C. Roy Yokingco
8 - Above SF 2010 - Presidio
This wide angle shot above the Presidio shows the headquarters of Lucas Films and Lucas Arts in the foreground (buildings with red roofs), which are directly across the street from the Palace of Fine Arts. For those that do not know, Lucas Films and Lucas Arts were founded by George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and other films. The western span of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge is visible beyond the buildings of the Financial District.
This photo is part of a series of images that I captured while touring San Francisco, California aboard a helicopter in the fall of 2010. On the day we took the tour, I was suffering from vertigo due to an ear infection so motion was the last thing I wanted that day but it has been scheduled and there was a hefty cancellation fee. So a couple of motion sickness pills and I was off inside a 4-seat Bell helicopter.
I've never flown in a helicopter before so this was a new thing for me. I immediately recognized the challenge and difficulty of taking photos inside a small cramped cabin that's always vibrating and occasionally pulled mild turns in 3 dimensions. The setting sun and clouds in the sky did not help much in the lighting department, and that finely scratched plexiglas bubble that we had to shoot through can degrade the output of the best optics into something similar to a Holga or Diana camera. I asked our lovely pilot if I can crack open my window just enough to poke my lens through, and her answer was a resounding "NO".
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Copyright ©2010 - C. Roy Yokingco, aka Nextier Photography
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8 - Above SF 2010 - Presidio
This wide angle shot above the Presidio shows the headquarters of Lucas Films and Lucas Arts in the foreground (buildings with red roofs), which are directly across the street from the Palace of Fine Arts. For those that do not know, Lucas Films and Lucas Arts were founded by George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and other films. The western span of the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge is visible beyond the buildings of the Financial District.
This photo is part of a series of images that I captured while touring San Francisco, California aboard a helicopter in the fall of 2010. On the day we took the tour, I was suffering from vertigo due to an ear infection so motion was the last thing I wanted that day but it has been scheduled and there was a hefty cancellation fee. So a couple of motion sickness pills and I was off inside a 4-seat Bell helicopter.
I've never flown in a helicopter before so this was a new thing for me. I immediately recognized the challenge and difficulty of taking photos inside a small cramped cabin that's always vibrating and occasionally pulled mild turns in 3 dimensions. The setting sun and clouds in the sky did not help much in the lighting department, and that finely scratched plexiglas bubble that we had to shoot through can degrade the output of the best optics into something similar to a Holga or Diana camera. I asked our lovely pilot if I can crack open my window just enough to poke my lens through, and her answer was a resounding "NO".
View large in lightbox.
Copyright ©2010 - C. Roy Yokingco, aka Nextier Photography
All Rights Reserved. Please do not use my images without prior consent.