Fleet Week Air Show 2010 <rocker>
October 7 - 12, 2010
San Francisco, CA
http://fleetweek.us
2009 thread: http://www.apsocal.com/index.php/topic,659.0.html (http://www.apsocal.com/index.php/topic,659.0.html)
I was able to attend this show on Sunday, Oct. 10th. It's certainly a unique venue and presents a photography challenge due to the distance and the hundreds of boats.
Here are a few of the highlights:
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For many more pictures please checkout my website:
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Great shots David. You handled the challenges well.
Man, look at the perfect timing of each pair on the Loop-Break-Cross. 8)
Love the shot of the Superbug with the strobes going off and illuminating the vapes.
Great stuff, Thanks for posting!
did the super hornet do a sonic boom? ;)
Pix from all 3 days of the show...
This is the ship where the CO and XO just got canned for an "improper relationship"...
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USS Chief MCM-14 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5074701993/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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USS Makin Island LHD-8 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5074702239/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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Pavehawk picking up swimmers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5074703473/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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Blue Angel ground crew (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5075298654/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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Solo jetwash (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5075294368/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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Solos crossing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5075293300/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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Slot pilot pulling Gs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5075305322/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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Blue Angel echelon parade (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5075295278/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
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Delta pass in review (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18842924@N03/5074699797/) by SBGrad (http://www.flickr.com/people/18842924@N03/), on Flickr
The delta pass is pretty sweet, that is a cool angle of never seen this before
Quote from: Realbigtaco on December 15, 2010, 09:17:01 PM
The delta pass is pretty sweet, that is a cool angle of never seen this before
Thanks. That was from Friday's show. You don't see the angle much because it is from the top of an 18 story co-op apartment building. It's probably a 1/4 mile further back than the piers at Ft Mason, but the tradeoff is you get to look down at the jets much of the time. This year I had a 300 f2.8 + tc17 so the distance wasn't much of a problem.
Friday Sneak pass from above
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Sunday sneak pass from sea level--Golden Gate YC
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