[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/DPPSAM0129.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Jake & I have been to a few demo flights but nothing like they do Palm Springs. The museum is right on the runway so other then a six foot high metal fence, you’re right on the flight line.
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/DPPSAM0121.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
They made four passes and the first one was the highest being perhaps five hundred feet off the deck. Because it’s a jet and flying obviously below 10,000 feet, it’s max speed was 250kt (it can do a little better than 500kt).
[swf]http://www.moosepeterson.com/swf_imgs/DPPSAM0122.swf, 585, 444 [/swf]
Yeap, it was backlit and flash fill wasn’t going to help so you made do with what was presented you. I underexposed -1/2 to push the shadows down and make something in that sky appear othewise I relied on the new coating of the VR2 to make the images work. I panned through the entire pass, shooting from the start, middle (love the thumbs up from 2nd seat) to the end and turn over the field. I love R&R shooting!
Photos captured by D3x, 200-400VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film