Perception vs. Reality

9/10/10 - Day 266
The perception is these lines are vertical but, in reality, they are horizontal on a flat surface. Taken from the 66th floor sky lobby in Sears Tower today for Daily Shoot #299: "Find a strong series of horizontal lines or elements and make a photograph of it today."

Circle Over Chicago

8/27/10 - Day 252
Circled over the city today on approach to O'Hare.  Couldn't quite get Sears Tower and the Hancock Building all in the frame.  However, this still qualifies for Daily Shoot #151: "Every town, village, or city has distinguishing icons and landmarks. Make a photo of one wherever you are today."  Working on catching up some older assignments.

Homeward Bound

8/13/10 - Day 238
On the way home from San Diego I was able to shoot wide for today's Daily Shoot assignment #271: "Make a photograph using wide focal length. Zoom or prime or iPhone cameras all qualify for going wide today."  I am so used to zooming in on my aerial shots, this assignment forced me to stay wide and compose an expansive shot.

600 MPH

7/28/10 - Day 222
A typical day of motion...shot for today's Daily Shoot #255: "The world is always in motion. Make a photo that conveys a bit of your own motion to your viewer."   Chasing the sunset on the way home from Boston.

Zebra Clouds

7/13/10 - Day 207
Even after a couple million miles of flying, until today I never saw a cloud pattern like this.

Puzzle Pieces

5/19/10 - Day 152
This aerial image of the California coastline looks like a couple of interlocking jigsaw puzzle pieces. Also works well for today's Daily Shoot: "Make a photo today that distills some simplicity from the complexity of the world."

Above the Bridge

4/30/10 - Day 133
A three hour delay at SFO due to weather in Chicago and the need for additional fuel resulted in a takeoff on runway 28R out to the west.  Although rare, when it does happen, it is usually a treat because the views are either of Marin or the City.  Turning back to the east, I was able to get a shot of the Golden Gate Bridge.  Small consolation for what turned out to be a 4+ hour delay.

Grand Canyon

4/26/10 - Day 129
I couldn't possibly fly over the Grand Canyon without making it the subject of today's photo.  Taken on the way to San Diego.  The runner-up shot better shows the Colorado River in the canyon.

Coming & Going

3/5/10 - Day 77
Returning to Chicago from San Francisco today, I had a rear-facing seat in the reconfigured business cabin of a United 767.  It was a real interesting perspective and allowed me to capture a plane landing to the west as we were taking off to the south.

Fog Layer

2/15/10 - Day 59

In all the years I've been flying into SFO, the fog layer has never been this low.  This image is the of the San Mateo Bridge peeking through the clouds while on approach.  We were in the clouds until seconds before touchdown.

A Peek into the Past?

2/5/10 - Day 49

Perhaps, except the highrise buildings give it away.  I took this shot leaving San Francisco this morning.

Approach into SFO

2/2/10 - Day 46

A window seat almost always yields a Project 365 photo.  Glancing out the window, I saw the plane on parallel approach and knew this would be today's shot.

On the Way Home from SFO

1/8/10 - Day 21

With 500 flights canceled at O'Hare yesterday, I had no idea if we'd make it out of SFO on time today.  We did, and I captured this image of the plane's shadow as it left runway 1R.