I See Angels: San Francisco Fleet Week 2009

Another San Francisco Fleet Week has come and gone.  The weather put somewhat of a damper on this year’s festivities.
 
Due to heavy fog last Saturday, the Blue Angels grounded after only a few minutes, leaving hundreds of thousands of spectators staring up at an empty smoke grey sky, myself included.  I was reading various places online that people were livid that the Blue Angels decided to pull the plug on Saturday’s performance, which I find amusing.  I mean, sorry that you and your family traveled from afar for the show, but having six jets loaded with fuel, flying extremely low over The City in foggy conditions doesn’t sound like a good idea to me.  
 
The weather was again unfavorable on Sunday, but the Angels did perform a modified show of sorts for festival goers.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to catch the show.  
 
However, I was able to photograph the Blue Angels survey runs and practice flights on Thursday and Friday from the rooftop of a skyscraper in the Financial District, which, for lack of a better word, was insane!  

Below are some of my favorite shots from Thursday, Friday and Saturday, some of which appeared on KTVU.com (Fox 2), SFGate.com and CBS5.com “Eye on the Blogs," among a few other local news sites and blogs.  Thanks to all for linking me! 

Enjoy!   

Travis

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