Obama in South Africa - Air Force 1 Pics

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

07/01/2013 02:51:58 PM · #1

Naturally info was sketchy so being in the right place at the right time was difficult and even then the routine was changed. Very hazy morning on Sunday and wrong runway departure from normal... still here are some shots.

scooter97

Canon EOS-6D

07/01/2013 06:48:34 PM · #2

Thanks for posting these. It's not everyday that you get to see AF One. Most likely the Secret Service heard that you were planning to photograph the plane and changed the take off because of you :P

07/02/2013 02:28:01 AM · #3

There were aviation nuts with radios as well as pilots that knew more than I about the arrangements so they got to the right locations. The web is full of amazing images in the aviation forums. Now I know where to look for info :)

AVCOM - Skip through page by page till you get images. Good read too!
SAAF - Same skip through till you get to the pics. Good read too!

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

07/02/2013 02:31:36 AM · #4

Originally posted by scooter97:

Most likely the Secret Service heard that you were planning to photograph the plane and changed the take off because of you :P

As I was not aware of these forums until after the event, I noticed the chatter about Secret Service "requesting" that togs don't take pics or stand at end of runways etc. The response was pretty much thumb in your nose by some togs and others as the aircraft were landing at commercial, civil airports (Lanseria Joburg and Cape Town International) bar one (Waterkloof AFB) With so much military hardware on open display how can anyone not take a pic of such a big event...

Denise

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

07/02/2013 08:13:16 AM · #5

Harvey - thanks for sharing images and links