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Sleek F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter at Fleet Week 2019

17 Thursday Oct 2019

Posted by untouchedtcphotos in Airshow, F-35, F-35 Lightning II, Fleet Week, Fleet Week 2019, Joint Strike Fighter, Stealth Fighter

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We were fortunate to see the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter perform maneuvers at Fleet Week in San Francisco on Friday, 10/11/19.  It was very cool to see this fifth generation stealth fighter flying over the San Francisco Bay.

The sun was behind me when I shot this picture. The bright blue sky is behind the plane. The plane was at angle where the sun did not illuminate it.

The flames from the fighter’s afterburners looks more dramatic and bright in contrast with the dark silhouette of the fighter jet.

This plane flew before the arrival of the Blue Angels and also flew alongside a P-51 Mustang.

This was the first time I saw this jet at the San Francisco Fleet Week. This is the latest stealth fighter for the Air Force, Navy, and Marines.

I have always enjoyed watching and studying fighter jets. As a child, I would build models of fighter jets. I admired the F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat jets as they were front line fighters when I was a teenager. I collected reference books with information on the various fighter jets. It is easy for me to rattle off information about various fighter jets due to my interest and love for our military’s fighter jets.

I appreciate how our military continues to improve and develop their air superiority fighters to defend our nation.

It reminds me as individuals we should always try to improve our expertise or abilities in our own lives. These fighter jets are reminder to me to keep moving forward and aim to achieve high goals.

See the below link if you are interested in more info about the F-35.

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Link to Information about the F-35A Lightning II

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Incredible Blue Angels Show at Fleetweek in San Francisco

16 Wednesday Oct 2019

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It was a joy to watch the Blue Angels this past week at Fleetweek in San Francisco. Here was a modified diamond formation with Blue Angels #1, #2, #3, #4, and #7.

We enjoy watching the Blue Angels during the Friday rehearsals. It is less crowded which makes it enjoyable. Watching at Aquatic Park is a great location to watch the air show. We paid to watch the Blue Angels in the Marina. But I think the view at Aquatic Park is better.

I am always amazed how these planes can maneuver together so closely with such precision at high speeds. A lesson can be learned how individuals who have a common goal need to be united to work as one to move effortlessly to achieve.

What goal do you want to focus on? It is always better to be in a team to work together to achieve a goal. Working closely with good communication is the key to moving together as one.

Hope you can be reminded by this photo how a unified team makes it easier to obtain a goal.

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Blue Angels Stacked up Close

08 Sunday Oct 2017

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Blue Angels 1, 2, 3, and 7 flying in a tight stacked formation during Fleetweek San Francisco this weekend. It is amazing how they can fly so precisely in close formations and doing it safely.

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Blue Angels Emerging from Vapors

08 Sunday Oct 2017

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Blue Angels in the Diamond formation approaching from the Marin County side of the San Francisco Bay towards Aquatic Park in San Francisco. The weather was perfect in the low 70’s with a slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky. Love to go out every year during Fleetweek to watch them.

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F-16 Falcon Heading Up

01 Thursday Jun 2017

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We went to Travis AFB to watch Thunderbirds on May 6, 2017.  It was a wonderful airshow.

I love watching fighter jets up in the air doing their maneuvers.

This is a F-16 Falcon Thunderbird.  It was gaining altitude fast with it’s afterburners on – notice the flames at the back end.

I shot with a 400 mm lens with a very fast shutter speed.

My wife commented that this photograph looks surreal and almost like a drawing instead of a photograph.

Why does this photograph have this effect?

Notice on the sides, there is water vapor which contributes to the surreal look.  The water vapors come off the plane when it makes a tight turn or gains altitude quickly.

My challenge in taking these jet fighter photos is to take photographs in focus and in the frame.  So it is very important that I take lots of photographs to get shots I am satisfied with.  My practice is not to change the photograph via “Photoshop”.  Instead, I am aiming to get good focused shots of the jet fighters in motion.

My goal is to shoot to produce untouchedtcphotos.

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