Avalon Airshow 2013

[Nikon boy]

Hello its been a while since i posted here (life intervened) however i thought i would post a couple of images from the recent Airshow in Melbourne to kick off my return

First up Husband and wife aerobatic team ''Tin Stix of Dynamite'' i was lucky to get this shot when the pyrotechnics went off

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RAAF Roulettes

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F22 Raptor Take off

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And goes Vertical
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More to came if anyone is interested, these were taken with my venerable D3s and 200-400 afs vr, just after the show i took delivery of a new D800e and took it to Darwin for a wedding of a friend i was to take pics, what a whole new ball game the D800e is !!!

Cheers

[chrisk]

These are superb. Absolutely superb.
I can't speak highly enough about the first, it's probably the best air show photo I've ever seen. I for one would be very interested to see more.

[aim54x]

Great to see some images, and beautiful images at that.

Great captures! I would love to see more as well!

[gstark]

That first one is simply breathtaking.

Print it big.

It should surely be a very commercially viable image as well.

[Remorhaz]

That first image is freakin awesome

[chrisk]

cant stop looking at the first. if that isn't POTY I don't know what is.

[sirhc55]

Absolutely bloody superlative.

[zafra52]

Great shots!

[ozimax]

I can only echo the comments of others. These are outstanding. My son & grandson were at the air show. I will forward this link to them.

Truly wonderful photos.

[sirhc55]

I would like to add just one more comment. I have seen the 200-400VR in operation many times, and the results, and in my opinion this is one of the best lenses that Nikon has ever produced.

[Nikon boy]

Hello Everyone

I am very humbled by your kind comments i have not posted online for quite some time and i am so glad i did it has really given me a boost when i need one so thank you all very much

The first shot was taken on the first day (trade day ) of Avalon this year, quite a gloomy dark day, with spots of rain ahhh Melbourne we knew the wall of fire would ignite and tried to position ourselves accordingly i took quite a few images in the sequence probably 20 + and got a few keepers one of which is here, i also got a couple when the flames subsided quickly with a very black background and although they are nice they don't have this images drama a friend i was shooting with was about 30feet from me and he got a couple similar , he posted one on Fenchcheck a site in USA and won pic of the month !! i tried to get similar shots for the next 5 days and failed so there ya go

I have bucketloads of the F22 doing its business so will post some more when i can

In regards to printing the image i have been requested by a few friends to do just that

In reference to the 200-400 comments well......... i love it, i have tried a 500mm and 400mm at times and almost changed to a 500mm but i am so used to how it works i just could not let go of the flexibility, the zoom is easy for me and the fact i can use a 1.7 converter and get shots like the above i think speaks volumes for it , i use it for water birds, car races etc and as i said i love it, indeed i took it with me to Europe, and Hong Kong on a trip for 4 months carried in a backpack ! its also been to the USA and even Tasmania

Am looking forward to taking it to the zoo with my new D800e

Once again thank you all

Cheers

[ozimax]

Nikon, imagine how good these would have been with a Canon!

In all seriousness, more photos please!

Ozi.

[sirhc55]

Wash your mouth out Ozi

[Nikon boy]

Hi

Here are a couple more images a little less spectacular

The Tin Sticks of Dynamite taken a second after some of the smoke n flame cleared


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Breitling Wing Walker

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Raptor fly by complete with ectoplasm streaming !

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Cheers

[Matt. K]

Very professional work. Your skills are evident. That 200-400 beast is a wonderful lens but requires skill and commitment in order to make it sing. Are you using a Wimberly sidekick on a tripod or a monopod?

[ozimax]

If there's one thing I love, it's ectoplasm.