Someone explain to me why this military-style helicopter circled around North Park and University Heights yesterday for the better part of a half hour—at times directly over our apartment building. Granted, San Diego is a Navy town, but neither neighborhood is military nor nearby harbor and ships.
Finally, I pulled out Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and snapped three fast photos. The Featured Image is second of the set and chosen for the perspective-setting palm tree trunk in the foreground. Vitals: f/4.9, ISO 50, 1/750 sec, 230mm (film equivalent); 12:23 p.m. PDT.
Telephoto lens in your pocket is good reason to own this smartphone, or discounted S22 Ultra. I would never get a chopper in flight without the 10x zoom that makes newer iPhones’ 3x meaningless. Even Google offers 5x on Pixel phones—and that focal length reaches far enough for the majority of anyone’s needs.