"5/6"
F-16C Fighting Falcon
Melbourne, Florida, USA.
Two USAF Air Demonstration Squadron F-16Cs (Thunderbirds 5 and 6) perform the calypso pass at the 2017 Melbourne Air and Space show. Thunderbird 5 always performs the inverted part of the calypso pass and generally spends so much time upside down during the show that the number "5" is also inverted so it appears normal in photographs.
I had trouble taming the noise monster on this one as I compensated for very unfavorable light. I should have shot in RAW but wasn't sure the buffer on the D7200 would hold up. Realistically, however, it doesn't take a gazillion shots - just a handful at the exact right time. Still learning as always!
"5/6"
F-16C Fighting Falcon
Melbourne, Florida, USA.
Two USAF Air Demonstration Squadron F-16Cs (Thunderbirds 5 and 6) perform the calypso pass at the 2017 Melbourne Air and Space show. Thunderbird 5 always performs the inverted part of the calypso pass and generally spends so much time upside down during the show that the number "5" is also inverted so it appears normal in photographs.
I had trouble taming the noise monster on this one as I compensated for very unfavorable light. I should have shot in RAW but wasn't sure the buffer on the D7200 would hold up. Realistically, however, it doesn't take a gazillion shots - just a handful at the exact right time. Still learning as always!