Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA, KIWA, IWA) "Willie"

[BillOz]

Here are those same Hornets as they left that evening at 5:58 P.M., when it was virtually dark.  These were shot at ISO 1600, 1/80 sec. at f5.6
The first frame is with no editing except resizing for the web.  Nice seeing just the formation lights, afterburner, and a basic outline of the plane.
The second frame is the same shot but with some editing to allow seeing the jet.  Shows all the noise from shooting at such a high ISO and low light.
The third shot is a few seconds later, after he shut off the AB, and shows just the lights.

[Paul Dumm]

Verry cool Bill, I like the first one the best it shows the AB'S off and the diamonds.

[Joe Copalman]

Very cool set Bill.  I agree with Paul - the top shot looks the best. 

[Joe Copalman]

Nice mix of Marine helos at Willie today:

[BillOz]

Here's 3 shots of the other Hornet, who didn't have his formation lights on.
The first one shows the runway lights, indication how much I had to pan, using 1/80 sec.
The next shows the Superstition Mountains in the background
The last shows just the Hornet in afterburner.

[wingsnstuff]

Pan Sync was pretty good (no very good) to keep the bugs in focus.  Very nice

[Joe Copalman]

One of those DynCorp Hueys from a few months back:

[Joe Copalman]

Harrier skedaddling outta Willie.

[Joe Copalman]

National Science Foundation C-130 departing Willie G.

[Jay Beckman]

That's one great lookin' Herc!

[jslugman]

One of the nicest I've seen!


NSF Lockheed EC-130Q N130AR KIWA by James O'Rear acc0909 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr

[Jay Beckman]

Oh I see how it is...

You come to Willie but you don't write, you don't call...

Fine... Pfffffft...   

[jslugman]

Lol... I was there for like 12 minutes. Honest.

Read the blog post and you'll see what I mean:

http://jamesorearaviationphotos.blogspot.com/

[Joe Copalman]

T-34 spooling up for departure while a JPATS badguy-hauler departs 30L.
Image didn't look too good at full size due to camera shake at 1/60, is it obvious in this edit?  Looked good to my eyes, but I don't know how much of that is "I REALLY wanted THIS shot"-influenced.  The shot two frames before this one was tack-sharp at full size, but lacked the impact of this one. 

[Bubak]

Nice catch!!