Belgian F16 @ Duxford

[nigelblake]

Just the star of the show (my opinion) for now........

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

[BMrider]

Top shots as usual

[redbearing]

agreed very good F16 thread

[Ian A.S.]

Magnificent shots Nigel and magnificent subject and lighting.

Ian A.S.

[RJC1878]

Brilliant!

Thanks for sharing.

[umea4]

Brilliant!

Thanks for sharing.

What he said - brilliant. The EXIF says 840mm - I guess 600mm f4 with 1.4TC? That's challenging to work with, but the results are seriously worth it. Great stuff.

Anthony.

[FOTO4]

The best that I have seen by far, brilliant.

[nigelblake]

Thanks for the comments so far
Now this pair, same image done with HDR and colour popping etc, are a little out of my comfort zone in some ways, however...........

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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General Dynamics F16AM Fighting Falcon FA-84 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

[Airshow Action]

GREATpics Nigel !!!

[Tim Laurence]

Great set of pics. 1 / 2 / 14 are fantastic!

Tim

[boff180]

Nigel nails it again!

Well done mate!

Andy

[smacken]

Thought mine were half decent , then along comes Nigel with the usual stunners , what a superb set

[nigelblake]

Thanks again guys!

Here's a few of the others that flew.

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G-BWMF WA591 Gloster Meteor T7 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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Avro Lancaster of the BBMF by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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Boeing B17G Flying fortress "Sally B" at Duxford May 2012 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

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Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZK333 by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

[gallers74]

Stunning images, 1 and 7 for me.

[JohnF]

I do like the HDR F-16 and the Typhoon. Lovely set

[Blackbird]

Superb set all round - great shot of the Lanc

Andy

[colper]

A true masterclass of photography at its best.

Colin

[Traumahawk]

Excellent photos... I'm very jealous !

Did you take these in the 'naughty field' ?

[nigelblake]

Thanks again for the kind comments!

Did you take these in the 'naughty field' ?

Yes I was in the "naughty field" 1st time for a show day, although I have been there a few times in the past when there have been rehearsals, particularly on the Fridays before a Legends show!

[Craig_85]

Brilliant, all of them have spot on colour, exposure and a variety of compositions to make these the best shots of the Belgian F16 that I've seen from Duxford. I think the HDR ones are a bit stupid though, maybe look good as a poster advertising an airshow to draw the kids in but as a photo the earlier natural ones are best IMO.

[st24]

Lovley stuff Nigel though of course the Typhoon is a composite- there wasn't a cloud in the sky last Sunday....

[nigelblake]

There was a lovely vapour trail though!!


screen by Nigel Blake, on Flickr

[Patrick H]

Beautiful series Nigel. The F16 must be the most photographed aircraft in that show but you really made some fabulous shots