A serene aerial shot of the iconic spaceship-shaped Apple Park

In November 2021 a Swiss Airlines pilot who likes flying small aircraft invited us to join the Bay Tour, a flight in a four seater Cessna 172 all over the San Francisco Bay in California. It was a perfect day for flying. After passing directly over the San Jose International Airport we flew over the Apple headquarters called Apple Park, known by locals simply as the spaceship. It's big, its diameter rivals the Pentagon, houses more than 12,000 employees, and took $5 billion to build. The family homes in the foreground give a sense of scale. See more photos of the Bay Tour at bit.ly/319JeYv

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-- ƒ/4.5, 67 mm, 1/500 sec, ISO 100, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC8970_hdr1bal1pai5pho1i.jpg
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Taken in: United States / California / Aloha Mobile Village (show map)

Taken on: November 28, 2021

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/4.5, 1/500 sec, 67mm (=100mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	67mm (35mm equivalent: 100mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	DxO Silver Efex Pro 2 5.0.2.11
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