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Desert Rat
10-13-200613th October 2006, 08:13 AM
Sorry about the size of this image, but Jared asked about a larger version so I am positng a bit larger version of this shot...

Enjoy

http://www.pbase.com/image/68489405/original.jpg
Harv
10-13-200613th October 2006, 08:25 AM
You can see very clearly in this shot just how well the trailing pilots key on the wingtip of the aircraft in front of it. These guys are GOOD!
JaredB
10-13-200613th October 2006, 08:28 AM
Thanks for posting that Eric - it is all that I had hoped it would be. You really got a great capture here....one of the better jets in formation shots that I have seen posted on the net. I do love how well you can see the pilots in this shot.....it's a great exposure too.

Thanks for taking the time to post this.
Desert Rat
10-13-200613th October 2006, 08:57 AM
Thanks for posting that Eric - it is all that I had hoped it would be. You really got a great capture here....one of the better jets in formation shots that I have seen posted on the net. I do love how well you can see the pilots in this shot.....it's a great exposure too.
Thanks for taking the time to post this.
Thought you might like this shot Jared... Just had to resize the original conversion...
You can see very clearly in this shot just how well the trailing pilots key on the wingtip of the aircraft in front of it. These guys are GOOD!
Thanks Harvey...
Lisa
10-13-200613th October 2006, 04:37 PM
Okay, Eric, I know this will be a stupid question, but exactly where were you when you took this picture? You look like you were right next to them. Excellent!
Robert
10-13-200613th October 2006, 05:53 PM
Fabulous crystal clear shot!! Those are such awesome planes...so powerful and capable of such terrifying destruction. I can't imagine the exhileration one must feel sitting at the controls.
I'm curious about the lens you used for this one. :)
Jonathan
10-13-200613th October 2006, 06:44 PM
Okay, Eric, I know this will be a stupid question, but exactly where were you when you took this picture? You look like you were right next to them. Excellent!

i here eric can fly, he is like superman but kryptonite doesen't phase him;)


Love the blown up version eric!
Desert Rat
10-13-200613th October 2006, 10:56 PM
dunno; dunno; i here eric can fly, he is like superman but kryptonite doesen't phase him;)
Love the blown up version eric!Thanks Jonathan.. Very phunny...
Okay, Eric, I know this will be a stupid question, but exactly where were you when you took this picture? You look like you were right next to them. Excellent! Well I was standing on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan CVN76 docked at Coronado Naval Base... The planes pretty much flew right by us...
Fabulous crystal clear shot!! Those are such awesome planes...so powerful and capable of such terrifying destruction. I can't imagine the exhileration one must feel sitting at the controls. I'm curious about the lens you used for this one. :) Thanks Robert....I was shooting these specifically with a 200-400 handheld.. It gets very heavy after holding it for short periods...