Pete Field Airshow...

[Seymore]

Aircraft and people were plenty at the airshow today... (Saturday - 060405)

Where to start? Well, since 911, security has been the tightest I've EVER seen...

http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2068/800x480/17.jpg

But these guys weren't shy... They actually wanted to pose for this shot!
http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2068/800x480/20.jpg (http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/album.php?album_id=2068)
Click on PIC for People Album


While we waited for the T-Birds (2-3pm), there was a B25 flying...

http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2065/800x480/3.jpg

What a ride!!!
http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2065/800x480/9.jpg (http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/album.php?album_id=2065)
Click on PIC for B25 Album


Then a P51 and F15 flew in formation...

http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2066/800x480/5.jpg

No joke... It was really impressive!!!
http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2066/800x480/4.jpg (http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/album.php?album_id=2066)
Click on PIC for P51/F15 Album


@ 2pm, (it was really windy, and getting quite cold at this point...) the ThunderBirds fired up...

http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2067/800x480/0.jpg

http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2067/640x480/6.jpg

What these boys can do will make you wonder if they're really sane...
http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2067/800x480/7.jpg

Sometimes they were hard to see against the back drop... But, what a back drop!!!
http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/pictures/8/2067/800x480/4.jpg (http://www.macmurph.com/photodb/album.php?album_id=2067)
Click on PIC for T-Bird Album

I've been going to military and commercial airshows since I can remember. Traveling with my military family, it was a way of life... and a right of passage...

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[Andy]

nice - thanks for allowing me to be there with you!

[rutt]

The B25 shots are just supper nice. Maybe a try some curves to lighten up the whites and improve contrast in the shot in the air...

[Seymore]

You're quite welcome Andy. Had a blast, and will miss this location. (moving soon) But having all the aircraft and testosterone running with all these people... you could just feel it. It was ozzin' from the aircraft as they flew by/over. :wink

[Seymore]

The B25 shots are just supper nice. Maybe a try some curves to lighten up the whites and improve contrast in the shot in the air...
Thanks Rutt... I have yet to "perfect" my ability to make all the corrections that are needed, but some changes were made on most of the aircraft shots.

It was quite difficult with the conditions. Most of the day it was quite overcast, with patches of blue sky... but nothing was ever consistent. Such is the weather in Colorado.

[Rufio220]

I like the P51 and F15 together. thats sweet.

[Seymore]

I like the P51 and F15 together. thats sweet.
Yea it was. Something I'd never seen before. And they must have made 1/2 a dozen passes. It was quite the history lesson...

[Phil U.]

Cool airshot pics - haven't been to one in a while but now I feel like I have. Thanks for sharing!

[Seymore]

Glad you liked them Phil. It had been some time for me also, but the DW was willing to join me... So, we went. It took us over 90min from the time we hit traffic till we got to the flight line. I forgot how many people show up for these...