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DragBoatPhoto · **First day at NAS Fort Worth -** 02-21-2007, 10:30 PM

Made my first trip up to "the spot" at NAS Fort Worth today it certainly will not be my last, good stuff.

First time I have ever seen one

Heres a link to the whole gallery http://imageevent.com/ekimzark/nasfortworth22107

Daniel Bates · 02-21-2007, 10:32 PM

AV-8's are always fun to watch. I assume that was a vertical landing?

cdobbs · 02-21-2007, 10:42 PM

Those are some really great shots!

bburton · **Wait A Minute -** 02-21-2007, 11:00 PM

Hold on; those are not dragboats.

But they are very fine pictures of planes. Congratulations.

AdamN · 02-22-2007, 01:15 AM

#4 and 5 are great shots. Especially the angle of #5. Just curious, what lens were you using?

reciprocity · 02-22-2007, 01:31 AM

Judging by the position of the exhaust there, it's got to have been a vertical or near vertical landing for the Harrier.

Daniel Bates · 02-22-2007, 01:33 AM

Well yeah, but it might've been a vertical takeoff (rare but I'm pretty sure the AV-8 is still capable of one).

reciprocity · 02-22-2007, 01:40 AM

Hah, yeah, you got me. I was thinking it had to be going down for some reason... could just as easily be going up.

DragBoatPhoto · 02-22-2007, 07:24 AM

Thanks for the comments all, I used my 300 f/4 IS on the XT. The Harrier landings were near vertical but not completely.

scott1120 · 02-22-2007, 09:14 AM

Mikey,
How did you get the sky so blue in #4?

DragBoatPhoto · 02-22-2007, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott1120

Mikey,
How did you get the sky so blue in #4?

ISO 100, f/4, AV, 1/1000.

Bruce M. Morris · 02-22-2007, 02:17 PM

The Harriers CAN launch vertical but because of the forces and fuel requirements they dont usually do that. The other issue is to make sure that you have hearing protection if you think they will be landing near you. LOOTTTSSS of noise!!!

AndrewCCM · 02-22-2007, 03:15 PM

Great shots..

I will EVENTUALLY go out and do this.. What time of day did you shoot these?

Stephen H · 02-22-2007, 05:09 PM

I remember in the old days when you could go out there and watch B52's landing and taking off. Now THAT was cool. They were old planes then, plus flew slower than it looked like they ought to be able to, smoked, and appeared to land at a slight angle, not straight on.

Breezy · 02-22-2007, 05:47 PM

Those are really nice.
I keep saying I am going to NAS here but never seem to do it lol

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