Trip to the Oshkosh Air Show (Wisconsin)

grimace · August 2, 2009

I've been to a couple air shows but most have been the type where they just do circular patterns. Oshkosh on the otherhand, is not that type air show. Infact, some consider it the best show in the U.S.

Here's a couple from the first three days (Monday thru Wednesday).

My only "keeper" I took on Monday.

Why was the above shot the only keeper? A change in weather of course. The afternoon show was cancelled.

While I was there I ran into Albert Einstein's child.

NASCAR Car Owner, Jack Roush

Some wing walking

Wil Davis · August 2, 2009

The pictures of the planes are fabulous, thanks for sharing! The last pic is particularly interesting; it's not often you see so many in the air at the same time in the same shot! Now a shot of a wing-walker on the Airbus would have been really cool!

- Wil

Chrissiebeez_NL · August 2, 2009

very nice shots!

crisp, colourful! I recently shot a few shots of a F-16 dogfighting from my plane window that came out pretty cool but i cant publish them.. :cry working on it though

Elaine · August 2, 2009

Wow! These are great! Thanks for sharing!

Nikolai · August 2, 2009

Lovely shots, Adam!

Boy, you got some nice aircrafts there, like Virgin Galactic!

Mishka · August 2, 2009

These are really amazing...fantastic detail!

pathfinder · August 2, 2009

I love Air Shows!

Very, very nice indeed!

Ann McRae · August 3, 2009

Excuse you, Mr. Grimace, but you forgot the song lyrics.

:hide

David_S85 · August 3, 2009

Excellent series, Adam! Vic reminds me of the Burger King "King," and thus, creeps me out a little.

One of these years or decades, I've got to get myself up there to see all that.

squiddy · August 3, 2009

I think that's the mask from V for Vendetta..... awesome.

These are great! I love the color and the crops. Excellent!!

aktse · August 3, 2009

clap

Amazing job!

And I like some of yours better than these:
Other Oshkosh photos on cnet

Awais Yaqub · August 3, 2009

Wow fantastic series

rookieshooter · August 3, 2009

O_O

what size lens were you using??

Bayer-Z28 · August 3, 2009

oooho! NOICE!! :ivar

I followed the Airbus A380 through production! Fat whale of an aircraft, but SOOO nice inside!

Man, I need a bigger lens for airshows!!! MUCH bigger lens!!!

grimace · August 4, 2009

Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

I used two set ups while I was shooting. I used my Canon XTI with my Canon 500mm lens and used my Canon 100-400 on my 5D.

moose135 · August 4, 2009

Very nice work, Adam! I love the shot with the line-up of T-34 tails - very colorful! I really do need to get to Oshkosh one of these days.

stuffjunkie · August 4, 2009

Wow!
I'm so close yet never have been up fot the show. This year I had it on my calendar. Next year....

thebusch · August 5, 2009

Splendid work!
Wonderful images of wonderful aircraft!

Ah, to be young again .....

hgernhardtjr · August 5, 2009

Hey Adam, very nice photos!

I wonder if you were the dude with the tripod and 500 standing behind my wife and me to the left of Aeroshell Square where the people were sitting on the wing of their bipe?

We were there for the week and took plenty of photos (a yearly pilgramage for us for many years). Deb was shooting the 30D with Bigma and I the 70-200 IS with 2xTC and occasionally with the Tokina 10-17 for crowd shots.

I, too, noticed "Einstein's Son" wandering around near us, but did not get him in a shot as nice as yours! BTW, did you get to stay and watch Dunham's ribald show Saturday?

grimace · August 5, 2009

hgernhardtjr wrote:

Hey Adam, very nice photos!

I wonder if you were the dude with the tripod and 500 standing behind my wife and me to the left of Aeroshell Square where the people were sitting on the wing of their bipe?

If there was a tripod involved it wasn't me (can I get an amen Davev?).

I was there M-W. I stand 6'5" weigh 290lbs and ALWAYS wear a New York Yankee hat (wouldn't be caught dead without it).

MLangton · August 5, 2009

Awesome!!

grimace · August 7, 2009

MLangton wrote:

Awesome!!

Thank you.

mtbparker · August 28, 2009

Very nice pix. Albert Einstein's child -- that day was electric -- literally. If I'm guessing correctly, that was Tuesday (?) when the thunderstorms rolled through. We saw A LOT of people with their hair standing on end. That's when you should start to worry. The air is charged and the lightning bolts aren't far behind.

I thoroughly enjoyed your pix. Thanks.

Tom

Trip to the Oshkosh Air Show (Wisconsin)

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