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wardie
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It was a hard shooting environment with one end of the airfield having dark stormy clouds as the backdrop, the middle having bright blue sky and the other end bright backlit clouds. I and my Xt struggled with exposures all day.

Any way here are some of my favourites.

CAC Boomerang streaming vapour from his wingtips pulling out of a dive.
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CAC Boomerang landing
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P-40 Kittyhawk
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P-40 Kittyhawk landing
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The worlds only flying Hudson landing
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Canberra & Meteor F8 pair
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Meteor F8 landing
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Canberra landing (I got a bit too close)
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The highlight of the day for most vistors.

F111 dirty pass.
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F111 clean pass
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F111 fast pass
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F111 fast pass w/burners
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F111 starts dump & burn
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F111 dump & burn
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F111 dump & burn silhouette. After this shot he pulled up and kept burning as he went into the cloud base. He was too far away for a good shot, just a small fireball entering the clouds.
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Great stuff, Wardie. Like the first Boomer shot.

Sad I couldn't be there myself, but there'll be another time.

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Looks like it was a great day but challenging lighting. The Hudson and Meteor landing shots are sweet.

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I love the Canberra shots. I haven't seen one fly since about 1964 or so. Good stuff, mate!

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Wow, haven't seen an F-111 in a few years...

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Thanks all for your comments.

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Wow! Really awsome stuff. I love the Boomerang.

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Ripper pics, thanks Wardie!

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ABC TV ran a report on Temora last night. Here is a link to their web page with a transcript as well as a link to the video story. I think that it's worth watching.

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2007/s1936979.htm

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