These images were primarily from December 24, when fabulous light around sunset allowed for some fun photography from the Los Angeles International Airport control… [Read More]
December 23, 2020 Aircraft Images From LAX
There wasn’t much going on weatherwise during this shift at LAX, but it was a good day for taking airplane pictures!
December 18, 2020 Santa Barbara Island from LAX, with Fata Morgana!
Visibility in the Los Angeles area was unlimited in most directions by sunset this day. These images were taken from the observing platform of… [Read More]
November 29, 2020 More images from LAX
Guess what? More shifts at LAX equals more airplane pictures on Stormbruiser!
October 23, 2020 LAX Panoramas and Aircraft
Below are some wide-angle images from the LAX control tower. In October, 2020, a “people-mover” project was under construction. The views in the first… [Read More]
October 2, 2020 LAX Aircraft, Sunset, Moonrise, and Smoke Plume
This shift at LAX was interesting photographically, with nice light on the jets, and a semi-smoky sunset and moonrise.
September 20, 2020 LAX fog and planes
A morning at LAX with a little low-level moisture.
September 18, 2020 Massive Wildfire Smoke Plume, from LAX
It was a lucky break to have a shift at LAX on this day! A big fire was in progress in the San Gabriel… [Read More]
September 12, 2020 Smoky sunrise and sunset at San Nicolas Island
Big late-summer wildfires in parts of California sent smoke plumes across much of the western United States. On this day, the smoke wasn’t too… [Read More]
August 28, 2020 Aircraft at LAX
Below is a slew of imagery from LAX in early September. But, there is ONE image from the Mojave Desert! The 8th photo shows… [Read More]
August 16, 2020 Military Cargo Plane at San Nicolas Island
Rumor has it that this is a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. It did a few touch-and-goes along the 2-mile long runway here, and… [Read More]
August 14, 2020 Sunrise at LAX and Pyrocumulus from Calabasas
A pretty and smoky sunrise and a morning shift at LAX resulted in some adequate photos. On the way home, a fire north of… [Read More]
August 2, 2020 Foggy Sunrise at LAX
Fog moved in quickly at LAX as I assumed the morning weather observer shift. Smoke layers aloft to the east filtered the sunlight to… [Read More]
July 19, 2020 More Aircraft at LAX
Yes, it is fun to take pictures of the jets at LAX from the 16th-floor platform of the control tower.
February 14, 2020 Jets at LAX
How about some more airplane pictures? From the LAX control tower on Friday afternoon, Feb 14.