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Show Index | Camarillo | Chino | Edwards '02 '03 '05 | El Centro '04 '05 | Gillespie '03 '04 '05 '06 | Kitty Hawk | Los Angeles '03 '05 | March | Minter | Miramar '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 | Nellis | Oshkosh | Pt Mugu | Ramona '02 '04 | Riverside | Shuttle Launch STS-114 STS-116 | SpaceShipOne | Vandenberg | Whiteman | Yuma '04 '06 |
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Welcome, thanks for visiting! On this website you will find high quality photos of numerous air shows, with an emphasis on telling the stories of the shows through visuals. Please have a look around, and if you like what you see please tell a friend!
Our most recent show report is of the STS-116 Shuttle launch on December 9th, 2006.
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Ramona |
Miramar '02 |
Edwards '02 |
Vandenberg |
Gillespie |
Heroes |
Oshkosh |
Miramar '03 |
Edwards '03 |
Kitty Hawk |
Yuma |
El Centro |
Riverside |
March |
Gillespie |
Minter |
SpaceShipOne |
Ramona |
Camarillo |
Point Mugu |
Miramar |
Nellis |
El Centro |
Gillespie |
Chino |
Los Angeles |
STS-114 Shuttle |
Miramar |
Edwards |
Yuma |
Gillespie |
Whiteman |
Miramar |
STS-116 Shuttle |
Thumbnails of EVERY image on this website are available on the graphical index page.
You can select prints, pick the size of print (from regular 4x6 to poster-sized 16x24 inches), pick a shipping method, plug in your payment info securely and have the prints in your hands within days. These prints carry a 100% satisfaction guarantee: you can return a print within 30 days for a full refund if unsatisfied. Note: sometimes an order is split and prints are shipped separately, so don't panic if something is missing when your order is delivered: wait a couple more days. For the quickest resolution of order problems or returns, please use the email/phone contact information given in your order confirmation email.
One final note: these prints are for personal, non-commercial use only.
Q: Do you have a picture of ...?
A: Try the search on this page, virtually every aircraft I have photos of is listed. If you don't see the plane listed, odds are that I don't have a picture.
Q: Photo ... doesn't have a button. How can I purchase a print of it?
A: Not all photos are available, because of technical quality issues, or due to legal rights issues.
Q: Can I use one of your images in my magazine/website/blog/etc.?
A: Please contact my associate Jen at the following address to discuss permissions and any applicable usage fees:
Q: I tried to print/save an image off your website, and it got chopped up. What gives?
A: You got caught by the copyright protection system. Please read the legal terms, available at the bottom of every webpage! May I remind you that prints are available for purchase?
Q: Is this what you do for a living?
A: No, I only do air show photos part time, when my regular job allows.
Q: Can you come to the ... air show in ...?
A: Maybe, tell me about it. I can't attend everything because of fiscal and schedule realities, but I'm open to suggestions.
Q: What cameras do you use?
A: I use Canon EOS digital SLR cameras and lenses. I have a 13 megapixel Canon 5D and an 8 megapixel Canon 1D Mark II, and I have also used the 6 megapixel 10D and D60. As for lenses, I use the Canon 17-40mm F/4L wide angle lens and the 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS telephoto zoom. Always handheld. Exposure times are ~1/160sec for props, ~1/60sec for helos, and ~1/1000sec for jets. It's difficult to get sharp images with props and helos so I take lots and lots of images and pick out the sharp ones. I exclusively use RAW mode for my images, anyone who shoots only to JPEG is wasting their time. Images are processed in Phase One's Capture One software. I shoot anywhere from 500 to 2,000 images per day at a show.
Q: Tell me about this webserver. How many visitors do you get?
A: This website is hosted on a Celeron 2.0GHz 256MB managed dedicated server, running Linux. All pages are plain static HTML, to keep the server load reasonable. The website as a whole gets up to 25,000 visitors (people) per day, generating over one million hits and 20GB of traffic on a peak day after a major show!
If you are seeking photo usage permission, for fastest service please contact my associate Jen at:
You can send email to webmaster/photographer Fred Bruenjes via this address (you must manually type it into your email program):
PLEASE READ THE FAQ BEFORE EMAILING! Please allow a week or more for a response.
Show Index | Camarillo | Chino | Edwards '02 '03 '05 | El Centro '04 '05 | Gillespie '03 '04 '05 '06 | Kitty Hawk | Los Angeles '03 '05 | March | Minter | Miramar '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 | Nellis | Oshkosh | Pt Mugu | Ramona '02 '04 | Riverside | Shuttle Launch STS-114 STS-116 | SpaceShipOne | Vandenberg | Whiteman | Yuma '04 '06 | |||||||||
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