Miramar Air Show 2008. The F-18 Super Hornet sports the vapor cone that becomes visible when flying near the speed of sound.
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This photo was taken on October 3, 2008 using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi.
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AnaSandunga, Christian Bernini, redmoon4951, mambo1935, and 67 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Christian Bernini (41 months ago | reply)
yay, amazing!! amazing capture!
can wait for the next air show here in brazil, but i wont see a f-15 IRL anytime soon :]
but BR's air squad show is still really nice
polywogy69 (41 months ago | reply)
That is amazing. Very nice shot.
ifixfones1 [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
It's almost science fiction when this happens. Thanks for sharing reality!
Andy Frame (41 months ago | reply)
awesome!!!!!!!!!!
dcis_steve (41 months ago | reply)
Made Explore on Oct. 6th. Thanks everyone!
mambo1935 (41 months ago | reply)
amazing shot!
allykatimages (41 months ago | reply)
this is sweet
rondo jones (41 months ago | reply)
woah! thats awesome!
SVdWH (41 months ago | reply)
Wow!
B4uWerePunk (40 months ago | reply)
Oh wow!!!! amazing capture!
mikol_ice (40 months ago | reply)
Awesome!! It was like coming thru a third dimension.
digital kid2007 (39 months ago | reply)
Your Photo Has Inspired Me!!!
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rrreynoldshome [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
you got digged like me
wiked_one (38 months ago | reply)
very cool shot!...great timing.=)
Liberoliber (36 months ago | reply)
more than cool.. it's amazing..
Liberoliber (36 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The MVP on Flickr, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Andysam (36 months ago | reply)
WOW..i haven't seen any thing like this...fantastic capture,...can feel the power of the F-18 litterally.
RKasem (36 months ago | reply)
this is a fantastic shot
:g (36 months ago | reply)
nice one
SoCal Mark (33 months ago | reply)
Wow. That is a truly amazing shot. Killer!
zestybeast18 (33 months ago | reply)
oh my word!
Dr. Maus (32 months ago | reply)
wow, incredible
rakkasan69 (32 months ago | reply)
one of the best i have seen
citronsyra (30 months ago | reply)
Nice timing!
tmichieldds (28 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
vp_83 (23 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot!
Kevin Merkert (22 months ago | reply)
PERFECT Shot!!!
Caroletn (18 months ago | reply)
MAN!!!! How great is THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
overexposed2009 (17 months ago | reply)
so... is that like the cone of not so silence
SNARF 1962 (17 months ago | reply)
Amazing, photo !! Steve !!
Greetings from the Netherlands ;)Frans
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Pyogenes Gruffer (14 months ago | reply)
Stunning capture.
SoCal Mark (13 months ago | reply)
Congrats on the Nat GEO praise! Well deserved.
Trace Contour (3 months ago | reply)
Wow great pic looks like an alien craft
LOL
Great pic, congrtas