Glad you like them Earnest- THANKS!

Coming from you, Kathy, that means alot!! THANKS!!

Much appreciated theaverlo!

Thank you, Max!

THANKS! John!

THANKS!! nimbushopper!

Multi thumbz- Thanks tcthome!

Dunno... she doesn't call, she doesn't write...

First grade: Sharon Sherlyke....

Preserved highlight detail very well - Nice job, Bill!!

I am the spirit in the sky, William, the spirit in the sky...

Didn't know if your crew would like seeing a "dog fight" Mike- so I just posted the tame shots!! THANKS!!

Thanks so much, Barbara- your comments are appreciated!!

Spent the last week prepping for the annual air show... this is the first year I actually attended the thing so watched a few Youtube videos for hints re: aircraft photography... discovered I need to work on my panning and that for prop planes, 1/125 should get a full "prop circle" which looks nice. Several of the prop planes last weekend had "were props"... that is, the props can't be photographed at 1/125; they disappear. And, yeah, I'm not too proud to use an occasional free cloud download to rug over a bald or sparse background.
These were all shot with a 70-200 f/2.8. The first two days I used a 200-500 and appreciated the reach, but most images were a tad soft due to my poor panning at that focal length, and 30mph winds beating on my back. I'll work on those images when there's time...

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Thank you so much, topcat!