Aerial Photography

Aerial Photography Pigeon Point Lighthouse

February 28, 2012 June 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photographs, Aerial Photography

aerial Pidgeon Point Lighthouse — Originally lit at sunset November 15, 1872, the Pigeon Point Lighthouse has a Fresnel lens which is composed of over 1000 prisms and lenses. The lighthouse and the rocky promontory on which it sits are visible through the fog in this aerial photograph and are preserved as Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, a California state park. Located on highway one 5 miles south of Pescadero, it is an important landmark for ships approaching San Francisco from the south. The lighthouse was originally equipped with a lamp that burned refined lard, which was later replaced by a kerosene lamp and in 1926 by a 1000 watt electrical bulb. The Fresnel lens has a range of 24 nautical miles and is now lit only on special occasions though a rotating 24 inch aerobeacon mounted on the front of the tower is still an active navigation aid. An electrically operated fog horn has also been installed.
Image ID: AHLB8220
© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

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Aerial Photograph of the Green Roof at the San Francisco Academy of Sciences

February 1, 2012 July 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photographs, Aerial Photography

aerial photograph green roof San Francisco Academy of Sciences — Designed by Renzo Piano, the California Academy of Sciences living roof covers an area of 197,000 square feet. This aerial photograph of the green roof shows the undulations which are part of the design and draw cool air into the open piazza located in the center of the building. Green roofs are excellent insulators reducing both heating and cooling energy consumption. The roof helps to lower urban air temperature, mitigating the heat island effect, causing cities to be significantly warmer than the surrounding areas. The nine species of native plants growing on the roof were selected for their ability to thrive and propagate in the unique climate present in Golden Gate park. Among the species are wildflowers including the California poppy and the California plantain and a variety of perennial plants.
Image ID: AHLB8220
© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

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Aerial Photography of Apple Silicon Valley Campus

January 25, 2012 June 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photographs, Aerial Photography

aerial photo Apple Computer headquarters Cuptertino — An aerial photograph of Apple Inc.'s world corporate headquarters located at 1-6 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California. This campus occupies 32 acres located in the heart of Silicon Valley at the southeastern corner of Interstate 280 and De Anza Boulevard. Built in 1993 by Sobrato Development Cos, the Apple campus consists of six buildings that total 850,000 square feet.
Image ID: AHLB4633
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Aerial Photography San Francisco Bay Rolex Big Boat Series

January 9, 2012 June 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photographs, Aerial Photography, Events

aerial photo San Francisco Big Boat Series — Contestants in the 2011 the Rolex Big Boat Series sailboat regatta in San Francisco Bay sail downwind under a blanket of fog in this aerial photograph with Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge in the background. St. Francis Yacht Club created the series 47 years ago to showcase big boat yachting talent, and each year the regatta attracts many world caliber sailors. San Francisco Bay is one of the premier sailing venues in the world. San Francisco has been selected to host the next America's cup, sailing's premier regatta in 2013.
Image ID: AHLB8853
© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

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Aerial Photography Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center, Sonoma County, California

December 21, 2011 June 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photographs, Aerial Photography

Aerial photography of Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center — The Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center consists of over 1000 acres in northwestern Sonoma County, California. It was founded by Tarthang Rinpoche, who was born in northeastern Tibet. The Odiyan center has planted over 250,000 trees on the once heavily logged property. A pilgrimage trail across the land owned by the Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center is marked by 108 stupas. The structure shown in this aerial photograph is the bronze Cintamani Temple, which was completed in 2008 and stands 140 tall. It contains sculptures of Buddhas and Bodisattvas which range from 12 to 35 feet tall. A community of 40-50 lay people ranging from 22 to 75 years old reside at the Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center.
Image ID: AHLB7979
© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

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Flying Presentations At Aerial Archives (T-6 and T-33)

November 30, 2011 July 18, 2014 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photography

Pilots Pat Belanger and Will Whiteside — Pilots Patrick Belanger and Will Whiteside exchange information after making presentations about flying the North American T-6 and the Lockheed T-33 at Visions From Above, an exhibit of aerial photography and fund raiser for the Western Horizon Flying Museum and the Petaluma Arts Center, sponsored by Aerial Archives, Lagunitas Brewing Company, the Professional Aerial Photographers Association International, Warren Percell Studios, with additional participation by numerous additional aviation related businesses.
Image ID: AHLC3345
© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

Western Horizon Flying Museum
Airport Muse

Aerial Archives Hosts Western Horizon Flying Museum Presentations

October 26, 2011 August 3, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photographs, Aerial Photography, Events

Top Cub--J-3 Cub — Aerial Archives hosts presentations at its Petaluma Airport offices Saturday, Oct. 29 about flying and maintaining historical aircraft for Visions From Above, a reception and print sale and series of presentations that is raising funds for the Western Horizon Flying Museum, dedicated to keeping historical aircraft flying. Presentations begin at 1:00pm with Pat Bellanger speaking about flying the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. At 1:30pm Will Whiteside of Team SteadFast air racing with speak about flying the North American, T-6, Texan. At 2:00pm brother and sister team Julie Belanger and Bruce Perlich will give a presentation entitled Whatever Happened to the Flying Lady Restaurant?, about the famous aviation themed restaurant and private aviation museum founded by their parents. Ann Elsbach, founder of the West Valley Flying Club, one of the largest flying clubs in the world, who now specializes in tailwheel flight training, will speak about Flying the Loveable, Squirrelly Luscombe. Herb Lingl, Aerial Archives director and Airport Muse curator, will speak about flying the Antonov, AN-2, the world's largest biplane and at 3:00pm, Aeroventure mechanic and pilot, Joe Davis, will speak about Maintaining Historical Aircraft: An Aviation Mechanic's Perspective. Joe was a mechanic for United Airlines for over 25 years, is a pilot and now specializes in maintaining historical aircraft. Visions From Above also features a silent auction of aerial photography prints from leading photographers from around the world, a portion of which benefit the Western Horizon Flying Museum. The stunning photograph of the Piper J-3 Cub, two seat aircraft, which were manufactured from 1938 through 1947, was created by Stan Macbean of Utah by Air, and is one of the prints part of the Visions From Above exhibit.
Top Cub
Image ID: AHLM3021
© Stan Macbean/utahbyair.com

Western Horizon Flying Museum
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Aerial Archives Sponsors Visions From Above Exhibit

October 12, 2011 June 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photography, Events

Visions From Above Exhibit | Oct 29 | Petaluma Airport — Aerial Archives sponsors Visions From Above, a reception and print sale of the work of leading aerial photographers at the Petaluma Airport on Saturday, October 29 from 11am-4pm. Proceeds from the sale of prints benefit the Western Horizon Flying Museum, dedicated to keeping historical aircraft flying. The Lagunitas Brewing Company is also a sponsor of the event and will be providing a keg of its famous India Pale Ale. Numerous aviation and northern California businesses are donating prizes to the raffle which benefits the flying museum and the Petaluma Arts Center. The event takes place at the Aerial Archives offices at the Petaluma Airport, located in the main airport office building at 561 Sky Ranch Rd, Suite E, Petaluma, CA. Additional information is available on the web site of Airport Muse, the event organizer and on the Airport Muse Facebook page.

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Aerial Photography South of Market SoMa San Francisco

June 29, 2011 June 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photographs, Aerial Photography

Aerial photograph SFMOMA Museum of Modern Art SoMaSouth of Market San Francisco — The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), designed by architect Mario Botta is in the center of this aerial photograph of San Francisco's South of Market Street (SoMa) district. To the right of the SFMOMA at 181 Third Street is the W San Francisco, a luxury boutique 33 story high rise hotel. In the foreground are the buildings of Yerba Buena Gardens that front Third Street. To the left of the San Francisco Museum of Art in this aerial photograph is the St. Regis Museum Tower, a five star hotel designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill which includes 102 luxury condominiums and 269 hotel rooms.
Image ID: AHLB8084
San Francisco, California
© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

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Aerial Photography of Geothermal Power Plants

May 25, 2011 June 22, 2013 / By Herb Lingl / Aerial Photography

Aerial photography steam Geysers geothermal power plants — Steam rises from numerous geothermal power plants which are part of the Geysers complex, the largest geothermal complex in the world. Twenty two geothermal power plants draw steam from more than 350 wells. Seismic and gravity studies indicate that the source of the heat for the geothermal power plants is a magma chamber over 8 miles in diameter and 4 miles underground. Calpine Corporation owns and operates 19 of the active geothermal power plants. Electrical production from the Geysers geothermal power plants peaked in 1987 and has declined since then as the underground water source gradually declines. Research and development of new geothermal power technologies called enhanced geothermal systems do not require convective hydrothermal resources and are expected to increase power output from the Geysers geothermal complex in the future.
Mayacamas Mountains
Lake and Sonoma Counties, California
Image ID: AHLB8018
© Herb Lingl/aerialarchives.com

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