Bob Shapiro's Galleries

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Hi, and welcome to my SmugMug site. One day about 60 years ago I got attacked by the giant fish seen here. Actually this is the original attack as photographed by my Dad. Of course now I know it is not a fish but a whale, Moby Bob, the great gray whale. I was saved when it got indigestion on the camera I carried and spit me up. As a result for protection from the great gray I have never been without a camera since.

Galleries

Tails of the Frontier : Frontier Airlines has a different animal depicted on the tailfin of each plane in its fleet. These are some that I have been able to photograph.

Tails of the Frontier

Frontier Airlines has a different animal depicted on the tailfin of ea ...

Updated: Jan 14, 2008 1:30pm PST

Diecast Models and their real life counterparts : I got involved with photographing airplanes in the Fall of 2006. I've run through a lot of subjects in my lifetime and I was bored with my hobby. One of my daughters really likes airplanes and got me hooked. As part of the hobby I started collecting diecast miniatures. At first I bought a few unusual planes but quickly just started only collecting the diecast models of planes that I had been lucky enough to photograph. However I have added many others to the collection like my very first airliner, my kids' very first airliner, important planes in history, Presidential airplanes, special livery planes and the like. In those instances where I have taken a photo of the actual plane that was the basis for the model, I will accompany it with my photo or photos or those of my daughter, whether the whole plane or parts, and for those that either of us did not photograph, I invite you to check out www.airliners.net .the largest aviation site on the web. It has well over 1 milliion photos on display. I am just starting uploading these photos so please check back now and then to see what's new.

Diecast Models and their real life counterparts

I got involved with photographing airplanes in the Fall of 2006. I've ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2007 5:16pm PST

Neat places and things to look at : An eclectic mix of scenics, architecture, closeups, places, things. .

Neat places and things to look at

An eclectic mix of scenics, architecture, closeups, places, things. .

Updated: Aug 13, 2007 8:03pm PST

Random Airliners : Random airliner photos mostly taken at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Random Airliners

Random airliner photos mostly taken at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Inter ...

Updated: Jun 09, 2007 11:46am PST

Some Special airplane photos : Some beautiful, some odd-ball, some special livery design, some just to show speed and fluidity of motion in a still life. Enjoy!

Some Special airplane photos

Some beautiful, some odd-ball, some special livery design, some just t ...

Updated: Jul 17, 2007 7:27am PST

The SUN SETS and the SUN RISES : various sunrises and sunsets from different locations

The SUN SETS and the SUN RISES

various sunrises and sunsets from different locations

Updated: Jul 29, 2007 5:25pm PST

Tailfins: The airliner's ID : From plain to spectacular, Tail Fins, the signatures of many airlines.

Tailfins: The airliner's ID

From plain to spectacular, Tail Fins, the signatures of many airlines.

Updated: Jul 22, 2007 7:34am PST

Nature Alive: big and small : just beginning to upload photos of various forms of wildlife including creepy crawly things as varied as caterpillars and alligators. Check back often to see what's new.

Nature Alive: big and small

just beginning to upload photos of various forms of wildlife including ...

Updated: Aug 02, 2007 2:18pm PST