USAF Thunderbirds

docbelldocbell Registered Users Posts: 110 Major grins
edited March 9, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
These were taken last fall at the National Championship Air Races in Reno.

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The new Raptor also did a show:

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Canon 30D, 70-200 4.0 IS (some photos with a 1.4X extender)

Hope you enjoyed them.
Comments and critiques always welcomed.

Kevin.

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  • ZeeZee Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited March 7, 2009
    Nice! That Raptor is a bad mofo....

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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited March 7, 2009
    Great pics! Especially like the shot with the afterburner -- "Jet Noise, It's the Sound of Freedom!"

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2009
    docbell wrote:
    These were taken last fall at the National Championship Air Races in Reno.

    The new Raptor also did a show:

    Canon 30D, 70-200 4.0 IS (some photos with a 1.4X extender)

    Hope you enjoyed them.
    Comments and critiques always welcomed.

    Kevin.

    Gawwwwwwd they fly so close they leave no room for error eek7.gif
    Love the formation flying :ivar

    The third shot is freakin awesome, under/over or mirroring, I dunno what they call it, but it looks freakishly dangerous :eek1

    Excellent Series Kevin thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • aj986saj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2009
    Beautiful captures! bowdown.gif

    Can you describe your rig & settings a bit more? What shutterspeed, ISO, etc.? Handheld/monopod/tripod? How much post processing? Those pictures are simply stunning!
    Tony P.
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  • docbelldocbell Registered Users Posts: 110 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2009
    Thanx for the comments everyone.

    Tony, these were all shot in raw at f6.3 or 8.0 (aperture priority), with the shutter speeds between 1/1250 and 1/3200. Iso was at 400 and these were handheld. It's been awhile since I processed them, but I think there was some basic cropping, slight exposure adjustment, sharpening, noise reduction (although a couple of the photos posted look like they need a little more noise reduction). All post-processing was done in Lighroom.

    Hope this helps. Kevin.
  • pete wpete w Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2009
    Great shots
    The under/Over is great.
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  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2009
    Very nice.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2009
    I don't care for plane shots, but these are super clap.gif
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  • MilanMilan Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2009
    redleash wrote:
    Great pics! Especially like the shot with the afterburner -- "Jet Noise, It's the Sound of Freedom!"
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    Fantastic shots!
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  • aj986saj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2009
    docbell wrote:
    Thanx for the comments everyone.

    Tony, these were all shot in raw at f6.3 or 8.0 (aperture priority), with the shutter speeds between 1/1250 and 1/3200. Iso was at 400 and these were handheld. It's been awhile since I processed them, but I think there was some basic cropping, slight exposure adjustment, sharpening, noise reduction (although a couple of the photos posted look like they need a little more noise reduction). All post-processing was done in Lighroom.

    Hope this helps. Kevin.

    Thanks for the info!
    Tony P.
    Canon 50D, 30D and Digital Rebel (plus some old friends - FTB and AE1)
    Long-time amateur.....wishing for more time to play
    Autocross and Track junkie
    tonyp.smugmug.com
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited March 9, 2009
    Nice images. Well done. Pretty odd looking P38. Interesting modification.
    Michael
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