Every once in a while the planets align and I get great conditions for a feature shot. This morning, the sun was low (dawn) and the football stadium lights were still on (7 a.m.). He just came off the field with sweat...and what a look he gave the camera...
Had a P8 in here Monday, 2 F-18's yesterday with a DC-10 Re-fueler, Boeing had their T-38 up here, Troy was really nice to meet and the 2 F-18's from Whidbey again today...What a week...Air Show this weekend too...
No airshow for me until Sept 21/22 in Oceana, Va. It will be my last one this year. I have already prepared a preliminary list for 2025, based on the published schedules. The deciding factors for me are mainly the lineup and the distance from where I live. A vast majority of the shows I have gone to were day trips, 50-350 miles one way kind of distance. There are usually 7-10 shows that fit in this category in or "near' Maryland every year. Unless it's really something special and I can combine it with a business trip, I don't usually do overnight trips for airshows.
No airshow for me until Sept 21/22 in Oceana, Va. It will be my last one this year. I have already prepared a preliminary list for 2025, based on the published schedules. The deciding factors for me are mainly the lineup and the distance from where I live. A vast majority of the shows I have gone to were day trips, 50-350 miles one way kind of distance. There are usually 7-10 shows that fit in this category in or "near' Maryland every year. Unless it's really something special and I can combine it with a business trip, I don't usually do overnight trips for airshows.
It will be a long wait after the Oceana show.....Show more →
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Patience Grasshopper, Patience...
Ray Swindle wrote:
Every once in a while the planets align and I get great conditions for a feature shot. This morning, the sun was low (dawn) and the football stadium lights were still on (7 a.m.). He just came off the field with sweat...and what a look he gave the camera...
Shouldn't Boeing be figuring out how to get the rockets to work to get those 2 Astronauts back? Like Gilligan's Island, they went up for an 8 day tour, been there a couple months, might be there till February...
RWNPhoto wrote:
Shouldn't Boeing be figuring out how to get the rockets to work to get those 2 Astronauts back? Like Gilligan's Island, they went up for an 8 day tour, been there a couple months, might be there till February...
I hear ya and certainly a test of all kinds going on that wasn't planned.
If I get up to Boeing this weekend in Seattle I'll ask them.
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Or we can pretend like the other half of the world and believe we never went to the moon or space...
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I'm sure they are very anxious to get home tho and I believe they will get them home eventually but there must be some pretty big issues with something and they can't screw up getting them back home safe.
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But I really can't tell you that this jet was going to fly up and get them...
