N316JB landing at sunset.
N316JB landing at sunset. Originally uploaded by chrisvervaisphoto This one was tricky, the sun had already dropped behind the Santa Cruz mountains but, it left a really nice pink sky. I had to shoot at ISO 2500 F/9 to get a 1/160 shutter speed. Fortunately there

Strobe and beacon on a Continental 737-800
Strobe and beacon on Continental 737-800 Originally uploaded by chrisvervaisphoto The weather this past Monday was causing SJC arrivals to use 12R which is the opposite of the normal flow. This made for some nice spotting as the touchdown area was right in front o

Monterey Bay from N731SA SJC-BUR
Monterey Bay from N731SA SJC-BUR Originally uploaded by chrisvervaisphoto Often I’m 40 feet underwater in Monterey Bay. In this case I was about 30,000 feet above it. Taken at about 10am in the morning. You can see the Great California Fog Bank retreating fr

N384FE departs for Memphis.
N384FE departs for Memphis. Originally uploaded by chrisvervaisphoto This is a older image that I’ve recently given a do over. It’s one of my favorites since the gear is up and the doors are closed. Usually by the time the gear has been retracted, the

N598FE on finals for 30L at SJC.
N598FE on finals for 30L at SJC. Originally uploaded by chrisvervaisphoto This image was my first image accepted to airliners.net so it will always be special to me. It’s also not often that FedEx brings MD-11’s into SJC. Usually it’s a DC-10-10.