This was probably one of the best days of my life though it was very tough to grab a photo when half the time I was grabing for my life. I was fortunate to fly on Fat Albert the transport plane for the Blue Angels on their test run for the opening act. I could no believe that a plane like this can fly up verticaly and the make you feel like you are floating... My god I thought I was going to puke and die at the same time they took me on a high speed turn 60ft from the water and going over 400mph over and under the golden gate bridge (trust me we where going so fast I could not take a photo) an experience I would never forget for sure. here are a few photos I did get off.






Blue Angels pilot Maj. Matt McGath looks to his left as he prepares to fly Fat Albert over the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday. The C-130 not only transports the Blue Angels' equipment, it performs the opening act for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron.




Blue Angels pilot Maj. Matt McGath briefs his crewmembers prior to taking off in Fat Albert for a practice run Friday at San Francisco International Airport. The C-130 not only transports the Blue Angels' equipment, it performs the opening act for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron.

A firefighter loosens his mask after helping put out a building fire Wednesday in Burlingame. The building fire three-alarm fire at the corner of Park Road and Burlingame Avenue went to a three-alarm at 5:40 p.m. There where no reported injuries from the fire. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)



The shadow of a firefighter making his way up a fire truck ladder is cast on the building at the corner of Park Road and Burlingame Avenue in Burlingame. The building went to three-alarms at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday in Burlingame. There where no reported injuries from the fire. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)


A crowed of people gather on Burlingame Avenue and Park Road to watch firefighters battle a fire Wednesday in Burlingame. The fire went to three-alarms at 5:40 p.m. at the corner of Park Road and Burlingame Avenue. There where no reported injuries from the fire. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

SAN MATEO BRIDGE BIG RIG ACCIDENT

A flatbed truck that was involved in a major-injury accident Tuesday morning was destroyed. The accident occurred on the San Mateo Bridge at 7 a.m. and also involved two big-rig trucks, causing the westbound lanes of Highway 92 to shut down for over four hours. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

Rob English stands in front of his truck Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. English drove his 1951 GMC 3 1/4-ton pickup from his hometown of Wrentham, Mass., to Palo Alto, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's famous coast-to-coast run in 1927. On Friday, English poured a container of Atlantic Ocean seawater into the Pacific Ocean, another nod to Baker, who dumped a load of Atlantic seawater into the Pacific at the End of his journey. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

Rob English talks about the reaction of a boy who saw his truck during his cross country drive Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. English drove his 1951 GMC 3 1/4-ton pickup from his hometown of Wrentham, Mass., to Palo Alto, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Erwin "Cannonball" Baker's famous coast-to-coast run in 1927. On Friday, English poured a container of Atlantic Ocean seawater into the Pacific Ocean, another nod to Baker, who dumped a load of Atlantic seawater into the Pacific at the End of his journey. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

Belmont firefighter Gary Jacobs explains how the new Scott breathing packs or SCBAs work Friday in Belmont. After several years of tough budget times, the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department purchased 32 breathing packs with state-of-the-art locator systems to help find a downed firefighter in a burning building. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about SB 33 Tuesday at Sequoia High School in Redwood City as state Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) looks on. Schwarzenegger signed SB 33 authored by Simitian that bans teenage drivers from using all electronic devices while driving. (Konstandinos Goumenidis / Daily News)

Dumbarton bridge crash

Terrible thing today. I was on my way to work and I saw this. Basically when I talked to the fire department the told me that the car was traveling to fast where it rear ended the truck that was picking up the road cones. One of the women who there on that truck was evacuated and so where the driver and passenger in the car who struck the truck. The driver of the truck told me that she saw the car coming and ran for her life. A lot of people on this bridge like to speed and this was just a terrible accident. I hope everyone comes out alive. Oh this happened on East bound lanes just as you get onto the Dumbarton Bridge in East Palo Alto area here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sports Shooter

I joined the sports shooter community back in September of 2006 and decided a few months ago to start entering the monthly contest and finally won one. You will find the link and photo of the winning photo. I took the shot during a grand opening of a bowling alley in Cupertino Calif. Enjoy!

http://www.sportsshooter.com/contest/clip/index.html