F-111 swansong, Riverfire 2010

[StephenM]

Hi all,

Here are a few images of Riverfire last night. This was the final dump-and-burn before the F-111s are retired on December 3rd this year. It was great to have the opportunity to see them one last time! These shots were taken from a vantage point about 10 km from the action, using my 70-300mm telephoto.

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Stephen

[hotspur]

Without a shadow of doubt,no 1 is best photo I have ever seen of a dump and burn over Brisbane,Well done,very clever photography-you are one very advanced and clever photographer StephenM,certainly the most impressive photos on this forum mostly come from you.

I hope you run lectures and tutorials one day in Brisbane,so some can learn from you.

RE-F111,very sad to see them go:(,such ashame:(,I think F111 and Concordes are the best planes ever made.

Cheers Chris

[lacad01]

Great shots Stephen, nicely captured:thumbsup:

[Vanda]

One is spectacular - like 3 also. Well done.

[StephenM]

Thanks Adam, glad you like them!




Thanks very much Chris - although I think you're exaggerating a bit! I've seen better dump and burn shots, but I was happy with how this one came out.

I agree that it will be a shame to have no F-111s next year - Riverfire will not be the same without them :(. Surely it can't be too hard to re-configure the Super Hornets so the fuel dump is located adjacent to the engine...? (:rolleyes: :))

Cheers,
Stephen

[StephenM]

Thanks Ian!

Cheers,
Stephen

[33South]

Thanks Ian, I enjoyed those shots, know how hard they are to capture.

Different perspective to the ones Ive seen still gotta love those dump 'n burns :D seen them at 4 or 5 airshows I will miss them.

Nostalgia from Richmond in 2006 RIP

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=14458&highlight=f111

[Octane]

Shot number 1 is actually of cosmic hockey stick.

The framing is superlative -- with the bulge of the trees rising towards the centre, and the scattered buildings falling into place just nicely, and the hockey stick taking left-stage.

Great work, Stephen.

H

[StephenM]

Thanks very much for the comments Chris and Humayun!

I like the "cosmic hockey stick" idea, H!

Cheers,
Stephen

[gregbradley]

Great shot Stephen. That was a one time setup, either it was gonna come out great or no good. Well done.

Greg.

[StephenM]

Thanks Greg! Yes, there's not much opportunity to test camera settings for this sort of shot. You just have to hope for the best. I did capture a second dump-and-burn about 15 minutes after this one (with identical settings), but the additional smoke from the fireworks resulted in it being horribly over-exposed.

Cheers,
Stephen

[Liz]

Great images Stephen!! :thumbsup:
Looks like it would have been a wonderful night.
Have just returned from Mackay area, and thought of you whilst driving past the sugarcane south of Mount Elliot way. :)

[Brundah1]

OZ Aviation will pay for that shot!

Congrats, considering cloud the conditions on Sat night.

The most unforgetable double dump n burn was the opening night at Expo 88,
the two F111's approached from opposite ends of the Southbank reach at what appeared to be 300ft and performed a near perfect loop.

Yes we will all miss the F111s, but not as much as the RAAF!

BTW special F111 farewell Amberley 2-3 Dec ;)

D

[StephenM]

Thanks Liz, yes it was a fun night. Had both the kids with me, and they only bumped the tripod once while I was taking shots!

Ah yes, Mt Elliott and the sugarcane fields. Hopefully I'll be back there some time in the next few months.

Cheers,
Stephen

[StephenM]

Thanks David!



I'll mark that in the calendar! Do you have any more details about what's involved? I'm guessing there will be a fly-past or 2?

Cheers,
Stephen

[hotspur]

I hope someone can find out details of the final fly over on the 2nd or 3rd of December,Stephen if you find out any more details,can you post,thanks

Chris

PS,I sent a PM to you did you get it?cheers C

[StephenM]

Chris, have a look here (http://www.pigstales.com.au) for the Dec 2/3 details. It's still a bit vague at the moment, but hopefully more detrails will appear closer to the event. I'd certainly like to capture them one last time!

Cheers,
Stephen

[hotspur]

Ok,Stephen,keep me in the loop-may be we could meet up on that day-I really want to get to this day,Although it will be sad to see these plane for the last time.(just had a look at the link-it does seem a bit vague at present-and appears to still under construction)

Cheers Chris