Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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WHAT A SURPRISE! I got the information about 5 minutes before touchdown, 6 Tulsa F-16s arrived at Spangdahlem this evening at 1840lt!!!

F-16C 88-0539 125th FS
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F-16C 89-2022 125th FS
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F-16C 89-2073 125th FS
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F-16C 89-2138 125th FS
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F-16C 89-2141 125th FS
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F-16C 90-0719 125th FS
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Good ol' days: no early warning, just a VERY BIG SURPRISE. Nice!!
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Wooooow nice catch !!!!
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pjotrtje wrote:Good ol' days: no early warning, just a VERY BIG SURPRISE. Nice!!
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Looks OK to me.
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Very very cool !!!!

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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Super nice shots Adrian :respect: , particularly the COmmander's aircraft :wink:

Maybe too early to tell, but any info on how long they'll stay ?
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Rumours are they are enroute to Lask. If true, expect departure tomorrow. Don't shoot the Messenger :lol:
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Just rumors, like a lot at these times...;)
Excellent pics of very nice aircrafts Adraf!
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Olli J. wrote:Just rumors...
A little bit more than just that.
DEP time would be of much appreciation.

Adraf thanks for sharing your pics! :)
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Very very nice catch!!!
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Nice catch, nice birds!

One small question: is there something with my eyes, the editing or with your gear? On my screen(s, I tried more), the right side of the pictures seems out of focus to me (but the tails are OK... ). Serious!
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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frank kramer wrote:Nice catch, nice birds!

One small question: is there something with my eyes, the editing or with your gear? On my screen(s, I tried more), the right side of the pictures seems out of focus to me (but the tails are OK... ). Serious!
Might has to do with the light condition and the camera settings, I checkt the EXIF info for 3 pictures, they are:
Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200
Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200

Or perhaps a focus point on the tails? I guess that they are also sharpend during post-processing...

But a great catch indead of some rare birds in this area. Love how 89-138/OK came in... :D
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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is the first one wearing the F-35s stealth paint?
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Re: Spangdahlem 02-06-2016 - OKLAHOMA F-16s!!!

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Wijgert IJlst wrote:
frank kramer wrote:Nice catch, nice birds!

One small question: is there something with my eyes, the editing or with your gear? On my screen(s, I tried more), the right side of the pictures seems out of focus to me (but the tails are OK... ). Serious!
Might has to do with the light condition and the camera settings, I checkt the EXIF info for 3 pictures, they are:
Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200
Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200

Or perhaps a focus point on the tails? I guess that they are also sharpend during post-processing...

But a great catch indead of some rare birds in this area. Love how 89-138/OK came in... :D
I didn't want to set ISO 400, so I stayed on ISO 200 with F5.6.. And a long length of exposure ;) A thunderstorm started right after they touched down, so the light conditions were very bad.
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