taildraggin wrote:
I heard the F-35B was the star of the show. Great shot.
Thank you! The Academy lifted the public visitation restriction a week before the airshow, so I could go inside the campus to take pictures. One of cons of shooting inside the campus is that buildings, trees and tall light poles get in the way of the shots sometimes.
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Ttown Aubie wrote:
Great shots Douglas! Love that F-35 with the vapor.
Thank you! It was supposed to have periodic thunderstorm yesterday afternoon during the show, best condition for vapor but the risk is the show could get cancelled. But the weather yesterday afternoon during the show was sunny and dried, not much vapor no matter how fast they flew and how hard the banked. It was pouring about an hour after the show.
The F-35B was an unexpected bonus. Usually for the Naval Academy commencement, it's just the Blue Angels, but many years ago the Swiss Breitling Team came too.
Like in the past several years, I was sitting near the big tent where all the ex-blue angels and their families, dignitaries sit. It's always a treat to hear the commentator (who is always an ex Blue Angel) giving the talks from his/her (Amanda Lee) perspective. It's very different from and much more informative than the standard commentary you hear at an airshow.
May 21, 2026 at 09:30 AM
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