Thunderbirds Wide Wide View...

[Desert Rat]

Well here is something you don't see every day.

I shot the USAF Thunderbirds at Luke Days airshow at Luke Airbase in Phoenix, AZ.

Took 12 vertical images in sequence and stitched together in Panorama Factory. A very large original file, but with great deails...

Large Version: http://www.pbase.com/desertrat99/image/79999232/original

Highly recommend going and looking at the larger version...

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[Mason]

Wooow, that full sized is beautiful!!!

They tried to sneed the two seater in on the end, didn't they?

 

[eng45ine]

Now that is a thing of beauty. Wow.:smile:

 

[PistolPete]

Great shot! Never thought about doing a pano for that...

 

[Desert Rat]

Wooow, that full sized is beautiful!!!
They tried to sneed the two seater in on the end, didn't they?

Thanks Mason.. Th think they keep all 7 of them out there for testing just in case one of the others does not work properly, then they have a 6th ship to use...

 

[fotographik]

That is an excellent photo!!!

 

[Removed User 3]

One word to describe that shot.......WOW :Wink:

 

[Rick727]

I like it. Very, very nice.

 

[Desert Rat]

Now that is a thing of beauty. Wow.:smile:

Thanks Frank...

 

[The chemist]

Wow eric original is one of a kind!! Top notch and as always you do great with those panos! Guess I cant say you used photoshop...the pilots and angles are two different:biggrin::tongue:

 

[antsplan]

Super shot Eric.

Having never shot pano succesfully, can I please ask your method ?

Is it simply using a tripod and rotating around the horizontal plane ? Although I suspect not................

How much overlap do you normally use ?

 

[Bill Taylor]

Excellent Pano . It would be nice if they would park the cars somewhere else .

 

[jsch33]

Great shot Eric, I think the 2-seater there is for emergency purposes but also for days like Friday when sometimes members of the media get to go up with them for practice. I couldn't get up to the fence when I was there to attempt a shot like that.

 

[RKnecht]

Wow...that should be hanging on a wall for sure! Nice shot.

 

[Desert Rat]

Great shot! Never thought about doing a pano for that...

Thanks Pete...

That is an excellent photo!!!

Thanks...

One word to describe that shot.......WOW :Wink:

Thanks....

I like it. Very, very nice.

Thanks Rick...

Wow eric original is one of a kind!! Top notch and as always you do great with those panos! Guess I cant say you used photoshop...the pilots and angles are two different:biggrin::tongue:

Thanks Jonathan..... Only used Photoshop after the image was stitched...

 

[GastheerG]

Nice capture

 

[TOLady]

What a wonderful pano, Eric! The original is a "must see".

 

[mindspan]

Great photo!
Have you considered cloning out that black box in the middle of the shot? Also curious why the 5 plane has its number upside down?

 

[Desert Rat]

Nice capture

Thanks...

 

[Desert Rat]

What a wonderful pano, Eric! The original is a "must see".

Thanks Sandi