Its a rather thursday Thursday
Today felt like a Thursday. Can’t quite put my finger on the precise reason why it felt like a Thursday, just that if I were to sit here and go hmm.. what does this day feel like? It felt like a Thursday.
I arrived in The City last night. Yeah thats right. San Francisco is The City. You’ve got Gotham City, The Windy City, City of Lights, and all that.. but only San Francisco is simply The City.
I took off from Minneapolis in the late afternoon, and my favorite thing about the whole flying experience are the takeoffs. I love feeling the roar of those turbine jet engines spooling up and the tension in the cabin thickens as everyone catches their breath while the bird hurtles down the runway, looking for the lift it needs to take off before running out of runway.
I even made a little clip, courtesy of the fabulous 5D Mark II.
January 9, 2009 - 1:50 am
Hi Tim,
I’m a veteran flier and my pilot dad has always said that takeoff is the most dangerous part of a flight but the rest is gravy. :)
It’s a combo of the weight of the plane and the momentum that builds up from fighting the forces of gravity, and the bird’s like a train without brakes. No way to stop if there’s an obstacle ahead, birds getting sucked into the turbines, if an engine falls off, etc. I just remember to say the Lord’s Prayer and relax as the plane starts off the runway. Done it so many times, it’s like a habit.
You intend to make S.F. your permanent stop for awhile? You’ve certainly logged the miles in the last year. Hope to see more of your wonderful photography this new year.
January 9, 2009 - 1:13 pm
ann_c: hi – and happy new year!
yes, i’ll be staying here in SF for most of the year, but i have definite plans to travel quite a bit, and one of the things i want to do better this year is to blog more and take more pictures, so keep coming back!
i’m also quite certain that i’ll be heading back to bishop this fall to live there again… :)
January 11, 2009 - 9:28 pm
um…aren’t all electronics supposed to be OFF during takeoff Tim?
January 13, 2009 - 12:09 pm
What’s that white stuff on the ground?
January 13, 2009 - 5:16 pm
You can see my house @ :55.
:-)