fake picture. Actually go arounds on a paired approach are unusual, the spacing and speed differential just didn't work out this time. Great shot though. | |
 A visitor from Czech Republic posted Tue December 25, 2007:Simply too close for its size :),great capture! | |
 A visitor from Spain posted Sun December 16, 2007:Incredible shot, ben! i love it! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Fri December 14, 2007: Now this is a peice of art ha ha ha ha ha | |
 A visitor from Mauritius posted Fri December 14, 2007:Lucky shot indeed and a very good one too. i wish i could be in your place. keep up the good work Ben | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue December 11, 2007: Right place + Right time = Perfection! What a lucky shot! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Sun December 9, 2007: Too many comments for this Photo.....Which it really deserves.....Good Job buddy... | |
| A visitor from - posted Sun December 9, 2007: Excellent excellent photo, just goes to show the level of precision of flying required to fly into KSFO love it! | |
 A visitor from Italy posted Sun December 9, 2007:Nice one! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Fri December 7, 2007: This picture doesnt get any better I wish I was on the VA plane to see that Qantas bird. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Wed December 5, 2007: Coolio! This was an unexpected exciting event! | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Tue December 4, 2007: WOW - great photoG-) | |
| A visitor from - posted Tue December 4, 2007: Spectacular! All We Need Now Is A Picture From A Person Inside The Qantas Jet! | |
| A visitor from - posted Tue December 4, 2007: Outstanding... | |
| A visitor from United States posted Tue December 4, 2007: WOO!! From that close-up, the TCAS must be ringing off the hook!!! | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Tue December 4, 2007: OMG!! What a Shot Mr. Ben Wang!! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon December 3, 2007: Great photo - though I think I might have paused for a moment looking out the window and seeing a 744 so close! | |
 A visitor from Latvia posted Sat December 1, 2007:Super! | |
| A visitor from Italy posted Thu November 29, 2007: Incredible!! | |
 A visitor from Canada posted Wed November 28, 2007:Amazing shot! Almost like you were right beside the plane! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Wed November 28, 2007: Somebody would think it's a montage! Perfect shot Ben! | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Wed November 28, 2007: Great shot of a great aeroplane from a wonderful airline. | |
 A visitor from Belgium posted Wed November 28, 2007:Never seen something like this! Wonderful shot! | |
| A visitor from - posted Tue November 27, 2007: Good timing exelent moment | |
| A visitor from United States posted Tue November 27, 2007: Only at SFO! Love it! | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Tue November 27, 2007: Simply fantastic | |
 A visitor from Israel posted Tue November 27, 2007:Perfect shot. 5***** | |
| A visitor from United States posted Tue November 27, 2007: SFO at its' finest. Too bad there were no airliners.net fans on the QF flight reciprocating the feeling. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Tue November 27, 2007: Great Photo!!! I miss flying Qantas, brings back memories. | |
 A visitor from France posted Tue November 27, 2007:Simply awesome, well done ! | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Tue November 27, 2007: Absolutely outstanding! One of the best pics I have ever seen! | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Tue November 27, 2007: Oh my good! I seems like they will crash! | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Tue November 27, 2007: Truly amazing sight. I wonder why the A319 didn't approach at a higher speed for the sake of enabling the 747 to land. | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Tue November 27, 2007: Heavy! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Tue November 27, 2007: Great Shot...all in a days work for ATC. Again, awesome shot! | |
 A visitor from Norway posted Tue November 27, 2007:So I'm just wondering... could you hear the 747 engines spooling up? great shot... I never comment on anything below five stars, so there ya go | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Tue November 27, 2007: Must have been quite a sight, nice pic! | |
| A visitor from Mexico posted Tue November 27, 2007: Sometimes this only happens around SFO. What a shot. T.B. | |
 A visitor from Russian Federation posted Tue November 27, 2007:Woww!!!really lucky moment.super-just super shot.thank you very much.five stars | |
 A visitor from Hong Kong posted Tue November 27, 2007:Great shot, and very meaningful to me as I just experienced my first go around this AM at TPE onboard CX 530, brand new A330-300. | |
 A visitor from India posted Tue November 27, 2007:Amazing!!! SFO rocks! Well done Ben! | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Tue November 27, 2007: Too close for comfort? | |
| A visitor from - posted Tue November 27, 2007: Aussom!Look at the distance between you and that 747-400.Great shot! | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Mon November 26, 2007: OH MY GOD!! I may never live to see a better shot. That is amazing. Thanks for sharing. | |
| A visitor from Switzerland posted Mon November 26, 2007: Stunning!! I first thought it was an air show photo! Great picture!! | |
 A visitor from Hungary posted Mon November 26, 2007:Oooopsz! very small distance.. | |
 A visitor from Turkey posted Mon November 26, 2007:5 stars. A really What a Sight photo. | |
 A visitor from South Africa posted Mon November 26, 2007:Absolutely stunning!! | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Mon November 26, 2007: Absolutely amazing! Congrats!!! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: WOW!!! ATC were pretty nervous. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Very unique and a clean shot. The implied action makes me wish I was in that seat. | |
| A visitor from Mexico posted Mon November 26, 2007: Once in a lifetime shot! | |
| A visitor from South Africa posted Mon November 26, 2007: Excellant shot, excellent timing, well done. 5 Stars | |
| A visitor from New Zealand posted Mon November 26, 2007: This shot is totally awesome! Very lucky and what a view!! | |
| A visitor from - posted Mon November 26, 2007: Hah one look at the captionless thumbnail and I knew ... SFO =P Spectacular! | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Mon November 26, 2007: Undoubtedly ......... Marvelous & Amazing | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Right place, right time... right skill. Congratulations on a unique shot! I wonder if there was anyone in the 747 taking a photo of your plane :) | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Awesome! I wish I was there! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Absolutely amazing. I have never experienced such a sight on any of my flights. I would be the first to take pictures, my parents would be scared to death however. | |
| A visitor from - posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow!!! What timing! | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Mon November 26, 2007: That's a great photo. If you just had the Qantas airliner in there it would be great with the clouds etc. but having the perspective of the aircraft you're in is fantastic. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: WOW! This is a very rare moment, and that is why it is important to always have your camera handy. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Beautiful picture!! Reminds me of the time when we, in a Delta L-1011 approaching Orlando (1979) flew beside, then turned in front of, an Air Force C-130. The C-130 seem motionless in the sky (except for the propellers). Your picture brings back wonderful memories. | |
| A visitor from New Zealand posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow this would have been ausome to see! Great pic. | |
| A visitor from - posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow! Amazing shot! Never seen one like that before. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Awesome shot | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Mon November 26, 2007: Amazing shot! | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Mon November 26, 2007: Well, personally I wouldn't qualify for sharper or colors, exposure or any photography concept, this is a "one in 10 millions" shot, right sit, on right flight, on right time. I hope to see one shot from the other plane soon as well :). Excellent job Ben. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Thats an amazing shot with the wing of the plane you are in and how the other plane just seems so magnificent, I love it :) | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Mon November 26, 2007: A very unique photo, Never seen anything like this before | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Very cool pic taken at the perfect moment. Seeing a 747 come that close to you must have been freaky as it is not an everyday occurrence. - in LA | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Mon November 26, 2007: Fantastic photo. Can't wait to see a photo of your A319 taken from Qantas' Boeing 747. | |
 A visitor from Viet Nam posted Mon November 26, 2007:Stunning shot ! 5 stars | |
| A visitor from Spain posted Mon November 26, 2007: Five stars definitively! You gotta have to be there to feel it! Never seen something similar before. | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Mon November 26, 2007: Very interesting... I've done the same approach from inside a 744, with 752 on the other side... we couldn't slow down enough, and overtook on a 1 mile final, but neither of us were instructed to go around. Photos are on airliners. Cheers, Matt Lee | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Mon November 26, 2007: Great shot | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Awesome! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Epic photo! Truely one of the best on here! | |
 A visitor from Sweden posted Mon November 26, 2007:Ome of the most interesting shots on a.net. Nice! | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Mon November 26, 2007: AWESOME! Being a A319 Pilot myself I can only tell you... AWESOME!!! | |
| A visitor from Russian Federation posted Mon November 26, 2007: It's unbelievable that this can happen during a usual flight. You're lucky! One of the greatest shots ever | |
 A visitor from Ireland posted Mon November 26, 2007:Wow, that is impressive!! Good job!! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Woah TCAS must have been buzzing! | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Mon November 26, 2007: Was the jumbo direct behind you or parallel behind you? The distance is so close! Great action shot! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: What a great photo! perhaps a once in a lifetime shot! 5* | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Thats an awesome picture! | |
 A visitor from Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of posted Mon November 26, 2007:Superb! Unique! Beautiful! 5 stars! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Probably this pic will become a classic at airliners.net... | |
 A visitor from Colombia posted Mon November 26, 2007:You said it: spectacular. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Great Shot. I hope so much that someone in the Qantas bird got a shot of the VirAm plane - though I would guess its not nearly as impressive. Keep shooting! | |
| A visitor from - posted Mon November 26, 2007: I can see that someone didn't have their portable electronics stored during landing! | |
| A visitor from - posted Mon November 26, 2007: Whats the worst that can happen if the 747 gets in front? The airbus will just get tossed around, no biggie! ;) 5* | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Nice picture considering how bright it is outside! I can just imagine what it looked like from inside the A319! | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Mon November 26, 2007: What a unique sighting! Truely amazing! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Very unique shot of an event most of us never see... good job, and definitely a bit of luck! | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Mon November 26, 2007: OMG.. That's like 400-450 ft. from your POV.. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Amazing view | |
| A visitor from - posted Mon November 26, 2007: Very cool shot! Good use of the opportunity. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Truly Amazing! I was really on that flight! Simply stunning. It makes wonder who was in the wrong... I don't think the Qantas employees were too happy about this! Truly Amazing, I get on Airliners dot net, and sure enough, the picture is screaming at me at the home page! Quite the Adventure... | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Mon November 26, 2007: Great moment - great shot! Thanks for sharing this special situation in this gorgeous way... | |
| A visitor from France posted Mon November 26, 2007: What a spectacular shot. Truly a once in a lifetime event. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Very very cool! One of those "amazing" things...you got it! | |
| A visitor from Mauritius posted Mon November 26, 2007: Congratulations on the nice shot | |
 A visitor from Jamaica posted Mon November 26, 2007:Sweet!! This shows that you can also overtake in the air. I like the B747's angle of approach w/ the landing gear all set. Maybe next time the A319 will move a little faster, right Ben? | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Great pic, very rare moment captured | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Amazing coincidence, and on Virgin America to boot! 5* | |
| A visitor from Poland posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow you were very lucky indeed! | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Mon November 26, 2007: Amazing!!! must've been a heart stopping moment when you witnessed it | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow that is a great photo ! How did you like Virgin America ? | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wonderful shot but very rare circumstnces. very well done | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Mon November 26, 2007: Brilliant! Just amazing picture. | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Mon November 26, 2007: Fabulous ! | |
| A visitor from Czech Republic posted Mon November 26, 2007: How close it could be?? | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: What better view could you possibly ask for out of an aeroplane window. Stunning. | |
 A visitor from Cyprus posted Mon November 26, 2007:Dramatic shot..well done Ben | |
| A visitor from Australia posted Mon November 26, 2007: Amazing! Excellent capture of this moment. Feel the GEs roaring! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Talk about timing. Glad that you have your camera at the right place at the right time! | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow...very close wel done !! | |
 A visitor from Austria posted Mon November 26, 2007:Hard to believe that there is no comment yet on this outstanding and spectacular picture. What a great shot! One can almost feel the movement, isn't that so? | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Awesome picture.......Flaps down,Power up!!!!!! Brilliant | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Mon November 26, 2007: Great moment - great picture! Thanks for sharing this breathtaking situation | |
 A visitor from Finland posted Mon November 26, 2007:Looks scary but fantastic at the same time. 5 stars! | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: This is the coolest air to air shot I have ever seen. | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: BEN - i wish i could've seen it myself! great capture! Brandon - Las Vegas | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: What a lucky "once in a lifetime shot"! Congrat's Ben,a 5-star from me. | |
| A visitor from Sweden posted Mon November 26, 2007: Awesome shot | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Woow - great pic 5 stars | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow!!! You are very lucky to have seen this and have done a great job capturing this moment. Thanks for sharing | |
| A visitor from Canada posted Mon November 26, 2007: WOW! I thought it was a near miss! Just kidding! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wow! I bet ever A.netter would have sold there grannies to be in a position to take such a picture, though i'm sure some of the pax were going a bit mad have a heavy that close at what appars to still be a resonable alt on approch, this has just become my new worktop | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Lookin kinda close there! | |
| A visitor from Sweden posted Mon November 26, 2007: You are the luckiest photographer!! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: A real "right time, right place" shot! Definitely something you don't see every day. | |
 A visitor from Ukraine posted Mon November 26, 2007:Awesome! 5 stars | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Wicked shot, I bet this fot folks oohh'n and aaah'n in the aircraft | |
| A visitor from United States posted Mon November 26, 2007: Thats one flight i wish i had been on- great lighting on the 747! | |
 A visitor from Brazil posted Mon November 26, 2007:5 stars because of the moment , really unusual | |
| A visitor from Germany posted Mon November 26, 2007: I know that it's very difficult to estimate distances on a 2D-picture but this looks very close - too close to follow provisions. Spectacular shot, congrats! | |
| A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 26, 2007: Fantastic - an air to air photo that we would all like to get credit for. Good job you weren't sitting on the other side of the aircraft! | |
| A visitor from Netherlands posted Mon November 26, 2007: Great shot! The Jumbo looks very big in this photo | |
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