My take on Aviation Nation 2011

[FrankCrebas]

I had a Nice day out on Saturday 12 November at Nellis AFB. Moderate weather and some nice participants to watch. It was my first time to photograph the Thunderbirds and I was not disappointed.

Nellis is quite tricky in terms of light conditions and therefor I searched and found a place that made it a little bit easier. This spot was near the bus drop-off point and opposite to the Nellis terminal. This spot allowed me to photograph the topsides in a nice banking angle (with reasonable light) and I had the advantage to see the jets taxiing by after their display when they left the runway.
Please enjoy my selection of my last aviation event of the year!

I really loved the T-33!


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5590.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5584.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5616.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5624.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr

More old school:


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5610.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5609.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5631.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr

The one and only PHANTOM!


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5920.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5942.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-6045.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr

Current military hardware:


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5600.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5533.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5985.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-6022.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5687.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5766.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5775.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5651.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5820.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5815.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-5862.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr

And here they are.... THE THUNDERBIRDS!


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-6174.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-6256.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-6278.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr


Aviation Nation 2011_FC_-6142.jpg by Frank Crébas, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

- Frank

[BaasG]

Fantastic pictures Frank! Awesome!
/me puts Nellis on my bucket list

Am I correct if i see no backseater in the F-4?

[FISHER01]

Oh my! razor sharp! superb shots Frank!!!!!

[Snipes]

Great set!!!

[EHAM]

Very nice pictures Frank, I like the taxi shots a lot. Could you give us some more information about the place? Was it a public place where everybody could go? How many mm's did you use for the taxi shots? Did you need stairs?
Thanks in advance for the answers.

[FrankCrebas]

Thanks all! yes, it was a public place and again, it was near the Bus stops and close to the HH-60 ramps. I used max 400mm on my Canon 1D mkIV. It was a place that was not too popular by the photographing crowd.... I was there with very few other photographers. It only became crowded when the Thunderbirds started their demo. This place was close to the food joints as well

As for the F-4: it as a converted QF-4 drone. This means that it can be operated my one single person ( or even unmanned). I must admit that a 2nd person in the jet would look much better.

Forget the static BTW....

[bvdboomen]

Very nice Frank. The T33 is my fav too but the whole series is very nice to watch.

[Vincent]

Very nice set Frank!

[Rene Klok]

Very neat set of pics Frank!
It was my first time at Aviation Nation too and I choose for the mobile stands in front of the Thunderbirds line-up platform. No problems there with other people in your camera sight and a slightly elevated position which came in handy with the very low passes of some participants.
To be honest I never even thought of choosing position near the bus drop-off point but it looks like a great place too.