NAF El Centro Photocall, February 16, 2012

[cpasley]

F/A-18A Hornet 'Blue Angels' by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Barry Griffiths]

 
Boeing F/A-18 Hornets "Blue Angels" US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Barry Griffiths]

 
Boeing FA/18F Rhino BuNo 166967 US Navy VFA-122 "Flying Eagles" #160 NAS Lemoore, CA Launch "Please adjust your ear plugs!" by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

INTENSITY

Check out the pilot's eyes.  He looks so focused.

[Barry Griffiths]

 
Boeing FA/18F Rhino BuNo 166977 US Navy VFA-122 "Flying Eagles" NJ 167 NAS Lemoore, CA Launch by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Barry Griffiths]

 
Boeing FA/18F Rhinos US Navy VFA-122 "Flying Eagles" NJ 167, NJ 103, NJ 170 NAS Lemoore, CA by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Matt Ottosen]

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
Strike Fighter Squadron 122 (VFA-122) "Flying Eagles"

[Scott Youmans]

IMO, that's much more intimidating and effective...

True, but I also liked the detail in the first one of the two wingmen in the background with the taxi lights on.  Kind of a bummer you didn't have the room to rotate and still get them in frame.

The photo was already rotated due to unconsciousness during operation of the shutter.  It was one of those shoot from the hip kinds of shots that I later thought I'd try to squeeze some potential out of.  One of Jay's shots from early in the postings was a successful use of open space I thought.  I'll comment on it next.  Jeff recently posted a nice one too with a big open sky.  I think it's in the Hornet section.

[Scott Youmans]

The photo of Jay's that I was referring to was titled "NavAir meets Aaron Copeland..." Fifth one down on the first page. Nice clean composition that gives a sense of the wide open spaces.

[F-16_fixer]

It paid off being at the very end of the runway.

[Joe Copalman]

FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT

[F-16_fixer]

Ready to Rotate!

[F-16_fixer]

Threes Company

[F-16_fixer]

[F-16_fixer]

Do you smell what the GE is cookin'?