PulseVisuals.com - Airshow Photography

Airshows were the first subject I pursued routinely when younger. I returned to this subject as an adult and like any kid, the jets were what got my attention.

As I attended more shows I even toured with a couple of the performers. I began noticing more than just fast jets. The props, the antiques, the people, the sunsets and rises. The shapes and contrasts. The sharp corners in some designs and the smooth, flowing lines of others. The airshow is rich with subjects.

Though you still can't beat a good transonic 'sneak pass'.

Setting up at the Quad City airshow in Davenport, IL. (Photo by Eric Kjellesvig)

The late Jim Leroy keeping the rpm's high after his show at Airventure '07
The Canadian Snowbirds taxiing in after their dusk show at Millington, TN
The Canadian Snowbirds running up for a performance in Millington, TN
Off to the Smithsonian! White Knight carrying Spaceship One on their final flight to Dulles to be put on display in the Air & Space Museum
An F-4 Phantom II banking away closing a 'Heritage Flight' in Millington, TN
'Silent Flight' at the Deke Slayton Airfest over Lacrosse, WI
The Blue Angels 'knife edge pass' over Souix Falls, SD
The F-22 Raptor starting it's display at the 2009 Souix Falls airshow
The B-2 making a pass at Duluth, MN
An F/A-18F Super Hornet making a fast pass at Duluth, MN
In Millington, TN this Phantom II made an arrested landing after after experiencing a hydraulic failure that left him without brakes
An F-15C Eagle makes an afterburner show pass over Duluth, MN
An AV-8B Harrier II hovering for the Airventure '05 crowd
Prepped for the Jones Beach Airshow, Ed Shipley's F-86 Sabre enjoys the sunset at the Republic/Famingdale airport on Long Island, NY.