F/A-18 Hornet & F-15 Eagle Vapor shots.

These were taken yesterday at the Salinas Airshow. The Thunderbirds did not get to fly cause as you can see the fog rolled in a little early. Weapon of choice: Canon 1D & 300mm f/4 L IS. Enjoy...

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Nice shots! I can't wait for Miramar next week. Incidentally, you might want to get rid of the sensor (?) spots on 2, 3 and 5.

Nice pics, I really like the last one. You might bump the exposure and saturation just a bit and the sensor really needs a cleaning.

Yeah, I got that while switching lenses. Thanks for the comments.

bishop13 wrote in post #6404851
Nice shots! I can't wait for Miramar next week. Incidentally, you might want to get rid of the sensor (?) spots on 2, 3 and 5.

when is the miramar airshow?


OP - those shots are badass.

Great shots!
I especially love the first F-15 shot, great perspective as it is sweeping across the sky! Keep up the awesome work!

Nice to see a Canuck bird hovering around an American nest

Nice set of shots...but a little dark on 1, 3, 4 & 8 which I think are the best of the bunch .

Thanks for all the comments guys, will post a bit more later.

3Turner wrote in post #6406418
Nice set of shots...but a little dark on 1, 3, 4 & 8 which I think are the best of the bunch .

It's dark mainly because I was shooting against the sun and the fog came in.

MClassPhotography wrote in post #6406708
It's dark mainly because I was shooting against the sun and the fog came in.

Don't you just hate the when the weather messes with the shooting moment?

3Turner wrote in post #6413822
Don't you just hate the when the weather messes with the shooting moment?

Makes me

MClassPhotography wrote in post #6406708
Thanks for all the comments guys, will post a bit more later.

It's dark mainly because I was shooting against the sun and the fog came in.

That's a good recipe for going to shoot static subjects...

Awesome shots. I love the F/A-18, shame it's on its way out (IIRC)

SolidxSnake wrote in post #6414079
Awesome shots. I love the F/A-18, shame it's on its way out (IIRC)

Nope, it will be around for a while longer in the guise of the F/A-18 "Super Hornet."

Longer range, heavier payload, newer avionics, some "semi stealth" tweaks to some of the airframe shapes...it's in the mix for some time to come.

Yup, it's here to stay a little longer. It's the F-14 that's retired.