Blue Angels NAF El Centro

scottcolbathscottcolbath Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
edited March 30, 2014 in Other Cool Shots
I had the good fortune to score a ride on the Blue Angels' Fat Albert last week.

That's me in the middle, with my slightly used barf bag. It was a wild ride.


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But moving on to more interesting shots, I was there for practice on Thursday and Friday, along with my Friday ride, and dinner with the Blues.

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I also had a chance to shoot Friday night.
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S.C.

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  • lifeinfocuslifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 1,461 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2014
    Great shots. Thanks for posting. Especially like #3 and #4. The third because of the plane in the air and blurred like view of it. The arrangement of planes in #4 is almost perfect. Wow!
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  • JeffC230JeffC230 Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2014
    very awesome set of shots! Love me some f18s!
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2014
    Wow! What a fantastic opportunity/experience (except the barfing part)... cool!
    Great shots... I like #3 a lot also - got any from inside Fat Albert?
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,396 moderator
    edited March 19, 2014
    Awesome! I love the 2nd and 3rd shots.

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  • scottcolbathscottcolbath Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2014
    Earache wrote: »
    Wow! What a fantastic opportunity/experience (except the barfing part)... cool!
    Great shots... I like #3 a lot also - got any from inside Fat Albert?

    Hey, even the barfing part was cool. I had not eaten, so it was not a big deal, and they expect people to barf on a flight like this, so there's no embarassment about it at all.

    I have maybe one or two inside pics I'll have to go back and check on. I tried to get some video, but it did not come out well. I bumped the focus ring on the lens during one of the manuvers, and as a result, they all are OOF.

    S.C.
  • 1magineer1magineer Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited March 25, 2014
    #3 is my fav, but all contribute to conveying the story/experience! Nicely done. Love air shows, love the Blue Angels.
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  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2014
    Very nice, Scott!
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