Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

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Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

Postby MrsHomeSweetRoam » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:35 pm

I know you've all probably been bombarded with images and it's old news but I thought I'd share- both for the images of the pier (those who've never been) and for the images of the historic fly over. :D

We got there super early to get great parking and in anticipation of incredible crowds...the crowds weren't anything like I thought they'd be.
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Finally, after a delayed arrival, here she comes! The crowd goes NUTS!
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Most of the crowd leaves not realizing or not caring that Endeavour will make another pass...and then even a third is vaguely seen in the distance over the ocean. We stayed to watch every second of it.

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Second fly by
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And the final, barely visible fly by
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Re: Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

Postby Sandersmr » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:53 pm

I saw it on the front end of that flight. It left Houston that morning about 7 am just as I was going to work. I came over the freeway just in time to see it take off. It turned and flew over Johnson Space Center one more time. I wasn't sure of it's route but when I saw it turn north over JSC, I pulled across 3 lanes of traffic - yes, I checked first and there was no one behind me on all 3 lanes - so that I could pull off and shoot. Unfortunately, it was pretty far away for my 270 mm lens.

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Oh, did I say it was just at sunrise?
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Re: Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

Postby MrsHomeSweetRoam » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:07 pm

Sandersmr wrote:
Oh, did I say it was just at sunrise?


Nice. Beautiful colors! Thanks for sharing your view, you crazy driver, you. :lol:
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Re: Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

Postby AlmostThere » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:16 pm

How fortunate to see that and take pics!
My BIL (bro-in-law) lived just across the street and and a few buildings up from the pier. We walked the beach every morning when we visited him.
Also walked to Venice Beach. :shock: :o :lol: Wow, talk about sensory overload! LOL
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Re: Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

Postby BarbaraRose » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:20 pm

Awesome pics! I have never been to Santa Monica Pier so those pics were great to see as well.
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Re: Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

Postby MrsHomeSweetRoam » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:27 pm

AlmostThere wrote:Also walked to Venice Beach. :shock: :o :lol: Wow, talk about sensory overload! LOL


:lol: Indeed.
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Re: Santa Monica Pier, CA (Bonus ENDEAVOUR fly over)

Postby cpatinjones » Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:18 pm

Right time, right place.
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