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Postby RitterKreuz » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:33 pm

http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/

great pics

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Re: 2007 Fleet Week

Postby Wii » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:53 pm

Those are some awesome shots! Lovely day to have the airshow on, too.
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Re: 2007 Fleet Week

Postby Mobius » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:24 pm

Great shots, the one with the pressure waves is really amazing. :o
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Re: 2007 Fleet Week

Postby expat » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:24 am

Great shots, the one with the pressure waves is really amazing. :o


A couple of once in a lifetime shots (unless you are really lucky and come again next year ;D)

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Re: 2007 Fleet Week

Postby beaky » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:51 am

Excellent shots!
I can't believe they let boats that close... that must be worrisome for the pilots; it's just too close, IMHO... even for the super-precise Blue Angels.
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Re: 2007 Fleet Week

Postby Hagar » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:58 am

Excellent shots!
I can't believe they let boats that close... that must be worrisome for the pilots; it's just too close, IMHO... even for the super-precise Blue Angels.

Agreed. Incredibly dangerous. It brought back memories of this at Brighton in May 1980.

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Re: 2007 Fleet Week

Postby beaky » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:16 pm

Yikes. The margin for error is almost nil with high-energy low-altitude displays. A flick of the wrist, a gust of wind, and things can unravel very quickly... so the buffer zone needs to be wider.
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Re: 2007 Fleet Week

Postby Ashar » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:06 pm

Wow...Those are truly stunning photos... :o :o

That shockwave thing is just amazing :o
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