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Thanks Ted, I'm sure it's pretty cool as well.
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I have been to about 20 Blue Angel shows.  Got the privilege of sitting 60 ft from the end of the runway for one of their practices.  I have also been to about 12 Tbird shows.  And have seen the F-14 and F-15 demonstration teams.  My opinion is that the Tbird tend to be a little more daring in their stunts.  The Blue Angels are better at the precision formation flying.  It was really cool watching Fat Albert do a low pass 20 ft off the deck at 350 mph.  Another cool low pass was at the Blue Angels beach show in Pensacola.  Amazing watching them create their own wake and then pull of for the piers.

I like the Tbirds after show taxi and presentation better.
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The two best shows if seen, one was on radar ( actual combat flights of the IDF ) an one during a fleet exercise off Hawaii. When the Hornet flew over my head at about 100 feet of the deck, I thought that's odd I didn't hear him sneek up on me!      That's right about the time the BOOM hit!   The other I'll tell in a PM. But will not post in general area. They still may use the same techniques.
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A few years back at an air show in MIddle River Maryland ( 1997) ,. I witnessed the F-117 crash. My video was confiscated and never returned .. Luckily no one was killed.
I saw the the same jet perform the weekend before at a CAF show in Frederick,MD with no  mishaps .I really miss the CAF show ...I've always enjoyed WW II aviation.
 


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I'm fortunate enough to be able to see them as they do their air show over the SF Bay or at the United run way before and after the "air show". It's all good!!!




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I'll be waiting for the PM Steel.
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A few pics I snapped of the Blues when I saw them last October at Ft. Worth Alliance A/P:






















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Unbelievable!!!!   Big Grin

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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nice pictures man
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Nice pics Ted!!!

I gotta get me a digital SLR someday. I have a digital "point and shoot" but for pics like that I'm still using a film SLR camera. They come out real nice but I have to scan each pic every time I want to post. Who has time for that... right Ed.  Wink 
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Excellent
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Originally posted by mike650 mike650 wrote:

Nice pics Ted!!!

I gotta get me a digital SLR someday. I have a digital "point and shoot" but for pics like that I'm still using a film SLR camera. They come out real nice but I have to scan each pic every time I want to post. Who has time for that... right Ed.  Wink 
 
I don't have an SLR either.  Those pics came from my Panasonic DMC-ZS3 point and shoot camera.  It takes pretty good pics for a p&s.  I couldn't capture some of the faster flyby's because it's much harder to get the jets in the viewfinder of a p&s, and I don't have the super fast burst mode of an SLR.  Basically, I had to point the camera where I anticipated the flight path of the jets would be and snap the shot soon after they appeared in the viewfinder.  I wasn't "quick enough on the draw" to get many shots I attempted.
 
Here is the camera I used...
 
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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

Originally posted by mike650 mike650 wrote:

Nice pics Ted!!!

I gotta get me a digital SLR someday. I have a digital "point and shoot" but for pics like that I'm still using a film SLR camera. They come out real nice but I have to scan each pic every time I want to post. Who has time for that... right Ed.  Wink 
 
I don't have an SLR either.  Those pics came from my Panasonic DMC-ZS3 point and shoot camera.  It takes pretty good pics for a p&s.  I couldn't capture some of the faster flyby's because it's much harder to get the jets in the viewfinder of a p&s, and I don't have the super fast burst mode of an SLR.  Basically, I had to point the camera where I anticipated the flight path of the jets would be and snap the shot soon after they appeared in the viewfinder.  I wasn't "quick enough on the draw" to get many shots I attempted.
 
Here is the camera I used...
 



per koshkins advice i bought my wife a tz-5 and its a very nice camera as well. panasonic makes a very nice p&s line up i think.
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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

Originally posted by mike650 mike650 wrote:

Nice pics Ted!!!

I gotta get me a digital SLR someday. I have a digital "point and shoot" but for pics like that I'm still using a film SLR camera. They come out real nice but I have to scan each pic every time I want to post. Who has time for that... right Ed.  Wink 
 
I don't have an SLR either.  Those pics came from my Panasonic DMC-ZS3 point and shoot camera.  It takes pretty good pics for a p&s.  I couldn't capture some of the faster flyby's because it's much harder to get the jets in the viewfinder of a p&s, and I don't have the super fast burst mode of an SLR.  Basically, I had to point the camera where I anticipated the flight path of the jets would be and snap the shot soon after they appeared in the viewfinder.  I wasn't "quick enough on the draw" to get many shots I attempted.
 
Here is the camera I used...
 



Sounds like a nice camera. My Canon (p&s) is not fast enough to be able to take consistent high speed shot's I'm accustomed to taking (story for another day) so I pack my film SLR. The "point and shoot" is just a backup in those circumstances. 
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A couple models in the Leica camera lineup are identical cameras to certain Panasonic models, except the Panasonic cameras are considerably less expensive.  In fact, Panasonic p&s cameras use the excellent Leica zoom lenses.  I was very surprised by the image quality and feature set on mine.  The only thing I wish it had is a manual mode where I could control aperture and shutter priority.  Other than that, I can't imagine a better, more user friendly p&s camera.  However, the intelligent auto mode is remarkably good at anticipating the shooting mode and intent of the photo composition based on what it perceives in the view!  I just can't get certain effects that I could get by manipulating the depth of field and shutter speed.

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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

A couple models in the Leica camera lineup are identical cameras to certain Panasonic models, except the Panasonic cameras are considerably less expensive.  In fact, Panasonic p&s cameras use the excellent Leica zoom lenses.  I was very surprised by the image quality and feature set on mine.  The only thing I wish it had is a manual mode where I could control aperture and shutter priority.  Other than that, I can't imagine a better, more user friendly p&s camera.  However, the intelligent auto mode is remarkably good at anticipating the shooting mode and intent of the photo composition based on what it perceives in the view!  I just can't get certain effects that I could get by manipulating the depth of field and shutter speed.



Being able to control the aperture and shutter speed is one of the many beauties of a good SLR.  It enables you to go to the "next level" in photography. Thunbs Up


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Yeah, my plan is to eventually get a good DSLR and lenses, but there are so many toys I want and projects I'm working on right now that it will have to wait.  My hobbies are getting damned expensive!
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