I was on a mini-road trip with friends Brad, Jerry and Dave . . . we were on our way to the Pt. Reyes Station Youth Hostel for the night, to be followed by a visit to the Spirit Rock Meditation Center the next morning.
Prior to arriving at the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge we had been mired in thick traffic, and had stopped to grab something to eat in hopes that the commute would lighten. By taking the time to nosh we unknowingly put ourselves right-on-schedule to encounter the extremely rare vision of a pair of aircraft, complete with smoke trail, making multiple passes over the entrance to San Francisco Bay: after crossing the bridge we agreed to make a quick side trip to the visitor's center in order to take in the commanding view it offers; right after getting out of our cars these planes appeared.
I had little time to grab my camera, make hasty exposure setting adjustments, and snapped off hurried shots in hope of capturing the graceful and amazing aerobatic display. I did my best to compose the shots reasonably, but only a couple of the resulting images met my criteria. This is one of them.
The apparent ease and grace with which these craft repeatedly soared overhead was a sweet antidote for the (minor) sl0w-travel frustrations; these scene also proved to be a lovely allegory for the lightness of spirit we encountered via meditation the next day.
Golden Gate Flyover, #3624
(c)2009 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: September 27, 2008; Canon 20D; f/11 @ 1/400 sec; ± 0 EV; ISO 400; 17mm.
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