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Posted by Dawn Sutherland (Phoenix, United States) on 13 April 2007 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

Taken at the "Show of Force" air show at Luke Air Force base in Arizona. Air Force Thunderbirds in motion.

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Comments (13)

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Oh this is more than wonderful. Congrats.

13 Apr 2007 9:49am

@Helen: Thank you very much! Of course for composition many will say that they would have liked all of the wings to be in the shot. I would have liked that too but I was just glad to get some of the shots I did considering I am not a professional. :)

Sujit from Hyderabad, India

great shot. You must've had a nice time watching them in action.

13 Apr 2007 10:54am

@Sujit: I absolutely did, we drive out to the air force base often and sit at the end of the runway and watch the boys do their runs. The kids love the sight and sound of them. Of course this was the first time they were this close to the action so we were all very excited!! Thanks for the comments.

JosefQ from Quebec City, Canada

Great shot! You right though, it would've been nice to see all wings ;) I 've never been to an air show, although every city I've lived in have had them...I need to go one day.

13 Apr 2007 2:39pm

@JosefQ: They are wonderful, thank you for your comments.

Bahar from Toronto, Canada

Nice capture!

13 Apr 2007 3:14pm

@Bahar: Thanks a bunch!!

Jen from Jessup, United States

Sweet shot Dawn!! Excellent framing of VERY fast planes!!

13 Apr 2007 3:27pm

@Jen: They are very fast, it is very hard to frame your shots when they are zipping by you at ridiculous speeds!!

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

I am not sure if one should double post, but, I wanted to add that I believe that the tight framing of the planes has assisted in the dynamic nature of this photo. If it was accidental, I would say that it was fortunate.

13 Apr 2007 3:27pm

@Helen: I don't mind the double post at all. I appreciate your thoughts. I sort of like it as it is but you know there will be people who will want all of the wings for it to be "technically" correct. Sometimes (in my opinion) pictures can break rules and still be beautiful.

Fred from Easton PA, United States

Wow !
Great framing and the image is so sharp ! That must have been hard to capture with such detail.

13 Apr 2007 4:45pm

@Fred: It was hard but definitely worth every second!

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Really wonderful framing! It's tight and clean and crisp. Excellent!

13 Apr 2007 5:00pm

@amy: Thank you so much!!

ajoeh from Mataram, Indonesia

Impressive, that's the only words I can say.

14 Apr 2007 12:20am

DTW from Orlando, United States

Wow!! Another great shot, you did a really good job on this.

14 Apr 2007 12:43am

Lazy Aussie from Perth, Australia

that's pretty good

14 Apr 2007 1:54am

Suby from MK, United Kingdom

The planes look soo close together, scary.

Suby

14 Apr 2007 4:19am

Jerry - a moment in time [...] from Chicago, United States

Great shot and very crisp. What lens are you using with your Rebel?

22 Apr 2007 4:10am

@Jerry - a moment in time [...]: Canon 70-300mm IS USM, great lens. I have been very happy with it!

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