Many of my fellow Bay Area Photo Club members have posted some outstanding photos from this year’s Houston Air Show. I am not sure that I could ever post anything that would be as good as most of the shots that I have seen posted.
I went to the air show, but, thanks to a certain seven year old boy and four year old girl, I did not photograph too many of the airplanes. But, if you want some photos of two little ones riding the bucking mechanical bull or climbing a rock wall, then I am your photographer. Although I have been to the air show many times, I never noticed these two concessions. I also never noticed the Lego Land booth. Live and learn!
In this photo, I tried to combine two elements of the air show—the Blue Angles performing one of their precision moves and a youngster watching the action. I must admit this photo involved a little luck. I heard what the announcer said the Blue Angles were going to perform and then noticed this young girl sitting on her father’s shoulders. I immediately positioned myself behind them and hoped I would get a shot of a couple of the planes pulling-up into the sky. I got lucky to get all six of them.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 at 70mm with polarizing filter attached, shot at ISO 200, f/8 and 1/180th.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast.
