F/A-18F Close-up’s
Taking photos from the north end of the runway at the 2015 Wings Over Houston airshow provided for some good close-up photo opportunities. The F/A-18F (2-seater) came in fast and low over us with his high-speed pass and then as he came in with his wheels down.
Taken with Canon 1DX and Canon 500mm F4 IS II with 1.4x III teleconverter, handheld
Take-off with full after burners on with some nice heat wave action.
Aperture priority, 1/1600 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation, 700mm
Full frame shot of his high-speed pass at over 500 mph. It was a very cool display of the raw power of this aircraft and quite loud being underneath him at this range.
Aperture priority, 1/1600 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation, 700mm
Full frame shot with wheels down.
Aperture priority, 1/1250 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation, 700mm
Full frame shot as he came overhead towards the runway.
Aperture priority, 1/1250 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation, 700mm
Quick pivot around got this shot as he went past us.
Aperture priority, 1/1600 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation, 700mm
Tim Timmis Photography 
Nice series of shots Tim. You got a lot of great looks that weekend from all angles of the show. Shooting from the hill had some very fast action.
November 1, 2015 at 11:00 am
Thanks Doug. It was a good weekend and I liked all of the vantage points. Thanks again for the north end position.
November 1, 2015 at 6:09 pm