tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80158308689124561672024-03-13T11:12:38.148-07:00Shadow of the ZeppelinBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015830868912456167.post-88592736200191448592009-11-08T20:05:00.003-08:002009-11-08T20:07:41.942-08:00Shadow on the Hangar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWZ72TykS2tVd-EvwjovYt7m5tPY4ngLfbs1dHrNoGvI7tOjTylKx9S06Y5AtE4P1xiKoOqLGJKeHZGQ4OgUeZcWjkpA2pdnL1OgHahCCzjqPjmeHBXddIryCFbYBAXRXnIyUhAkxI0k/s1600-h/IMG_3410_2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWZ72TykS2tVd-EvwjovYt7m5tPY4ngLfbs1dHrNoGvI7tOjTylKx9S06Y5AtE4P1xiKoOqLGJKeHZGQ4OgUeZcWjkpA2pdnL1OgHahCCzjqPjmeHBXddIryCFbYBAXRXnIyUhAkxI0k/s320/IMG_3410_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401950452349789474" /></a><br />A common sight on our afternoon flights, the shadow on top of Hangar 2, Moffett Field. Photo by Michael Cierpka.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015830868912456167.post-67046747176790175642009-11-01T20:18:00.000-08:002009-11-08T20:19:35.596-08:00An Empty Bay Bridge Ramp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4X-B_uIJVD00Td0hOoSKu47TfMU0V2iBs1j4pUbPgCPVTXjrx5ad4bZ4sdsXO6_yvTuheyNq1Ovy3CaALcCL7Aqv6EEno_24cB0yKE2SHiRvrmFWgcIe2wHpvVeY8V4Q_f54HNqO2BY/s1600-h/IMG_3140.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4X-B_uIJVD00Td0hOoSKu47TfMU0V2iBs1j4pUbPgCPVTXjrx5ad4bZ4sdsXO6_yvTuheyNq1Ovy3CaALcCL7Aqv6EEno_24cB0yKE2SHiRvrmFWgcIe2wHpvVeY8V4Q_f54HNqO2BY/s320/IMG_3140.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401953678381688370" /></a><br />Taking the empty ramp to the Bay Bridge (during closure). Photo by Michael Cierpka.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015830868912456167.post-46671065609600105532009-10-25T21:11:00.000-07:002009-10-25T21:28:20.348-07:00Shadow, meet transport<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQL2c21QTQ25re14Y9N7VAMYP9SdZ4YVlWmwrtqWWnAs6v3Z-2NdEI7qg8XQkAmczhumJ03_pLbfwJ21vEoDeapW8siwcZjYwSv8QdcLvHTtepHMWW3_xxoDTcnAyaipcBizyzdX1DYg/s1600-h/IMG_0634.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQL2c21QTQ25re14Y9N7VAMYP9SdZ4YVlWmwrtqWWnAs6v3Z-2NdEI7qg8XQkAmczhumJ03_pLbfwJ21vEoDeapW8siwcZjYwSv8QdcLvHTtepHMWW3_xxoDTcnAyaipcBizyzdX1DYg/s320/IMG_0634.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396756988183928594" /></a>Photo by Michael Cierpka, 25 Oct 2009, Moffett FieldBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015830868912456167.post-19839468259347931882009-10-17T14:44:00.000-07:002009-11-08T20:32:58.433-08:00Chasing the Shadow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe2OwUYSAduE1iD9Vut5g2n41o10HHr4X9xd093qDUE7x74proASI4ZmOTobnilfFkHc5QUxzIofsGhEqtkPgfiKZ8kts_cEHv6b1HAO-kok-tATzG2q_RaRvyIfn0I_2r6MoFFk9kyE/s1600-h/IMG_1783.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe2OwUYSAduE1iD9Vut5g2n41o10HHr4X9xd093qDUE7x74proASI4ZmOTobnilfFkHc5QUxzIofsGhEqtkPgfiKZ8kts_cEHv6b1HAO-kok-tATzG2q_RaRvyIfn0I_2r6MoFFk9kyE/s320/IMG_1783.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401957026475887810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl5dOtF6Xy-T0i4nx0pFwYCg1_rgy6N2INqRCBngbzZgwvum_7uZdz2iUE1r4gMiOdM8G_0E-e-y5zm2quxyjF79v31YQ1WDBM57-VxXpWysEyxqCjurchULEGgnu7Vm_3eyN5QbX_mI/s1600-h/IMG_1784.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl5dOtF6Xy-T0i4nx0pFwYCg1_rgy6N2INqRCBngbzZgwvum_7uZdz2iUE1r4gMiOdM8G_0E-e-y5zm2quxyjF79v31YQ1WDBM57-VxXpWysEyxqCjurchULEGgnu7Vm_3eyN5QbX_mI/s320/IMG_1784.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401957021050567458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSega8ZdrpTN2B4WxT1mKG1yF70X0an8CwFRN1n8_7pYCuKaAyhOT_nT6T8UVzeUBAUnVYNTKZ_YMtqhYidbcLsEt6HcIttrkMd6OkC4zYFgpQ_dVleANdFEgFCDVD9nOGhJrIe8tcK4/s1600-h/IMG_1785.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSega8ZdrpTN2B4WxT1mKG1yF70X0an8CwFRN1n8_7pYCuKaAyhOT_nT6T8UVzeUBAUnVYNTKZ_YMtqhYidbcLsEt6HcIttrkMd6OkC4zYFgpQ_dVleANdFEgFCDVD9nOGhJrIe8tcK4/s320/IMG_1785.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401957018403642130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7E3CJj4g7kp3ieGmgo0clnc3h5i1n3ZDnX_K9-q-LmZ_mNHE1R4IPqnvYM6O1j9xIzYuOHpPG325cvfvs36uoguS_743Q0rbIVgu_c0L86G6bJw13RrjRiIi8S5WgnPjJpJ2jqwMBwg/s1600-h/IMG_1789.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7E3CJj4g7kp3ieGmgo0clnc3h5i1n3ZDnX_K9-q-LmZ_mNHE1R4IPqnvYM6O1j9xIzYuOHpPG325cvfvs36uoguS_743Q0rbIVgu_c0L86G6bJw13RrjRiIi8S5WgnPjJpJ2jqwMBwg/s320/IMG_1789.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401957016258738610" /></a><br />This boat saw us coming, turned around, and chased the shadow. How cool!<br /><br />(Photos by Michael Cierpka)Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015830868912456167.post-15282357180921029372009-09-10T13:20:00.001-07:002009-09-10T13:22:21.644-07:00Go USC!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJkErQcpIrTaHj4bsSsf95gEXyi-nEAU03CBNCPyZ1XSKCCHET_IG1eKCiEStvHohJLdakXMX7JOIgaaOMRRbyVJEXFWtAg8i3Hj3dNPZoVPdBvz1OttagJ-QhLVR-hMOl-8ygHu7b9Q/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJkErQcpIrTaHj4bsSsf95gEXyi-nEAU03CBNCPyZ1XSKCCHET_IG1eKCiEStvHohJLdakXMX7JOIgaaOMRRbyVJEXFWtAg8i3Hj3dNPZoVPdBvz1OttagJ-QhLVR-hMOl-8ygHu7b9Q/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379936453354152738" /></a><br />Photo by Josh RavetchBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015830868912456167.post-55168730159568151252009-09-07T15:16:00.000-07:002009-09-10T15:19:06.495-07:00Whale off Long Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB57BRzKvbc9BpLq_evy4pGOrNEFPwJZti-y3lAviEtkjqCwDFtgEX81KDXAWgqpAlJ4J5VpMkNfaN9ykTvEslYYmPE33886wgrpRI82wIs3YlfehbbxpjcVkKhzOE_VKtkV2SPSRWINYQ/s1600-h/P1030512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB57BRzKvbc9BpLq_evy4pGOrNEFPwJZti-y3lAviEtkjqCwDFtgEX81KDXAWgqpAlJ4J5VpMkNfaN9ykTvEslYYmPE33886wgrpRI82wIs3YlfehbbxpjcVkKhzOE_VKtkV2SPSRWINYQ/s320/P1030512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378822151631133826" border="0" /></a>Yesterday all the flights were amazed by the marine life we could see from the airship. Pilot Jim Dexter took this amazing close up picture of a blue whale with the shadow of the airship.<br /><br />Looks like the whale is nursing...<br /><br />Magical!Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015830868912456167.post-25930332564742582892009-08-12T18:48:00.001-07:002009-08-12T18:49:16.290-07:00Pacing a Tanker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz-vCVb_Qx-SlgW6rNeU_zYxYCcUsx4ceLg4nkbiapwaoO0uifFXbkH1KJbYom-_n-3Q3Rct7bw13qTNviAbxxrbPA9kDUzuYHS3e95eIYbvjynMuogBeBbNm7c2ZNeQANjynutjY5II/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz-vCVb_Qx-SlgW6rNeU_zYxYCcUsx4ceLg4nkbiapwaoO0uifFXbkH1KJbYom-_n-3Q3Rct7bw13qTNviAbxxrbPA9kDUzuYHS3e95eIYbvjynMuogBeBbNm7c2ZNeQANjynutjY5II/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369259467119126530" /></a><br />Flying in the San Francisco Bay on a beautiful August day...Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459585419129918119noreply@blogger.com0