Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Air Show 2009

[MartinS]

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

 

[MartinS]

 

[nikkie]

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

 

[chuaboonkiat]

these planes looks like my toy plane =]

 

[xtemujin]

Nice series bro.

Dubai FTW.

 

[etegration]

beautiful pictures!

 

[linkandzelda]

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]

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]

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

 

[prolensdreamer]

amazing unique shots, really envy you

 

[JacePhoto]

Thanks for sharing! We all love air shows!

 

[MartinS]

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

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.