Avalon Airshow 2005 Photo Gallery by stevie

Avalon Airshow 2005

Avalon Airshow 2005. The two shots of me show the lens I used for most of the shots. A Canon 300mm F2.8 IS on my Canon 20D. Most shots were taken with the 1.4x teleconverter attached, some without and some with a 2.0x teleconverter attached. A few shots were taken with the Canon 70-200 L IS and the Canon 17-40L. Most shots taken were by me with a few taken by Adrian with my 300D and 70-200. The photos are in chronological order, starting with Wednesday, Friday, then Sunday.

Viewers of this gallery include the F/A-18 pilot, Super Connie pilot and the Ultralight Wingwalker. Great show guys and girls!

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FA18 going up	FA18 dive 2	FA18 dive	FA18 side
FA18 rear	300mm 2.jpg	Am I over compensating for something?	Boeing 787.jpg
Combat Sim.jpg	Joint Strike Fighter.jpg	Eddie Andreini 1.jpg	Eddie Andreini 2.jpg
Opening Flags.jpg	FA18 1.jpg	NZAF 757 1.jpg	FA18 2.jpg
FA18 3.jpg	FA18 4.jpg	FA18 5.jpg	FA18 6.jpg
C17 Globemaster 1.jpg	F15 1.jpg	F15 2.jpg	F15 3.jpg
F15 4.jpg	F15 5.jpg	F15 6.jpg	F15 7.jpg
Hercules 1.jpg	Hawk 1.jpg	F16 1.jpg	F16 2.jpg
F16 3.jpg	F16 4.jpg	F16 5.jpg	F111 1.jpg
F111 2.jpg	F111 3.jpg	Flight Line.jpg	F111 4.jpg
F111 5.jpg	F111 6.jpg	Wedgetail 1.jpg	Wedgetail 2.jpg
Chopper.jpg	Fellow 20D'er.jpg	Man with 300mm.jpg	Hawk 2.jpg
Wedgetail 3.jpg	Wedgetail 4.jpg	F15 9.jpg	F15 8.jpg
F15 10.jpg	F15 11.jpg	F15 12.jpg	F15 13.jpg
F15 14.jpg	F15 15.jpg	B52.jpg	Up close with Gibbo.jpg
Maz and Suz.jpg	Michele.jpg	Me with 300mm.jpg	Mustang.jpg
Mustang 2.jpg	Sea Fury.jpg	NZAF 757 2.jpg	NZAF 757 3.jpg
Pip Borrman.jpg	Pip Borrman 2.jpg	Army Parachute 1.jpg	Army Parachute 2.jpg
Caribou with strong crosswind.jpg	Caribou Landing.jpg	FA18 7.jpg	FA18 8.jpg
FA18 9.jpg	FA18 10.jpg	FA18 11.jpg	FA18 12.jpg
FA18 13.jpg	C17 Globemaster 2.jpg	C17 Globemaster 3.jpg	C17 Globemaster full reverse.jpg
F16 Takeoff.jpg	F16 6.jpg	F16 into the sunset.jpg	F16 7.jpg
F16 Turn and Burn.jpg	Kiowa.jpg	Black Hawk Soldiers Down.jpg	Chinook.jpg
Action stations.jpg	Viewing platform.jpg	INCOMING.jpg	Black Hawks by 2.jpg
Catalina.jpg	F111 7.jpg	F111 8.jpg	F111 vertical.jpg
F111 9.jpg	F111 10.jpg	F111 11.jpg	F111 12.jpg
Twister.jpg	Jurgis Kairys 2.jpg	Jurgis Kairys going vertical.jpg	Jurgis Kairys.jpg
TAA DC3.jpg	SQUIRREL.jpg	Low Pay, Every Day.	Man in the Moon 1.jpg
Adrian Michele Maz and Suz.jpg	Avalon Friday night.jpg	Suz and Steve.jpg	Windy Suz.jpg
DC3 at dusk.jpg	Super Connie night takeoff.jpg	Super Connie night takeoff 2.jpg	Fireworks.jpg
Glider.jpg	Wall of Fire.jpg	Microflite EC120.jpg	Hawk 3.jpg
Hawk 4.jpg	Hawk 5.jpg	Winjeel and CT4.jpg	Minolta 400mm.jpg
Chris Sperou ribbon cut.jpg	Seahawk rescue.jpg	AP-3C Orion.jpg	Inconsiderate spectator.jpg
F15 16.jpg	F15 topside.jpg	F15 flyby.jpg	F15 vertical.jpg
F15 up close.jpg	F15 again.jpg	F15 cockpit.jpg	Squirrel Dance.jpg
WW1 Biplane.jpg	WW1 dogfight.jpg	These englishmen fight like madmen.jpg	Mustang 3.jpg
Sea Fury 2.jpg	Sea Fury 3.jpg	Roulette 2.jpg	Sea Fury wing folding.jpg
Mustang 4.jpg	Quicksilver wingwalking and 757	I can fly.jpg	Roulettes.jpg
Roulettes 2.jpg	Jurgis Kairys downunder.jpg	Army Iroquois.jpg	Avenger
Bombing run.jpg	Boomerang and Kittyhawk.jpg	Boomerang closeup.jpg	TAA DC3.jpg
Super Connie.jpg	Super Connie rear.jpg	FA18 blastoff.jpg	Flares away.jpg
FA18 flares.jpg	Going sideways.jpg	Pip Borrman.jpg	Super Connie cockpit.jpg
Southern Knights Harvard.jpg	Southern Knights Harvards.jpg	Look out.jpg	F16 takeoff.jpg
F16 flyby.jpg	F16 high AoA.jpg	F16 feels the need for speed	B52 inbound.jpg
Wing Walker.jpg	C17 rear.jpg	F111 rear.jpg	Boom Baby.jpg
F111 backtrack.jpg

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Ian		17-May-2007 17:24
Some stunning photo's.As an expat Aussie I was keen to see what was happening over there and this has been a great find .Thanks

Rory Trappe		06-May-2007 13:46
Some really stunning photos that you have I have some on my site flying low. http://www.pbase.com/caeclyd/mach_loop

Philscbx		10-Feb-2007 00:56
Wow, so this is why I have this lens on order, a 300L F2.8 IS. I need to hook up my 20" cinema display to the Mac laptop to do this tour of images. Do people actually haul these to Europe? I'm going again to Queens Day.

Gary T		09-Nov-2006 08:25
Outstanding Pics my man.From Airshow Airside Volunteer. Gary T

169th_Ross		10-Jul-2006 12:56
Very very detailed and nice pictures !!

Ashley Jones		21-May-2006 02:21
A tremendous display of talent. Great photos. One of if not the best airshow gallery I have seen. Awesome light!

kyoung k kim		20-May-2006 06:44
Great gallery!

xnir		15-May-2006 04:32
outstanding!!! :-)

Rob Hynes		25-Jan-2006 12:26
Stevie, Awesome images of Avalon 05, espacially the fast movers ! Roll on Avalon 2007!

Shawn Yost		07-Jan-2006 16:39
Awesome work! I love the F-111 "9" & "10" shots!

Shaun Robertson		13-Oct-2005 12:16
Hey Steve, some of the best aerial shots Ive seen this far. I was there and didnt even get close to what you've taken. Im a great believer of canon equipment as well as aircrafts and youve made a great combination of both. Cheers mate. Lookin forward to 2007 !!!

Guest		09-Sep-2005 12:44
An Artist at work - some of the best shots I've seen.

Daniel Shorten		20-Aug-2005 12:42
I have to add my 5c. AMAZING shots! Composition and clarity absolutely amazing, even for a canon user(wink).

111 Fixr		08-Aug-2005 23:44
Incredibly clear and close!! 111's ROCK!!

Matt		08-Jul-2005 15:32
It was a fantastic day and these are the best pics I've seen yet!

Patrick DEBETENCOURT		29-Jun-2005 07:37
Wow ! Awesome pictures Stevie ! The most impressive airshow gallery on Pbase. Thanks for sharing. Patrick

Gary Retterbush		16-Jun-2005 20:04
Certainly some of the better aerial shots I've seen! Darn nice work! As an old fighter pilot I appreciate these shots a lot. Thanks!

stevie_j		29-May-2005 14:05
Hi Peter. I don't know what it means. Some of the EXIF information shown on Pbase isn't always accurate. Sometimes the exposure compensation figure shown is wrong. I didn't do anything special with the white balance, I think I used Auto.

Peter Finlay		29-May-2005 09:33
Hi Steve, Please answer a dumb question. In the EXIF data on some of your shots the WB is shown as (-1). I understand WB shift but how do you get the 20D to show "-1". I know how ot operate the WB controls just curious about the terminology. Thanks

Ian Tapscott		27-May-2005 11:47
Cracking gallery, looks like you had a great long w/e.

Philip Jones		21-May-2005 11:11
Amazing photos - especially of the F-111. "Wow" doesn't really cover it. Phil Jones www.airshows.co.uk

Daniel Butcher		20-May-2005 19:50
What an amazing set of photos. Fabulous. Regards, Dan B, www.airshows.co.uk

stevie_j		18-May-2005 12:39
Pbase pretty much does it all for you. It has basic colour and layout options to choose but its very easy to setup and maintain.

Guest		18-May-2005 08:53
Not as such. I want to set up a gallery and maybe the "Photocleaner" has such a system. I purchased a copy today. Some strange results first up but I will have to play with it. Your gallery looks great. How could I emulate that please? I have some shots posted on http://www.airleague.com.au/gallery/avalon2005?page=8 and also on: http://www.northsidecreativephotography.org.au/gallery/albums.php. Some of the shots have similar content to yours.

stevie_j		18-May-2005 06:58
Thanks Peter. I use both the Fred Miranda Intellisharpen plugin and the Photocleaner program to resize and resharpen them. http://www.photocleaner.com/ Do you have a gallery of your shots?

Peter Finlay		18-May-2005 02:00
Wow, Steve, these are stunning. I had the pleasure of shooting with a 20D and f4 300 IS on Tuesday and Wednesday and was wrapped in many of the shots I scored even though it rained on the first day. The 1.4 and 2 x extenders really bring the aircraft detail in close. I must try this next time at Temora in June. I think I may have been chatting with "Gibbo" and another chap. How do I get hold of the sharpening program you mentioned please? I have FM's Canon 20d plug-in. Cheers

Todd Brase		07-May-2005 21:46
These really are some great acft pictures Steve. I worked the F-111s many years ago and now spend my time with the F-15s.

stevie_j		29-Apr-2005 23:46
Thanks Patrick. Yes I use the Fred Miranda sharpening plugin for Photoshop to sharpen the full size shots, then I resharpen them slightly after I've resized them to 800x600 in a batch using a program called Photocleaner. It does a great job.

Patrick Kealey		29-Apr-2005 14:33
Fabulous pics. Brilliantly sharp! May I ask if you use a sharpening algorythm? If so which. Just amazingly sharp pics. Fantastic stuff here!!!!

Bill		15-Apr-2005 10:36
Hi Stevie Loved all of your images at the 2005 airshow. Me and a friend of mine took about 350 images and nearly all were slightly out of focus. We were wondering if you used auto focus and also a monopod or tripod. We definately want to improve our technique and try to get images like yours. Our static shots were fine just had trouble with the flying shots with 300mm lens on DSLR. Thanks for sharing your photos, they have given us a lot of inspiration Bill

Rick & Nancy Harris		13-Apr-2005 13:27
WOW!! Great shots especially the F-111. I used to work on that 272 while stationed at Cannon AFB, NM before we sold them to Australia in the early 90's. The shots of them dumping fuel and then igniting them with the engines can't be done in the States. Awesome!!!! Rick

eddie		10-Apr-2005 15:28
Steve... OUTSTANDING work!

Jerry S.		08-Apr-2005 20:12
Great shots with a great lens! Really enjoyed the variety of pics. You did well!

Kevin Oke		07-Apr-2005 04:52
Hi Stevie, Thanks for the great images, time for airshow season over here. I'm motivated. Amazing work. http://www.pbase.com/islaguy

Cam Mills		06-Apr-2005 07:57
You know Stevie, Many of us spend ages trawling thru PBase and know a good thing when we see it. I was ranting to myself how well you have caught this show (and lamenting that I could not go). I then got to the bottom of your gallery and saw all these comments... your do deserve the recognition. If I ever get to go (2007?) I'll come say g'day to the fella with the big lens and silly grin! Nice one. Cam. www.pbase.com/millsy

stevie_j		05-Apr-2005 05:25
Thanks everyone who has commented so far! I'm glad you all enjoyed looking at my gallery.

gabriel deschambault		04-Apr-2005 03:02
Ces photos sont magnifiques et on voit bien toute la puissance de ces engins. bravo encore pour ces photos. Gabriel

X Liu		03-Apr-2005 03:47
These are incredible shots. Please share how did you do them.

Ren� Delbar		02-Apr-2005 15:10
Absolutely stunning shots, Stevie! makes me feel I was theremyself! Ren�

Wohn		02-Apr-2005 15:09
The best i've seen in years

adrianox		29-Mar-2005 21:48
superb Steve! i was glued - not only as sharp as a tack, but some great, great comps here also....WOW!

Mike		29-Mar-2005 15:52
Really these are fantastic. I woz glued to the monitor. Thanks for sharing these.

Stan Wilson		29-Mar-2005 14:32
Thanks for sharing these photos. I've "tried" photographing air shows for 30 years, and your photos show "how it's done." FANTASTIC. I almost felt the heat from the after burners. I think my monitor shuddered when I enlarged the bombing run photos. Stan in Dodge City

Dave O'Brien		25-Mar-2005 14:09
Wow, these are some of the most impressive shots I've ever seen. Growing up watching FB-111 from the 509th at the now closed Pease AFB, I really love the Aussie F-111 pics. Brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing your awesome talent!

Guest		24-Mar-2005 10:58
Steve, I really think you should one day consider giving up your day job :-) Compared to my pathetic shots with my 70mm lens (I forgot to take my 300mm lens), yours are just so awesome I would be embarrased putting mine up. I will keep strictly to shots only of Tom (:-0) Great shots - congratulations !! Peter & Michi

Guest		24-Mar-2005 06:05
Thanks Suz and Steve, l had an awsome time. Great shots Steve, it was worth sitting in the wind for. Love you heaps Maz.

kathryn		24-Mar-2005 03:57
Great Photo's Steve. Saves me going to the airshow. I can just admire your pics and I'm all up to date.

Rod Andrewartha		24-Mar-2005 03:49
Steve - I agree with Hans. These are arguably some of the best aviation shots I've ever seen. Seriously. Well done, mate!

stevie_j		24-Mar-2005 02:36
Thanks Hans. Its been a long learning process since shooting my 1st Airshow in 1992.

Hans		24-Mar-2005 02:26
Great job! Those are some of the BEST airshow photo's that I have seen.

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