Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

Post by wild weasel »

Meiringen in terrible weather, raining cats and dogs.....(15 pics)

This morning a fighter jet went straight thru the sound barrier (thought the roof of my house came down!) above the mountains of Interlaken, and that's the moment i decided to try my luck again on the airbase of Meiringen, despite the terrible weather conditions....

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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 013 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 006 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 airbase meiringen 24-70 028 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 012 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 016 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 021 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 031 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 034 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 035 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 049 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 050 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 053 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 057 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 064 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr



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27-05-2011 meiringen airbase 066 by Menno Mennes, on Flickr
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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6 is just the pure definition of awesomeness!
What are you shooting with?
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Awesome shots, you must have had a good brolly
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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"Terrible weather conditions" maybe, but RAZORSHARP images ! :shock:

And in these grey skies afterburners lit up magnificently! Not too speak of the water splashes that just ooze the "sense of speed"... :yourock:

These images are FAR more interesting to watch than the "usual sunny pictures". :idea:
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

Post by MarkCantPark »

Note to myself : "Terrible weather equals stunning action shots"

Really amazing shots! I really like the orange from the engines contrasting against the rainy conditions.

Hopefully you will visit the airbase again for some more stunning shot :toppie:
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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6 and 10 are just fantastic!

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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Nice shots from Meiringen!! :D :D

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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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I know You are one of my buddu's...but I think you are shooting the best off all the guys here at scramble!!! in this weather this cind of pics!@!!!! :scramble: :yourock: :freak: :emailme: :snipersmile: :snipersmile: :snipersmile:
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Cool!
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Making good pictures in beautiful weather isn't that difficult, but making these sorts of truly awesome pics in bad weather is a different story...

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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Wow guys, i´m really touched by all the reactions! it´s a sense of warm feeling, knowing we all share the same passion.....i would like to thank you all for the comments. And true, thes kind of weather conditions can give some nice dramatic results. Maybe it´s nice (like Tomba allready said to me before) to plan a nice spotting trip with those who are interested.....thes kind of airbases are truly a different kind of bread....

To Lars Eham: i'm shooting with two old Nikon D200's, one mounted with a 24-70 2.8 and the other one with a 300mm F4 (which is my favorite), the only thing i am missing sometimes is VR/IS...

For now i am still quite happy with this set. They still are leaking raindrops from there hard work of yesterday.... :mrgreen:

Thanks again guys, i really do appreciate all your nice comments.

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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Wowaweewah! Great success! These pictures are absolutely stunning, hope the cameras aren't damaged though.
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Hi Menno, I like these shots even more than the ones in full sun !

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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

Post by Delta12 »

Rain isn't really an excuse at Meiringen :) Sharp Shots!
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Re: Meiringen Airbase Zwitserland 27-05-2011 (with lots of rain)

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Delta12 wrote:Rain isn't really an excuse at Meiringen :) Sharp Shots!

Im curious with equipment you have used and ISO settings etc....
wild weasel wrote: To Lars Eham: i'm shooting with two old Nikon D200's, one mounted with a 24-70 2.8 and the other one with a 300mm F4 (which is my favorite), the only thing i am missing sometimes is VR/IS...
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