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Torry Pines Gliderport
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La Jolla, California, USA. Adjacent to the golf course, is the glider port, where paragliders take off and land, using the updrafts to soar along the coast. We stopped there on a lark, curious about what was a glider port, and stayed a while watching the fliers.

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::0930_23
03/06/16 1:55 AM GMT
I didn't know Larks got that big Thad. I bet it was fun to watch them coming and going.
Excellent shot.

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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::tigger3
03/06/16 2:51 AM GMT
This is a good one, sharp, well focused, and good color. I would have to stop and watch them too. tigs=^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::biffobear
03/06/16 8:42 AM GMT
An onshore wind and off they go...Brilliant...R.
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I wish I was a Glow Worm, a Glow Worm's never glum, 'cause how can you be grumpy, when the sun shines out your bum?
::Ramad
03/06/16 9:18 AM GMT
They look like large spiders hanging down the web. Nice shot Thad.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
.Dunstickin
03/06/16 12:33 AM GMT
Just imagine the photo's you will get if you go up on one of those 'chutes'!..

Good catch!..
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.snapshooter87
03/06/16 2:12 PM GMT
Good shot, Thad. Nicely balanced both in space and colours.
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.Tomeast
03/06/16 2:19 PM GMT
I can see a good breeze blowing from the wind sock. A beautiful backdrop to highlight these colorful fliers.
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::trixxie17
03/06/16 4:55 PM GMT
Nice colors and balance in this.
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
.GIGIBL
03/06/16 8:47 PM GMT
Lovely shot very well captured.
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::jerseygurl
03/06/16 9:33 PM GMT
Great shot Thad - must be very cool to see the gliders in person - I've seen them on tv when they show the Torrey Pines golf tournament - it's a beautiful area of the country - Well Done!!!:-):-):-)!!!
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.icedancer
03/08/16 6:09 PM GMT
Superb action shot with such bright colours & post work - that sport looks fun
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VIEWED IN FULL
.Eubeen
03/19/16 2:25 AM GMT
A great capture of the paragliders, Thad. Nice colours in the scene.
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Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane. -- Philip K. Dick, Valis

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