Hi all, I have the day off this Friday and was thinking of heading to MacArthur to see the take offs and landings during practice day. I've never been to this airport and wanted to know if there is a safe out of the way place where I can park and camp out for the day and still see some activity? Tha...

Looks like a great lineup for this show.

I do have a question for the locals. I'll be testing out some new camera gear this year and was wondering if you're allowed to park in the grass on the side of Long Pond Road the day before the event where they normally do the rehearsal show?

Thanks,
-Pete

Hi all, Just found out about this show today and I'm very excited after almost 3 years of no shows. A question for some of the locals. I plan on coming in on Friday to stay the night. Are there certain spots outside of the base where someone can park and watch the Friday practice? I don't have DoD a...

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Surprised there weren't any photos here yet, unless they're in another section that I'm not aware of. I took these today on Staten Island on the beach near Seaview Hospital. All the far distance shots with both teams in the frame were useless due to heat waves distorting the images. Here is the best...

Finally wrapped up my show photos from the Saturday show. See the Flickr album link 2 posts above.

I saw some photos from the Sunday show on Facebook and it looked like no clouds for the show today! The light for photography in the late afternoon would've been great.

The folks at Dover put on a great show today! The weather was overcast for most of the day with some open patches late in the afternoon. It was non stop action starting at 11AM. Besides the performers, the base had their act together with the parking. I've started to avoid going to some shows now kn...

Pretty amazing to see all those jets together. The skies were not the clearest (hazy) and they flew really high.

I was standing out on Pier 25 on the Hudson for some of these photos.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmGqmbgV

And a link to the Blues performance on Saturday.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmqF4urP

Great photos Airplanefreak2000! You definitely know how to get the peak of the action, especially with the multiple SnowBird crossing shots.

At the risk of starting a religious war, Nikon or Canon and what focal length lens? (I'm basically a huge gearhead)

-Pete