NOT your average airplane shot - Airbus A380 visits Los Angeles for the first time.

I try to place technology and almost any subject into a human context. The Airbus A380 arriving at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) at 9:23 a.m. on March 19, 2007 on Runway 24R.

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minorityreport says:

Some great shots Jeff! Monstrous plane!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Joits says:

woah... nice capture!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

oybay © says:

Great moment caught!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

jonsearlesphoto says:

Where was it flying in from, do you know?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

snowy4052002 says:

Congrats on Explore!

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Joits says:

jonsearlesphoto... i think it was flying from sydney, australia... i think

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Harold_5056 says:

I saw this in Beauty is in the *Eye* of the Beholder!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark 2400 says:

My God! What a shot!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

tini21 says:

Hilarious title. Definitely wouldn't want to be crushed by that.
Congrats on being in Explore.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

WTL photos says:

Oh wow !!
I guess you in LAX and me at JFK covered the story ! Great job partner!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Pachelbel Canon says:

Yikes!
Can't wait to ride on one of these puppies....
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Rainer Fritz_away until 18/12 says:

Great shot!!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

casual clicks says:

Thank you to everyone for the nice comments and all the faves. I'll be visiting each of your streams to take a look at your photos.

Rainer - I appreciate you visiting. I can learn a lot from your nature macros.

Pachelbel Canon - And they say the cost will be reasonable.

Wendy - Thanks, partner! Are we ready for the next step...partners in crime?...haahha...painting an A380 with pansies!

Tini21 - Thanks for the explore news...don't know much about explore but will check it out.

Ms2400 - Wow, thanks! I've never had God mentioned in describing any of my shots. Cool and thanks for visiting!

Takuma and Harold..thanks for stopping by!

Snowy - thanks for the explore info...I'll go and learn about it.

Raul - It was monstrous but like my wife says about becoming immersed in taking shots...I kinda lost the impact of the whole scene and moment and "seeing" the monster...since I was focused on executing the shots.

Joits - Appreciate the nice comment!

Oybay - Thanks for the kind words.

Jonsearlesphotos - This A380 flew about 12.5 hours from Toulouse, France...Airbus headquarters.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

FrizzText says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Modern ICONOGRAPHY, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

jonsearlesphoto says:

Thanks for the info. I think the legendary status of this airplane is helping you enormously, not that it's a bad photo at all. :-) You've got 400 views as of now!!!! I also should note that I originally found this on Explore.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

gcquinn says:

It kind of looks like a bus, doesn't it.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

jonsearlesphoto says:

A Routemaster, maybe? Sorry that wasn't serious. :-) It's much prettier than a Routemaster, in my opinion.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

SuperMarina [deleted] says:

Yup! Big it is.
I'm just thinking of all the people who would crowd the aisles of that huge plane with their oversized suitcases they absolutely have to carry onboard and take forever to stow...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

John D F says:

Great pic. Love the way you got the people into the shot.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

snack happy says:

astonishing
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

casual clicks says:

Johnfielding001 and snack happy - thanks for the nice comments and for stopping by to take a look.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

michaeltucker says:

great composition... nice contrast on the people/tech.

~mt
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Mike Wood Photography says:

man that is one big plane. nice inclusion people for scale. :)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

casual clicks says:

Michael - Thanks for the faves and nice comments. I love the burst and powerful zoom on my little point and shoot.

W4B - thanks for the nice comments and I appreciate you stopping by to take a look.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

chrisinphilly5448 says:

Gynormous! (I don't think I'll be getting on one anytime soon... It's kinda intimidating).
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

fulcrumdb1 says:

Amazing picture! Had to look at it quite a few times. It still looks like the 380 landed on top of a roof with the nose wheel hanging over!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

casual clicks says:

Fulcrumdb1 - thanks and I appreciate you taking a look at my photos.

Chris - late in 2008 is when passenger flights begin. Thanks for taking a look.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

rickpawl says:

Amazing shots, Jeff. Way to go man!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

casual clicks says:

Hey Rick - Thanks for commenting.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

bumba_raas_clot [deleted] says:

The American Boeing 797-200 may be even bigger that the Airbus A380
Here is a photo at the top, showing the Boeing 797 mammoth passenger jet. It's only a matter of time with American ingenuity.

Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

j-dphotos says:

Fantastic shot - looks so close to those people. Saw it today over Manchester UK - couldn't believe the number of people out there to take a look - we were a bit late and only just caught it, so no photos! Such is life. Faved.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

casual clicks says:

Thanks j-dphotos -
We also had a huge crowd for its arrival...thousands lining the streets. I arrived very early and scouted the entire perimeter of the giant airport to find the best location and hope no one else was there. If I see a crowd, I try to go someplace else since I don't like taking pics that everyone else is getting. Anyhow, after arriving early, I shot several practice photos on other arriving aircraft before I had all the technical skills mastered. I then crossed my fingers as she arrived. I did the same on her departure...but from a different location.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

NoiseFilter says:

great moment.

my static version of it:

Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Thomas Becker says:

Hi, I am the administrator of the Flickr group Airplanes: Nose Shots, and would love to see you adding this photo to the pool. Please think of becoming a member - this would be highly appreciated!

Be part of a community with more than 460 members and >6,800 photos! Welcome to the "Nose Club"! ;-)

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Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Zippy's Revenge says:

Great stuff. I've been following this thing wherever she goes. I got her at Liverpool (UK) last month doing a flypast and she's huuuuuuuugggggggggeeeeeeeeee.

:-)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

caribb says:

Wow great capture. It looks enormous there. Please add this to the The Aviation Firsts group!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

566 Figi says:

Awsome capture. Great shot. Look how close u r to that. Or is that just the zoom?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

casual clicks says:

566 - a bit of zoom action
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Ola_nyc says:

great shot : ) !
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

julio_cesar says:

I thought that airplane landed in the afternoon around 4pm...mmm
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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NOT your average airplane shot - Airbus A380 visits Los Angeles for the first time.

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