One of my favorite things to attend is an airshow.  This year's NAS Oceana Airshow was my first as a Veteran and it certainly brought back a lot of great memories on top of providing an opportunity to capture some great photos.

Last year I shared a blog post, My Airshow Photography Adventure & 4 Tips to Help You get Better Airshow Photos.  This year, I thought I'd add a few more tips to getting great airshow photos including some post-processing tips to help you out.  More on those tips later though.

 

As airshows go, NAS Oceana's Airshows never fail to impress, and in my opinion the atmosphere is much more relaxed then the airshows at MCAS Miramar in San Diego, CA.  Perhaps that's why I enjoy Oceana's airshow so much more than the others I've been to.  From the ease of parking, quick and efficient security checks getting into the show, to the atmosphere of the show, ease of viewing the flyers and static displays, and finally the amenities (water stations, porta-potties, food, etc), NAS Oceana has it all setup like a well oiled military operation which it is.

 

Enough on that though, on to the photos.

The Blue Angels are always a class act.  Whether it's the ground crew talking with the crowd and handing out freebies to the kids or the pilots performing, and their ability to adjust to changing weather conditions, it's hard not to be impressed by them.

 

Saturday's (Sep 22, 2018) weather changed from a sunny day to super cloudy as the day went on, and as a result the Blue Angels had to adjust and fly a lower show than they'd been practicing.  As a photographer this provided the opportunity to get some great photos of them.  Simply because clouds provide another interesting and creative factor to add to the drama of a jet in flight!

 

Here are a few of my photos of the Blue Angel's performance: