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Title: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: xNOVAx on April 19, 2009, 12:57:13 PM: Took some pictures flying in a friends Cessna 170.. :aok Enjoy!

Downtown
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3455736539_a3dab4a5d9_b_d.jpg)

Alcatraz
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3456554842_64175dec71_b_d.jpg)

The Presidio
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3456552110_3ea2bd30ca_b_d.jpg)

My Brother-in-law Sitting in front
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3455732519_cc04b9cbe8_b_d.jpg)

Golden Gate Bridge
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3456550726_c7b696d546_b_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: xNOVAx on April 19, 2009, 12:59:26 PM: A few more Golden Gate Pictures

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3455741499_e82d5a485b_b_d.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3456555532_109f887b82_b_d.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3455739361_ce9a37e974_b_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Bark0 on April 19, 2009, 01:44:22 PM: :O
:aok

cool Pics. How High are you allowed to fly those Rec. Planes?
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: ghi on April 19, 2009, 01:49:43 PM: Amazing pics!
i been there first time 14-15 years ago working on cruise ships, we used navigate under the Golden Gate bridge and dock the ships close the famous Chocolate Factory. I been hauling freight also from Canada to SF, and otw back produce from Salinas,Watsonville , but i had enough with west coast:crazy traffic always on I-5, nasty DOT inspections,speed limit 55mph for trucks in CA and expensive diesel.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on April 19, 2009, 01:53:40 PM: The first golden gate one is really cool ... with the workers on the top. :rock dude.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: SSgtHam on April 19, 2009, 03:59:04 PM: That just makes me wish I had more money for a PPL...thanks Nova :cry

Neat pictures, though.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: eagl on April 19, 2009, 04:25:15 PM: Do you have a UV filter on the camera? If not, consider trying one out for shooting pics from the air. With a little photoshop work on the colors, some of those pics would be stunning.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: xNOVAx on April 19, 2009, 06:48:47 PM: Quote from: eagl on April 19, 2009, 04:25:15 PM
Do you have a UV filter on the camera? If not, consider trying one out for shooting pics from the air. With a little photoshop work on the colors, some of those pics would be stunning.

Haha nope, it's just a little Cannon point and shoot (SD1100).. Great little camera for $200 bucks!
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Phaser11 on April 20, 2009, 09:32:09 AM: Great picks!!!!
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Shuffler on April 20, 2009, 12:29:24 PM: Nice pics. Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: oakranger on April 20, 2009, 01:25:21 PM: Great pic. Awesome view too.

Not trying to scar you, but Homeland Security are funny when you take pics like these.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Speed55 on April 20, 2009, 01:33:01 PM: Nice shots.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: DYNAMITE on April 20, 2009, 10:08:07 PM: awesome... i can see my old office building in some of those shots (I worked at UCSF on the Parnassus campus) :aok
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Karnak on April 20, 2009, 10:11:48 PM: Whatever else you may say about it, San Francisco and its surroundings are gorgeous. Makes it so a great many people want to live here and our houses are so freaking expensive.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: xNOVAx on April 20, 2009, 10:50:24 PM: Quote from: Karnak on April 20, 2009, 10:11:48 PM
Whatever else you may say about it, San Francisco and its surroundings are gorgeous. Makes it so a great many people want to live here and our houses are so freaking expensive.

You live in San Francisco Karnak? I'm close to Japan Town.. :aok
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Karnak on April 21, 2009, 12:07:53 AM: Quote from: xNOVAx on April 20, 2009, 10:50:24 PM
You live in San Francisco Karnak? I'm close to Japan Town.. :aok
San Rafael actually.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: xNOVAx on April 21, 2009, 12:28:44 AM: Quote from: Karnak on April 21, 2009, 12:07:53 AM
San Rafael actually.

Ahh very cool.. I'm taking flight lessons in Sonoma so I go through there quite often.. :)
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: moot on April 21, 2009, 04:24:14 AM: Quote from: Karnak on April 20, 2009, 10:11:48 PM
Whatever else you may say about it, San Francisco and its surroundings are gorgeous. Makes it so a great many people want to live here and our houses are so freaking expensive.
What I was about to say. Looks like something out of Sim City.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: BigPlay on April 21, 2009, 03:50:25 PM: See Rule #14
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: moot on April 21, 2009, 04:55:08 PM: :lol <golf clap>
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Karnak on April 21, 2009, 05:07:02 PM: See Rule #4
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: MstWntd on April 21, 2009, 05:12:48 PM: See Rule #4
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: moot on April 21, 2009, 05:14:41 PM: Hey, it was his 666th post, he didn't really mean that.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: BigPlay on April 21, 2009, 05:22:21 PM: Quote from: MstWntd on April 21, 2009, 05:12:48 PM
I concur.

Do any of you live near SF ?
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: BigPlay on April 21, 2009, 05:26:53 PM: See Rule #4
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: moot on April 21, 2009, 05:33:33 PM: You mean a nice city like that is fun to nuke inside games like Sim City, right? You're not talking about the actual SF? It's not really clear in your post.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: oakranger on April 21, 2009, 05:50:17 PM: See Rule #4
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: MstWntd on April 21, 2009, 06:09:07 PM: Quote from: BigPlay on April 21, 2009, 05:22:21 PM

Do any of you live near SF ?

No but frankly that doesn't matter.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: eagl on April 21, 2009, 07:59:38 PM: Sheesh, don't level the place... It would be a great place to live without the wackos. Maybe just killing off all the idiots (most of them?) and taking over the place would be a good start. Start with the retards who thought it would be a good idea for one of the most traditional "navy ports" in the world to turn down a surplus carrier or battleship for museum, simply because they didn't like the president at time time. What a bunch of short-sighted tools, not only did they turn their backs on history and the men and women who guard them, they made pretty much every military member and vet lose respect for the city and it's inhabitants. There used to be a lot of pride in the navy presence in SF, and in one politically motivated move they lost the respect of pretty much everyone who wasn't blinded by rage and hatred of one guy who would be out of office in a few years anyhow.

Retards. Get rid of the retards and I'd happily move there.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: xNOVAx on April 21, 2009, 11:24:26 PM: Well this thread took the wrong damn turn.. How about this.. We all agree there's idiots everywhere so nobody has to point fingers at anyone.. Ok cool..

Enjoy the pictures..
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Karnak on April 21, 2009, 11:37:53 PM: See Rule #4
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: moot on April 22, 2009, 01:25:57 AM: Seriously.. Karnak it's the same on both sides. Now that that's out of the way, the thread can hijack itself back to nice pics of/from planes.. Cue Nova :)
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: eagl on April 22, 2009, 05:32:23 AM: Quote from: xNOVAx on April 21, 2009, 11:24:26 PM
Well this thread took the wrong damn turn.. How about this.. We all agree there's idiots everywhere so nobody has to point fingers at anyone.. Ok cool..

Enjoy the pictures..

But finger pointing is SO FUN! :)

Still, seeing the photos made me a bit homesick. I like amost all of California better than most of TX.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: xNOVAx on April 22, 2009, 09:57:05 AM: Quote from: eagl on April 22, 2009, 05:32:23 AM
I like amost all of California better than most of TX.

You and me both man.. I moved here about a year and a half ago from Texas and havent looked back.. :aok

You from SF originally?
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: BigPlay on April 22, 2009, 11:49:16 AM: See Rule #14
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: moot on April 22, 2009, 12:40:01 PM: See Rule #14
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: BigPlay on April 22, 2009, 01:04:01 PM: See Rule #14
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: Skuzzy on April 22, 2009, 02:59:45 PM: I started to lock this thread, but instead, I think a pile of bannings makes more sense. Children. Sheesh.
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: oakranger on April 22, 2009, 04:43:37 PM: Quote from: Skuzzy on April 22, 2009, 02:59:45 PM
I started to lock this thread, but instead, I think a pile of bannings makes more sense. Children. Sheesh.

lol, "children"
Title: Re: Pictures of San Francisco / Golden Gate Bridge from the Air
Post by: eagl on April 22, 2009, 10:06:52 PM: Quote from: xNOVAx on April 22, 2009, 09:57:05 AM
You and me both man.. I moved here about a year and a half ago from Texas and havent looked back.. :aok

You from SF originally?

I was born near SF but grew up in San Diego. Both sets of grandparents lived in SF, one in San Mateo and one in Palo Alto.