Flight

There is something fascinating about a human's ability to manufacture stuff. From cars to planes to video games, we really know how to make really cool things. What is our motivation? It could be just that we are born with the ideas...it could be divine intervention...or it could be that we mimic what already exists in our environment. The latter was never more clear when I was snapping off some shots of the 2008 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show performers. When watching these high powered jets dance in the air I could not help but associate them with the pelicans, hawks, and seagulls that share the same airspace. Think what you will about the armed forces and this seemingly wasteful display of government resources...but just like the Gumball 3000 and the Olympic Torch Rally, Fleet Week is just plain (or plane) cool. Enjoy these pictures of the jets, the birds, and the environment they reside in.