Military Aircraft: airshows, operational, whatever, lets see what you have!

[Valvebounce]

Hi LittleB.
Some very nice shots, I wonder about the last shot, did they deploy the chutes to force the plane to land as it appears to still be airborne?

Cheers, Graham.

Some SUs and MIGs.

 

[Click]

Very nice series, littleB. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Click]

Hi Folks.
First shot from the Bournemouth Air Festival.

The Red Arrows do British Rail. I know it's reversed but hey closeish!

Cool shot. 8) Well done, Graham.

 

[littleB]

Hi LittleB.
Some very nice shots, I wonder about the last shot, did they deploy the chutes to force the plane to land as it appears to still be airborne?

Cheers, Graham.

Thats just a moment before touching the ground and just a moment after the chutes are out.

 

[Erik X]

Team 50 (flying Saab 91 'Safir') at Örebro flygdag.

 

[Roo]

Excellent stuff littleB and Erik.

Some of the strike aircraft at the museum - Canberra, Phantom and F-111G intake cover.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, guys. Thanks for sharing your pictures. Keep posting.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Roo.
Nice shots, I took my shot of a Phantom from the other end straight up the afterburner! I had the privilege to see a Canberra fly with a spitfire just before they were withdrawn from service, a beautiful aircraft.

Cheers, Graham.

Excellent stuff littleB and Erik.

Some of the strike aircraft at the museum - Canberra, Phantom and F-111G intake cover.

 

[Roo]

Hi Roo.
Nice shots, I took my shot of a Phantom from the other end straight up the afterburner! I had the privilege to see a Canberra fly with a spitfire just before they were withdrawn from service, a beautiful aircraft.

Cheers, Graham.

Excellent stuff littleB and Erik.

Some of the strike aircraft at the museum - Canberra, Phantom and F-111G intake cover.

Thanks Graham! That would be a great shot of the Phantom but, unfortunately, we can't get to the rear of the one in the museum. Temora museum's Canberra is returning to flight status this year so we should be seeing it at airshows again after a long absence.

 

[rexbot]

Something a little different - US Navy Blue Angels on a direct pass overhead at an airshow on 9/4/17. The shot was underexposed anyway, so I just bottomed out the blacks and ended up with a great silhouette.

 

[Nat_WA]

Wow, been away only a couple of days and the topic has been flooded with quality shots...

Hi Folks.
First shot from the Bournemouth Air Festival.

The Red Arrows do British Rail. I know it's reversed but hey closeish!
...

Cheers, Graham.

@Graham, did you use high speed continuous on your 7DmkII to capture this, or do you have superhuman skills in timing the shot

cheers, Wiebe

 

[Erik X]

Saab J32 B Lansen is airworthy and flying again! First flight 1952, in service 1956-1997 in Swedish Air Force.
450 were built, one third were lost in accidents.

 

[Click]

Another very nice series, Erik. 8)

 

[Erik X]

Thanks Click. Actually, I have more of them... ;D

 

[Click]

Thanks Click. Actually, I have more of them... ;D

Hey, that's great! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Roo]

Nice rescue rexbot and a great looking aircraft Erik!

This aircraft shouldn't need an introduction

 

[Roo]

Sopwith Pup replica start up

 

[Click]

Hi Roo,

Very nice pictures.

I just love those old airplanes.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Nat.
Superhuman skills of course! ;D
I wish, in all seriousness, I used the full 10fps of the camera for a 5 or 6 shot burst, and along with that, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune and a couple of other planets aligned along with the good fortune of tracking the plane that passed in front, plus I guessed when they were close and hit the shutter button in time to not just get smoke like most of the other times I tried for a cross! :
I was using the + shaped 5 point expansion as that is what you are allowed with the 1.4x on the 100-400mm.

Cheers, Graham.

Wow, been away only a couple of days and the topic has been flooded with quality shots...

Hi Folks.
First shot from the Bournemouth Air Festival.

The Red Arrows do British Rail. I know it's reversed but hey closeish!
...

Cheers, Graham.

@Graham, did you use high speed continuous on your 7DmkII to capture this, or do you have superhuman skills in timing the shot

cheers, Wiebe

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
A few more of the Red Arrows, I was surprised to see two heads in the lead plane in the second shot, I thought they always flew solo for a display?

SE0A3776_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A3756_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A3769_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A3783_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

Cheers, Graham.