Airbus A319 (N803UA)

Took this from some side street nowhere near LAX. It was super dark around me, but there were buildings all around so I figured that the exterior lights of the buildings would provide adequate illumination. They did light it up, but nowhere near as brightly as I thought they would. Also, I had thought the inbound would be lower. The pic came out well enough that I was able to ID the airline and the reg. However, I don't know where I was positioned, but it was dark ... and really deserted ... so I won't be trying for anymore nighttime shots from that location during future road trips to LAX. (Grin)

Finding a spot away from the field, at night, way out of your comfort zone, shooting it and sharing it with the rest of us. :) I am heading out with my camera to discover a new spot! Thanks Gary.

Even caught the "gear in transit"! Perfect!! 5 stars here! Thanks Gary!! Cheers!!

Dave ... (Monster grin) Turns out I was out in some LA area known as "(something)wood." "Inglewood," "Englewood," "Edgewood," or something similar. Anyway, I'm told that blundering around by myself on deserted sidestreets in the late evening hours with my attention focused up in the sky could be (let's see, what was the phrase? oh, yeah, I remember now ...) Fargin' Stupid. Actually, I wasn't 100% "blissfully unaware," and I most definitely wasn't 100% "unprepared." I can only use my right forefinger to shoot the shutter button, but in my 20 years in the military I learned to use either forefinger to accurately do other types of shooting. Not too shabby with a sw/b either. But still, I gave getting some clicks from here a try and the pic above was less than I'd hoped for, so I'll go blundering around a few blocks closer to LAX the next time I visit. (Wink)