{"id":6429,"date":"2013-04-02T16:36:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T21:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/sky_surfing\/?p=6429"},"modified":"2021-01-07T04:46:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T09:46:17","slug":"american-blue-skies-by-keith-abnett-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/2013\/04\/02\/american-blue-skies-by-keith-abnett-england\/","title":{"rendered":"American Blue Skies by Keith Abnett &#8211; England"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>American Blue Skies<\/h4>\n<p>Although a keen photographer since a lad and recently concentrating on my &#8216;first love&#8217; i.e. aviation themed pictures, I have aways been envious of my fellow American &#8216;shooters&#8217;. \u00a0I especially envy those of you who live on the West Coast with the perpetual blue skies and sunshine when compared to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/weather\/search?q=weather%20in%20wokingham%20england&amp;unit=F&amp;sk=&amp;FORM=QBRE&amp;pq=weather%20in%20wokingham%20england&amp;sc=1-28&amp;sp=1&amp;qs=WE&amp;sk=\">wet, windy and cloudy scene here in England<\/a> (for 75% of the time). \u00a0Whilst we can get moody and dark grey atmospheric pictures here, nothing beats the clear blue and brightness.<\/p>\n<p>I recently returned from an aviation tour of the States basically centring around two air shows &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuma.usmc-mccs.org\/\">MCAS Yuma<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cnic.navy.mil\/ElCentro\/index.htm\">El Centro<\/a> (winter home of the US Navy&#8217;s aerobatic display team, the Blue Angels). \u00a0The tour encompassed visiting aerospace &amp; Aviation museums at San Diego, the <a href=\"http:\/\/flyingleathernecks.org\/\">Flying Leathernecks at MCAS Miramar<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pimaair.org\/\">Pima Air Museum<\/a> near Tucson. \u00a0I last saw the Blue Angels in the mid 1960s on a tour in Europe when they flew the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grumman_F-11_Tiger\">Grumman Tigers<\/a> &#8211; impressive.<\/p>\n<p>I was basically there to take photos and as I expected, found the near ideal conditions &#8211; now I am no longer jealous because I now have a library of perfect aviation pictures &#8211; well nearly!!! \u00a0Having taken approximately 2,000 pictures in 14 days (I have many more weeks of processing, refining and cataloging to do).<\/p>\n<p>I attach some that I have processed to date&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Keith<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6486\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Man_of_War__Dolly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6486\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6486\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blue_Angels__Moon.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blue_Angels__Moon.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blue_Angels__Moon-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Blue_Angels__Moon-640x494.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Angels Pass The Moon<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6479\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MIG17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6479\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6479\" alt=\"\" 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