Weekly Winners ~ patriot edition
For Nov. 8-14
(Shot with a Nikon D60)
The men folk and I went to see the Blue Angels Naval flight demo team in their homecoming air show this weekend aboard NAS Pensacola. We been to at least one show a year since moving to Florida, but this one was particularly moving. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the show.
Trailing white smoke, these skywriters opened the show creating an American Flag that was as tall as the Empire State Building.
Yak52s show off some incredible aerobatics.
Condensation streams off the wings of this F16 as it makes a close pass over the crowd.
The Blue Angel’s travel in a C130 transport, affectionately called Fat Albert. This show marked the final flight the transport will use it’s jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) capability – utilizing eight solid-fuel rocket bottles, four on each side, attached near the rear paratrooper doors. (See the series of four flames from each of the engines?)
Representing more than 60 years of military flight, an F16 fighter jet and a P47 Thunderbolt made several passes.
The Blue Angels perform in F/A18 fighter jets. In close formation, they claim 18-inches of separation from wingtip to wingtip.
On the way home I asked Hubs to pull over so I could get a snap of this incredible sunset.
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Holy crap those pictures are amazing! Looks like way less than 18″ between those planes, fantastic!
That last pic of the jets is amazing and yet a bit freaky.
I adore the sunset. I’m really glad “hubs” pulled over so you could get that shot.
just
WOW
Those are some incredible shots! I love a good air show.
Have you thought about making them into framed posters?
WOW! What amazing photos! Just gives me chills. Yeah, I’m a little patriotic like that :- ). You did an great job capturing their beauty while they sped by!
Love your snaps this morning, Tara! The Blue Angels perform out our way at Andrews Air Force Base every so often, but I’ve never had a chance to go. Looks like a super photo op, though. And those sunset colors? All I can say is WOW!
Wow. Wow. Wow. I have never made it to an air show with my good camera or a decent zoom, so I am totally drooling over awesome these pics are! Fantastic….
WOW! I love all the plane shots! But I have to admit that the last one takes the cake for me. LOVELY!
WOW! Those are amazing! Awesome shots
Great shots. =)
Tara, you got some INCREDIBLE shots with your camera! I love love LOVE the first one, and I seriously cannot believe that you were able to capture them like that. WOW.
LOVE THIS SET.
The sunset is stunning. And you got great shots of the Blue Angels!!
great shots! I especially love the sunset. Simply stunning!
Wow what a show, and with a beautiful ending.
Great shots from the show. Those planes are really close
Great shots of the air show. It is amazing how close they fly to each other. The sunset was awesome too.
These photos are incredible!
Gorgeous photos! Makes me want a new camera and some cool scenery to shoot!
You really have outdone yourself! Bravo!
stunning shots , what a show you got to capture.
Cool shots! All of my boys would love to see the Blue Angels. Now, the sunset, that’s something I could just stop and appreciate for as long as it lasted.
Semper Fi, Oohrah!! Great pics!
Awesome pictures (as always) – makes me miss going to all those shows the parents used to make us go to!
Hey Tara, beautiful pics. What lens are you using? I just got back from 9 days in Sarasota. I love Florida!
Fantastic shots Tara– either you have a fantastic lens or you were flying beside them.
Those are awesome! The Blue Angels are amazing. I remember them flying in San Diego and our floors and windows shaking!
very cool shots, I LOVE the last one of the sunset
Your pictures of the Blues turned out wonderful! It was a great show.