Boston moons, airplanes, lightning, weather: Part of my year in photos 2015 included high altitude jets, severe thunderstorms, rising and setting moons, etc. For the News Photography part of my photos of 2015, please click here. I used a Canon 1Dx camera and Canon lenses 800mm lens, a 100-400mm lens and sometimes a 1.4 extender.
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May 1-Moon appears tonight as SWISS FL LX52 approaches BostonLogan shortly before sunset.
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February 27-Shadows over Boston, as the massive Emirates Airbus A380, Flight EK204, JFK-Dubai, A6-EDM, is seen.
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April 13-World’s largest passenger jet over Boston today as lufthansa Airbus 380 flies JFK-Frankfurt. 6 miles up.
![01/27/2015-Winthrop,MA. Tuesday afternoon's high tide, the 2nd in a series of damaging tides that occurred today, during the storm, splashes over the sea wall on the Revere/Winthrop town line on Revere St. Staff Photo by Mark Garfinkel](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/012715stormmg013.jpg?resize=600%2C357)
01/27/2015-Winthrop,MA. Tuesday afternoon’s high tide, the 2nd in a series of damaging tides that occurred today, during the storm, splashes over the sea wall on the Revere/Winthrop town line on Revere St. Boston Herald Staff Photo by Mark Garfinkel
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![07/27/2015-Winthrop,MA. Lightning is seen over the Winthrop water tower as a line of heavy thunderstorms moved through the North Shore late Monday afternoon.Staff photo by Mark Garfinkel](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/spllight001.jpg?resize=512%2C600)
07/27/2015-Winthrop,MA. Lightning is seen over the Winthrop water tower as a line of heavy thunderstorms moved through the North Shore late Monday afternoon. Boston Herald Staff photo by Mark Garfinkel
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September 22-Boston’s newest hood ornament? A Jet departs Boston Logan. I photographed with an 1120mm lens from Winthrop.
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August 15-Lightning strikes behind Boston’s Prudential Center tower at 6:13pm.
![08/04/2015-Boston,MA. Lightning strikes over Boston's Financial and Seaport Districts during Tuesday afternoon's thunderstorm activity. Staff photo by Mark Garfinkel](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/080415lightningmg002.jpg?resize=574%2C600)
08/04/2015-Boston,MA. Lightning strikes over Boston’s Financial and Seaport Districts during Tuesday afternoon’s thunderstorm activity. Boston Herald Staff photo by Mark Garfinkel
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May 19-Moisture slides, then spins off the wing of an arriving Delta Boeing 757.
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September 20- Boston half moon with Tap Air Portugal TP204, Newark-Lisbon, caught over Winthrop. Almost 7 MilesHigh.
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June 26- LOT Airlines, JFK-Warsaw 35,175′ high over Winthrop Massachusetts at 583kts.
![GARL1610-EditA](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/GARL1610-EditA.jpg?resize=600%2C599)
July 27- British Airways FL BA188, a Boeing 777, from NJ-London, 7 miles high, over Winthrop
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November 25-A departing from BostonLogan seen from Winthrop as jet crosses in front of Boston full moon.
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July 1- Delta FL DL411, a Boeing 767-400, JFK-Dublin, & the Boston moon
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December 19-11:17pm. Shot from Winthrop. Its over Waltham at 34,000′, United Airlines Flight UA924. Washington,DC-London.
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November 30-Norwegian Airlines Boeing Dreamliner 787, JFK-London is seen at 34,000′
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October 25- Multiple exposure of Boston sunset w/ FedEx Boeing 767 landing at Boston Logan.
![01/23/2015-Boston,MA. A high altitude passenger jet crossing in front of tonight's crescent moon.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/betstpctrbos003.jpg?resize=600%2C406)
01/23/2015-Boston,MA. A high altitude passenger jet crossing in front of tonight’s crescent moon.
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October 19- Multiple exposure of Boston sunset w/ Aer Lingus Airbus A330 landing at Boston Logan.
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October 10- Boston sunset, as Cape Air heads southbound out of Boston Logan.
![09/27/2015-Boston,MA. Tonight's blood red super moon eclipse is seen at timed intervals.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/betstpctrbos005.jpg?resize=600%2C400)
09/27/2015-Boston,MA. Tonight’s blood red super moon eclipse is seen at timed intervals.
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November 25- A ship enters Boston Harbor as the moon rises in background, as seen through an 1120mm lens.
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November 25- The morning’s setting moon is seen over Boston at 5:54am from Deer Island.
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May 19, 2015- Brish Airways landing at Logan, with Winthrop in the foreground.
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October 9-Close call? Nope.1650′ vertical separation over Boston. British Airways Flight 113 at 38,000′ & Air berlin Flight 7451 at 36,350′
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December 5- The massive Airbus A-380, double decker airliner, British Airways BA209 @ 38,000′ over Winthrop.
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December 5- British Airways BA209 @ 38,000′ & Southwest Airlines SWA3733 @ 28,000′ cross over Franklin,MA., as seen from Winthrop.
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August 29-Moonset, as I photographed it at 5:36am.
![August 20, 2015-Winthrop,MA Low level and wind-whipped fog shrouds a jetliner departing from Boston's Logan International airport.](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/betstpctrbos008.jpg?resize=395%2C600)
August 20, 2015-Winthrop,MA Low level and wind-whipped fog shrouds a jetliner departing from Boston’s Logan International airport.
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September 29-Moonset.
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October 8-Brookline,MA. From Larz Anderson Park. Sunrise with Moon and Venus, 6:10am.
![07/31/2015-Boston,MA. This morning's full moon sets over the city of Boston Friday. Staff photo by Mark Garfinkel](https://i0.wp.com/www.pictureboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/073115moonmg0003-1.jpg?resize=600%2C441)
07/31/2015-Boston,MA. This morning’s full “Blue” moon sets over the city of Boston Friday. Staff photo by Mark Garfinkel