Photo of the Day

an airplane’s shadow falling on clouds
September 8, 2013

Airplane Shadow, California

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"It was a clear and beautiful day as I took off from San Francisco Airport heading eastbound," says Your Shot contributor Avani Agarwal, who spotted the plane's shadow while taking in the city from a window seat. "At first I thought it was another airplane, or some figment of my imagination," Agarwal says, "but I quickly realized it was my airplane's shadow and furiously grabbed for my camera," an iPhone.

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Photograph by Avani Agarwal, Your Shot
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