Save Ferris!

Going in circles
London, ON
September 2017
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The wheel of life never stops spinning. Except to let passengers on or off, that is.

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Another dog-month on Planet Earth

A rare quiet moment
London, ON
October 2017
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This little one turns 5 months-old on Monday. Hard to imagine what our family was like without her.

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Bird by the river

She calls Springbank Park home
London, ON
October 2017
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Ever wonder what goes through a bird's mind? Yeah, me too.

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Watching an F-35A split the sky

Full burner
London, ON
September 2017
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Some days, you just want to light the stick, point the nose, and hold on.

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Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul

Meal for 36
London, ON
October 2017
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Where we channel Andy Warhol at the end of the soup aisle at the Loblaws.

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Finding a new way home

Where the sun paints the forest
London, ON
October 2017
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Monday's bike-commute home was particularly lovely. Discovered a new bike path just as the sun dipped below the horizon. The forest complied with a little light show in the dying light. Sometimes life really is that simple.

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An Eagle among the corn

Air dominance
London, ON
September 2017
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Some designs are timeless.

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Two Vipers down on the ground

Protectors from Ohio
London, ON
September 2017
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I've always had a thing for the F-16's shape, and could stare at it for days. It has a purity of form and function that sets it apart from most anything else in the sky.

This one's one of my faves from this year's static display.

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Hornet meets Vampire

Pulling Gs
London, ON
September 2017
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Canada's first and current #jet fighters, in the environment where they most belong.

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Precision crafted performance

Logo, living large
London, ON
September 2017
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This is my friend and colleague Brad's car. Or, shall I say, was my friend and colleague Brad's car, because soon after I racked off a few beauty shots in the parking lot outside our studios, this lovely gold Acura TL blew its transmission and went to the great scrapyard in the sky.

I feel bad about that, as if brought it, and him, some kind of bad luck. Maybe I shouldn't take pictures of friends' cars anymore.

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Red and white in a perfectly blue sky

Showing off the paint job
London, ON
September 2017
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Capt. Matthew Kutryk puts the @rcaf_arc CF-18 Demonstration Team bird through its paces at @airshowlondon this past Saturday.

If you've ever wondered what best in the world looks like, look no further.

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In perfect diamond formation

Awestruck on the ground
London, ON
September 2017
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What they do, with the equipment they have, is nothing short of miraculous.

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Canada"s finest paint the sky

Getting some air
London, ON
September 2017
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Disclosure: I kinda got a little nauseous watching them from the ground. I was awestruck at their skill, but goodness, did they push the envelope. Beyond impressive.

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Lightning, light, and vapor

Messing up the atmosphere
London, ON
September 2017
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The F-35A Lightning II (aka the U.S. Air Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter) has garnered more than its fair share of negative press as it's struggled through decades of development and teething issues. But when you're on the ground watching it do its thing, it's easy to let the politics ebb away and just enjoy the moment for what it is.

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Shooting an Eagle

Pretty and deadly, all at the same time
London, ON
September 2017
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There is nothing quite like standing on the ground while an F-15 screams past at full afterburner. You feel it as much as you hear it, and you're reminded why anyone who knows aviation speaks of the Eagle with near-divine reverence.

Man, I'd hate to be on the wrong end of one of these things.

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Past, meet future

Stay close, old friend
London, ON
September 2017
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One of my favorite parts of any air show is the heritage flight, where an old plane does a flyby in formation with a new plane. They're usually connected in some way - i.e. they're both iconic fighters or they played key roles in historic events. Whatever the back story, there's so much more to it than just flying relatively close together. The logistics of getting a modern jet fighter close-up with an older piston-powered aircraft are almost too complex for most folks to appreciate.

I kinda liked this matchup, the WWII-era P-51 Mustang and the newest plane in the fleet, the F-35A Lightning II. Both so pretty and awe-inspiring in their own unique way.

If your heart doesn't skip a few beats as they dance through the sky, maybe air shows aren't your thing.

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1 MiG, dead ahead

Below treetop level
London, ON
September 2017
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Definition of lucky: Getting to see history come alive, at speed, a few feet above the tarmac.

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When a Rhino makes its own vapor...

Roll to the left
London, ON
September 2017
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Officially it's the F/A-18F Super Hornet. When it's on a carrier, they call it the single-seat E models and dual-seat F models the Rhino to differentiate them from the older, smaller, so-called legacy F/A-18 C and D airframes. I just like rhinos, so the nickname always makes me smile.

Whatever they call them, they're scary-maneuverable at low level, and the thousands of Londoners who came to watch no doubt enjoyed the show.

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Viper at rest

FOG of war
London, ON
September 2017
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Those curves get me every time, and every time I happen upon an F-16, my lens will almost naturally gravitate toward it.

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The Warthog bears its teeth

Thunderbolt, no lightning, still very, very frightening
London, ON
September 2017
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If you ever wondered why the Soviets called this the Devil's Cross, this explains it nicely.

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