Wings over Illawarra Air Show - Sunday, 6 May, 2012

[Xenedis]

All,

The Wings over Illawarra Air Show is being held at Albion Park (on the way to Wollongong) on Sunday, 6 May, 2012.

Information and onine booking is available at http://woi.org.au.

I'm heading down there anyway and will have a camera and the big lenses on me, but it could also be a good opportunity for an AP meetup.

[AmPhot]

This is a good airshow, I plan on being there. :)

[Xenedis]

Good to hear; we'll see you there.

It'll be a day of dreagging out the long lenses.

[AmPhot]

If you have the luxury of having more than one. ;) I'll be using the Bigma for the aerial stuff, wide angle & Tammy 17-50 for the static displays (aircraft & cars). Here's hoping the weather is kind on the day.

[peterb666]

I will put it down as a maybe. I went 2 years ago, so due for a repeat.

[raccoon]

Lyn and I are planning to go.

[Chris G]

I'd be pretty keen on going as I just live out the back of dapto, of course providing the Nikon D800 shows before then lol,

If I remember correctly last years show was low cloud all day, so yeh hopfully it wont be a prob this year. :th3:

[Pup]

There is some good place that are free to get a good shot. Crome Rd BMX track is one and on Tongarra Rd northern end of run way.

[Lance B]

Looks good. I hope to be able to make it, if nothing crops up.

[mongo]

Mongo would have been prepared to crawl out of his cave for this one but unfortunately, he will be molesting Queensland that week. Hope you guys have a great time.

[peterb666]

I won't be able to make it. It is a sad day when social matters interfere with photography.

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[ving]

this lil dancing cow with be there with bells on. going with a friend... d90 and siggy 150-500 slung over my shoulder. its going to be a windy one (30-35 knots) and a change at some showers... hope it doesnt rain. i'll see yas there!

[AmPhot]

Weather is starting to look promising for Sunday, bring a CPL (if you can afford one for the bigmas ;)). I plan on driving to Wollongong train station and catching the train down there, word on the website is parking will be very limited this year.

[Xenedis]

Weather is starting to look promising for Sunday, bring a CPL (if you can afford one for the bigmas ;))

I'm bringing the super-tele. There's no front-mounted filter for that!


I plan on driving to Wollongong train station and catching the train down there, word on the website is parking will be very limited this year.

Parking just about anywhere is the pits; we're taking a train directly to Albion Park.

[ving]

I'll be flying in...

[Xenedis]

I'll be flying in...

Heh.

Do drop in and say hello. ;-)

I'll be flying tomorrow -- in a slightly different manner...

[ving]

Ok not sure if my mate is coming... If anyone is looking for my I'll be wearing a brown trilby and lugging a camera around :)

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[Xenedis]

We met up with AmPhot at the show.

As with air shows in general, this one was enjoyable, and there was some spectacular flying and rich aviation history on display.

Also typical of air shows, the bright, glary conditions weren't ideal for photography. I snapp quite a few images, but I wasn't heading there expecting to land some stunners; it's best enjoyed with one's own eyes, really. I might get two or three images out of it.

[ving]

as always the sun sets in the wrong direction at this event... ohwell.
:confused013

still a great event tho. no fa18 this year.

[Xenedis]

Photographically for me it was a dud of an event. I don't normally shoot in daylight anyway. :-)

It was still fun to see the action with my own eyes.