Air Show - Fleet Week San Francisco 2017
Oct 12, 2017 00:05:37 #
From my boat. Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF lens
First two shots: Canadian Snowbirds
Third shot: Lucas Acrobatic Biplane
Remaining shots: Blue Angels
First two shots: Canadian Snowbirds
Third shot: Lucas Acrobatic Biplane
Remaining shots: Blue Angels
Oct 12, 2017 00:30:57 #
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Oct 12, 2017 04:08:09 #
pmackd wrote:
From my boat. Nikon D500 with 300mm f4 VR PF lens
First two shots: Canadian Snowbirds
Third shot: Lucas Acrobatic Biplane
Remaining shots: Blue Angels
First two shots: Canadian Snowbirds
Third shot: Lucas Acrobatic Biplane
Remaining shots: Blue Angels
Wow, you nailed it with your images! I enjoyed seeing them.
Oct 12, 2017 05:46:41 #
Wow, you got up close and personal with the Blue Angels. Outstanding. Thanks for sharing.
Oct 12, 2017 06:40:44 #
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Oct 13, 2017 08:20:27 #
Great shots, except #3 which was at too high a shutter speed. The propellant arc would look better as a blurred disk as opposed to appearing stationary. I pan the airplane and use 125th for a shutter speed.
Oct 13, 2017 10:15:04 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
Great shots! I thoroughly admire great aircraft in flight shots.
As a purely unnecessary aside, in 1987 I fell through a skylight on the roof of a seven story hotel building while making pictures of the Air Force Thunderbirds. Sheared the lens mount screws off of my 70-200 f/2.8 but once the lens mount was replaced both camera and lens functioned well. Someone who saw the incident said the camera appeared to bounce about a foot off the flagstone floor and the lens then separated from the FE-2 body.
Alas, I didn't fare as well and spent 14 weeks in intensive care and about a year more in physical therapy.
I purchased an EOS 630 (for the autofocus)and a couple of lenses and my therapist concocted a makeshift shoulder stock of heat moldable splint material and secured a remote shutter button to my good hand with a velcro strap, enabling me to shoot a bit during my recovery.
As a purely unnecessary aside, in 1987 I fell through a skylight on the roof of a seven story hotel building while making pictures of the Air Force Thunderbirds. Sheared the lens mount screws off of my 70-200 f/2.8 but once the lens mount was replaced both camera and lens functioned well. Someone who saw the incident said the camera appeared to bounce about a foot off the flagstone floor and the lens then separated from the FE-2 body.
Alas, I didn't fare as well and spent 14 weeks in intensive care and about a year more in physical therapy.
I purchased an EOS 630 (for the autofocus)and a couple of lenses and my therapist concocted a makeshift shoulder stock of heat moldable splint material and secured a remote shutter button to my good hand with a velcro strap, enabling me to shoot a bit during my recovery.
Oct 13, 2017 11:05:49 #
Excellent shots. I miss the vintage cars and car show that they eliminated after a 17 year run this year because it wasn't profitable. I love San Diego and Coronado Island.
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