The trip to Charleston for the airshow started as a planned two day photo shoot, just at the show. Something about the best laid plans?
The two day photo shoot turned into a two and a half day photo shoot. Saturday and Sunday were givens, but I was able to add Friday afternoon.
The Friday show was for base employees and DOD personnel. I don't qualify for Friday's on base show - I qualify for general public with admission on Saturday and Sunday. Fortunately air shows are not an indoor show.
One mile from the approach end of the main runway that will be the show line is a Walmart parking lot. No charge. Everyone welcome. And thus I have the Friday afternoon Walmart Collection.
From the parking lot, I didn't see any of the show. But to get to the show line - or to exit the show line, this parking lot was in the flight path. At one end of the parking lot is a gas station with a huge American flag. Excellent reference point.
As the parking lot was a lot closer to the aircraft than being in the show audience, I could use the D850 and the 70-200 f/2.8 combo. And not have to crop much. My favorite combo. And being is some other place other than show audience, there are some interesting frames.
This first shot is something I don't see a lot of, a jet aircraft framed by trees. And lots of leaves. (SC has green leaves now, we're still a few weeks away.)
Blue Angel through the Trees
NIKON D850 Ver.1.20 /NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED
200 mm, 1/1250 sec, f/4.5, ISO 64
EV +0, Shutter Priority, Size FX
And sometimes you get the shot that just makes you laugh. Or I was taking a photo of a tree and......
Blue Angel in the trees - miss
NIKON D850 Ver.1.20 /NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED
200 mm, 1/1250 sec, f/3.5, ISO 64
EV +0, Shutter Priority, Size FX
One of the Blue Angel passes is called the Fortis Maneuver. The pass is two jets with gear and arresting hook extended. And one of the jets is inverted. But the act of one jet inverting happens just over the runway. And where I was, they were just lining up.
Blue Angel Parking Lot Approach
NIKON D850 Ver.1.20 /NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED
200 mm, 1/1250 sec, f/5.0, ISO 64
EV +0, Shutter Priority, Size FX
And then you get the shot of one of the solos, Blue Angel #5, coming close overhead.
Blue Angel Parking Lot Flyover
NIKON D850 Ver.1.20 /NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED
200 mm, 1/1250 sec, f/4.5, ISO 64
EV +0, Shutter Priority, Size FX
I learned a lot from this trip - one thing was there are more placed to watch an air show than just the show line. Time to get creative.
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