He ain't heavy, he's my brother by Sea_Dog

Photography • Aviation • posted on Oct 06, 2012

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Sometimes you just get lucky. To take a little break from a couple of projects I've been spending a lot of time on I decided to take a road trip along the California and Oregon coast. Passing through Monterrey, California mid-afternoon a few weeks ago I decided to stop for the night rather than pressing on. That evening as I was enjoying an adult beverage the bartender happened to ask me where I was planning on watching the space shuttle fly over the following day. I thought he was joking until he explained that the retired space shuttle Endeavor was being moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles to be placed on display at the Los Angeles Science Center. He recommended the Monterrey Bay Aquarium as a prime spot and since the aquarium is one of my favorites it was an easy decision. The next day around 10:30 the 747 carrying the shuttle appeared on the horizon and flew almost directly over us, at an altitude of about 1500 feet, as you can see. Enjoy.

Comments (24)

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tommorules

4:00PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

While I'm not American, I am rather fond of the old shuttle, despite the tragedies that sometimes dooged her. This is such a wonderful shot, am so jealous; I would love to have seen this for myself.

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kbrog

4:01PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

Superb POV and capture! You can even see how beat up the bottom of the shuttle is in zoom. :D And this is the last time for one to be seen flying in the air!

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blondeblurr

4:09PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

That was very lucky indeed for you, perfect timing Dennis and that must have been a sight for sore eyes - spectacular! Good ol' bartender, very useful, in more than one way ;) I saw it happening on our TV news here in Australia - in a more modest way, still a marvel in my books - congratulations! BB

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kgb224

4:28PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

Superb capture my friend. God Bless.

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taliesin86001

4:50PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

I sure hope you tipped that bartender well!!! Lol This is probably the finest photo of any of the Shuttles I've seen, including the official NASA photos! Great Job!

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RodS

5:03PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

I was wondering if anyone was able to capture this.... What an incredible shot of these two legendary craft! Wow - talk about being in the right place at the right time.... The last flight of a legend...

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erlandpil

6:03PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

excellent erland

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blinkings

6:46PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

Yeah I'm jealous too. Great job.

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morningglory

7:46PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

I'm surprised more people have not uploaded shots, considering how many were taking pictures. I got some shots of her leaving Florida. This is a super nice capture of Endeavour.

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0rest4wicked

7:50PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

The right place at the right time. Doesn't stumbling into something like this make it all the sweeter?

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Richardphotos

8:49PM | Sat, 06 October 2012

what a fortunate occurrence and superb capture. I shot a shuttle before while it was taking off from the old Carswell AF base via the 747 but I was nearly a mile or more away shooting with my 50- 500mm lens with a 2x convertor.

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jocko500

12:06AM | Sun, 07 October 2012

wow bet that a rush. i too would wait for a once in a life time shot.

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sharky_

1:40AM | Sun, 07 October 2012

Amazing how it carries it on its back. Nice shot. Aloha

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jayfar

3:20AM | Sun, 07 October 2012

You were very lucky and this is a superb capture.

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Briney

1:06AM | Mon, 08 October 2012

Gee, "barnstormers" are not what they used to be.... What luck!

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NightGallery

3:19PM | Mon, 08 October 2012

First off, I love your title as it's one of my fave songs. Second, I didn't make any effort to shoot this event. You did it for me. BEAUTIFUL CATCH! Very well done my friend. Bravo!

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danapommet

11:04PM | Mon, 08 October 2012

A fantastic capture and share Dennis. It must have been a thrill to see this in person!

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DukeNukem2005

2:22AM | Tue, 09 October 2012

This is a very beautiful!

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Steeleyes101

4:12PM | Tue, 09 October 2012

Bro Please tell me that you have more!!! Thanks so much for this one I cant take the smile off my face as I view and type this Bravo! & I remove my hat to ya for this capture

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Isabelle711

11:51AM | Wed, 10 October 2012

Totally amazing. :)))))) I am so happy you were there to catch this special moment. :)))) Most excellent in details and capture my friend. :)))) Thank you very much for sharing. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))

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