A sad day at the airshow

[swordfish1227]

A shot of what happens when the weather won't cooperate for the whole weekend...



Blue angels #2 waiting to bo towed out of the rain at Ellington Field.

[simonmd]

Lets be honest, this 'aint going to win but,

LOVE IT!!!

Gave me a smile and that's what matters!  8-)

[aussiewannabe]

Yep, been to a few airshows where that's happened

[Groundbound1]

I love it! It's a different, very well thought out shot, and right on target with the theme. Well Done! (the pilot won't be too happy sittin' on a squishy seat though!  ;D)

[Jayhawk Jake]

Last airshow I went to at Ellington Field it POURED!  Shot would be much better closer up though :-/

[aussiewannabe]

[quote]Last airshow I went to at Ellington Field it POURED!

[Jayhawk Jake]

Last airshow I went to at Ellington Field it POURED!  Shot would be much better closer up though :-/

Hey, Jayhawk, was that last year by chance? It did pour at Ellington (on Saturday) but it cleared up quite nicely by the time the Thunderbirds got in the air. Yeah, it wasn't the Blue Angels, but they'll be in Fort Worth, TX in October 8-)

Edited: Come to think about it, it rained big time at Ellington the year before last too. Didn't go to that show though.

I went to the last two years.  The year before it wasn't raining when I went...but last year it was horrifying.  Once the show started it was a great show though!  I can't complain about the rain though, without it I wouldn't be on airliners.net!

[swordfish1227]

My favorite moment at the ellington airshow was when the C-17 that was parked facing the parking lot started up, threw in full reverse, and backed out of it's spot under its own power. I'm pretty sure that was 2 years back.

[Mitch.]

Could have been closer but its a nice idea nonetheless!

Good Luck

[DonAlfonsoRoKil]

Great Idea, I really laughed when I saw it.  :D

Why do they all call their F-18s to be every-weather-aircraft ?!  ;D

[Sakura]

yes, but weather can limit displays for safety reasons.


Unfortunately.

[machineman9]

Could have been closer but its a nice idea nonetheless!

Good Luck

QFT

its a nice atmosphere, but airshows are about seeing the planes. a closer-up would have been nice

[simonmd]

I disaggree, what I like about this shot is the way the aircraft looks so small and alone, a very solitary feel to it.

It's almost as if the photographer is saying, "I travelled all this way and this is all I saw!"

[Fozzer]

EXCELLENT SHOT...!

The plane, shown far away, on it's own, illustrates the total desolation of the place at the time...

Well thought out, and composed...... ...!

F..... 8-)...!

[ptrkrsh]

I think im going to cry Really does capture the feel of a rained out show!