Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009

MartinS · 4th February 2009

All pics taken on a 70-200mm 2.8 and 2x Teleconverter

MartinS · 4th February 2009

nikkie · 4th February 2009

sharp and nice.
the bi-planes look amazingly agile!

chuaboonkiat · 4th February 2009

these planes looks like my toy plane =]

xtemujin · 4th February 2009

Nice series bro.

Dubai FTW.

etegration · 5th February 2009

beautiful pictures!

linkandzelda · 5th February 2009

blue skies give this series an A+ point!

love the shots. were you on a business/leisure trip or had to shoot these for work?

MartinS · 7th February 2009

Thanks all for the comments.

linkandzeda, I'm a Singaporean living and working in Dubai and I shot this as part of my photography hobby.

photoedit · 7th February 2009

Dude... how did you get the close up photos from the side?? Amazing!

prolensdreamer · 7th February 2009

amazing unique shots, really envy you

JacePhoto · 7th February 2009

Thanks for sharing! We all love air shows!

MartinS · 7th February 2009

Originally Posted by photoedit

Dude... how did you get the close up photos from the side?? Amazing!

Well thankfully some of the displays flew quite close to ground level and although I was at the lower end of the podium, I still managed to get some parallel shots. Thankfully there were no clutter in the background and it was just desert.

The 2X teleconverter on the 70-200mm really helped also.

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MartinS Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Yishun and Dubai Posts: 132	Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009 All pics taken on a 70-200mm 2.8 and 2x Teleconverter

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linkandzelda Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Hill / Woodlands Posts: 174	Re: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009 blue skies give this series an A+ point! love the shots. were you on a business/leisure trip or had to shoot these for work? __________________ custarddreams@lj \| *constantly learning & trying.*

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MartinS Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Yishun and Dubai Posts: 132	Re: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009 Thanks all for the comments. linkandzeda, I'm a Singaporean living and working in Dubai and I shot this as part of my photography hobby.

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photoedit Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 95	Re: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009 Dude... how did you get the close up photos from the side?? Amazing!

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prolensdreamer Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 397	Re: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009 amazing unique shots, really envy you

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JacePhoto Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 2,777	Re: Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009 Thanks for sharing! We all love air shows! __________________ free2shoot www.1000words.com.sg