Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Jets

bobcool

I live nearby the Alliance airport, and the show usually comes around this time of year. I was determined to find a good vantage point to get the sun at my back, and found a great spot southwest of the runway along a local road. C & C is optional, I just like sharing pics of these awesome planes and pilots!

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JESTER

Well Bob to be completely honestly with you I don't see anything to C&C on these. They are fantastic and some of the best I have seen (and I was in the Marines for 26 years and have seen quiet a few!!!). Thank you for sharing them. They are very bright and clear. What camera and lens were you using?

ian408

Very nice lighting. #5 demonstrates the dynamic range nicely.

BlueHoseJacket

Showoff

See my inferior shots below from Marietta Airshow

bobcool

JESTER wrote:

Well Bob to be completely honestly with you I don't see anything to C&C on these. They are fantastic and some of the best I have seen (and I was in the Marines for 26 years and have seen quiet a few!!!). Thank you for sharing them. They are very bright and clear. What camera and lens were you using?

Hi Jester,

Thanks for the comments - it was a fun day for sure.

I was using the D300 and my go-to lens, the 70-200 2.8 VR. I tried the TC-17E II as well, but it degraded the quality too much. Curiously I use the TC all the time for youth football and get great results, but for some reason not on this day shooting up into the sky...

bobcool

BlueHoseJacket wrote:

Showoff

See my inferior shots below from Marietta Airshow

Hey BlueHoseJacket,

Not showing off, just sharing results from an awesome show. This was my first airshow with the D300 and the 70-200 and I wasn't sure what I would get. These planes were very close to us as they passed overhead, much closer to us than the spectators at the show. We were right at the end of the runway and they would kick these planes into these incredible hard banks and zoom either right over us or right in front of us. It was l-o-u-d!

Your shots are great as well - nothing to be ashamed of! I guarantee you that your shots are head and shoulders above what most spectators got that day. Hey, at least you got the over/under shot - I kept missing the shot because I was chimping!

Have a great day...

vintagemxr

I admit to the sin of envy. Pilots should be not allowed to have that much fun and get paid for it (except when they are being shot at).

Wonderful photos too, so nice and crisp and detailed (more envy..sigh...).



Doug

BCSPhotoguy

Great series! Love number 5 for its clairty. Have yet to try my hand at an air show... soon!

Bassett1976

Great Shots! Love the Thunderbird pictures. What equipment do you use?

I miss going to the air show. :cry

bobcool

Bassett1976 wrote:

Great Shots! Love the Thunderbird pictures. What equipment do you use?

I miss going to the air show. :cry

I used a Nikon D300 and the 70-200 2.8 VR to get these pics; thanks for commenting!

zack75144

Jets are so cool. Great shots!

moose135

That's some really nice work, Bob! I like them a lot. I was at a number of air shows over the summer, and I don't think I had the sun behind me once. You have some great captures here!