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Old 12 March 2011, 08:30 AM   #1
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Airshow photos

I went to the Avalon Airshow last weekend. Bright sunny day and the place was full of people and planes. A few photos. Camera was Nikon D90, tele shots Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8 + 2.0x TC2 extender, wide shots Nikon 14-24mm F/2.8.

USAF B-1B Lancer by 2careless, on Flickr


F-35 JSF Lightning II by 2careless, on Flickr


Singapore Air Force F-16C by 2careless, on Flickr


RAAF CA-27 Sabre by 2careless, on Flickr


RAAF Roulettes by 2careless, on Flickr


Italian Air Force C-27J Spartan by 2careless, on Flickr

The photo set can be viewed here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2carele...7626080927371/
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Old 12 March 2011, 08:40 AM   #2
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Great Avalon Day for an Airshow !
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Old 12 March 2011, 08:52 AM   #3
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Excellent photos as usual Kai!!!!
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Old 12 March 2011, 09:21 AM   #4
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Old 12 March 2011, 09:54 AM   #5
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Great pix Kai.

You must have some more.
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Old 12 March 2011, 02:34 PM   #6
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Awesome pics, the F-35 is undergoing flight test near where I work I saw it in a high hover last week. Amazing machine.
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Old 12 March 2011, 02:45 PM   #7
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Old 12 March 2011, 06:17 PM   #8
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Nice! Thanks for sharing. Have yet to see an F-22 or F-35 at any airshow in my neck of the woods.
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Old 12 March 2011, 06:22 PM   #9
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Leaving Jockes watch pics out of it , you take the best pics on TRF Kai , stunning mate
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Old 12 March 2011, 11:37 PM   #10
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Nice sharp pics, Kai!

Wish I was there a the airshow!
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Old 22 March 2011, 02:25 AM   #11
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Awesome pics, the F-35 is undergoing flight test near where I work I saw it in a high hover last week. Amazing machine.
My dad is an engineer at Lockheed and he has worked on the Lightning for years.
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Old 22 March 2011, 02:26 AM   #12
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Great shots!!
I absolutely LOVE air shows!
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Old 22 March 2011, 04:06 AM   #13
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Loving those wide shots. It's like I'm actually there.
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Old 24 March 2011, 07:22 AM   #14
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Old 29 March 2011, 10:12 PM   #15
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Nice prop blur on the C-27!
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Old 30 March 2011, 11:33 PM   #16
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As an "aviation nerd", it's just fantastic to see pics like these!!

Thank you so much for sharing.


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Old 30 March 2011, 11:50 PM   #17
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Stunning pictures.

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Old 31 March 2011, 12:15 AM   #18
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great shots!
great camera too. just had my Nikon DSLR serviced, ready for another 50k shots
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Fantastic photos! Thank you for sharing!
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WOW!!! Thanks for sharing.
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Old 5 May 2011, 10:02 PM   #21
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I love air shows!!! Again, great pictures!!!
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