Thunderbirds

[Jim B.]

Taken at the airshow in Dayton Ohio Saturday.




Canon 100-400IS

[Colin Southern]

Not as precise as the Blue Angels!

[Jim B.]

Hi Colin,
I have seen both teams perform and have to say the Blue Angels have more colourful aircraft

[kevinbythebeach]

Bravo....Great pics Jim...WOW they look really good...Theyd make some great prints...

[Jim B.]

Thanks,Kevin.I'm very pleased with results and will definitely be printing a few for my rec room walls.

[Keith]

Very good shots Jim, what lens did you use, also did you have to crop by very much?

Keith

[Jim B.]

Hi Keith,

Used a Canon 100-400IS.Very slight crops on these photos,maybe 5% at the most.My first show with the lens.
Here's a shot uncropped.

[wjh31]

you managed to get that close with 400mm? surely not full frame in that case?

[Jim B.]

No,I use a 50D.

[Keith]

Jim, I noticed on that new photo that the planes had propellers that had not been 'frozen', did you pan using the IS with a slow-ish shutter speed so that the propellers appeared to be rotating?

Keith

[Jim B.]

Keith,

Yes,IS helps a lot.The shot above is at 1/160".This one is at 1/200".

[Keith]

Thanks Jim, O.K, you can stop posting new pictures now, I am jealous enough!

Keith

[Jim B.]

Okay,Keith

Jim