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12/8    Great fleet week photos:
        http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a
        \_ BZ's 2007 San Francisco Fleetweek Photo Gallery
These are some pictures I took at the 2007 San Francisco Fleetweek airshow.
All shots taken w/ a Nikon D50 w/ Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4-5.6G lens; center spot met\
ering and focus, jets shot w/ shutter priority at 1/2000sec.
I went back and cleaned up all the images in photoshop. Level adjusted them, cro\
pped and rotated some (leveled out the sneak pass). Post processing does help fi\
x exposure and framing issues!
Added some additional context shots (12/10/07), hope you like 'em!
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BZ's 2007 San Francisco Fleetweek Photo Gallery These are some pictures I took at the 2007 San Francisco Fleetweek airshow. Level adjusted them, cropped and rotated some (leveled out the sneak pass). Post processing does help fix exposure and framing issues! dsc_7523 One of my favorite shots: Pelican with L-39 in the background. dsc_7679 I like it when the shot has a location context. dsc_7749 dsc_7753 dsc_7787 dsc_7812 dsc_7862 dsc_7876 Check out the moon in the background. dsc_7894 The main reason I brave the traffic for SF fleetweek. dsc_7899 I can hardly believe I'm getting this, and my camera didn't flake in the middle... dsc_7901 Those guys in the boat better be wearing ear protection! dsc_7901a_crop A closeup of the above pic, notice the visual distortion caused by the shockwaves... The jet itself is not yet supersonic, but is in the transonic region. The air itself is accelerated to supersonic speed when it encounters an obstruction (like a bump on the fuselage). When it slows back down below supersonic speed, it creates a pressure wave which causes the visual distortions. Those pressure waves can be seen radiating from specific points on the aircraft (including the canopy). I filed the note away, but can't seem to find it at the moment! doesn't apply in this case since it's not in the supersonic region. dsc_7902 Would have been a stunning shot were the boat not 'in the way'... still, it's interesting in a 'wish that dumb boat wasn't there' kind of way! I was tempted to go back on sunday, but I had enough of the traffic. I've had a few offers from very kind hearted boat owners to be their guest next year! If you liked these, you might want to check out some other pics I took at the 2007 Nellis AFB (Aviation Nation) airshow.