The Axalp Experience
'Shadows and Light'
Ebenfluh Firing Range
October 2006
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This is a selection of my 'Shadows and Light' images from the Swiss Air Force's Air Power Demonstration at Axalp in 2006. They represent my favourite from this years event showing where Axalp's tricky but often stunning lighting and atmospheric conditions produce unique and stunning photographs.
For more information on photography at Axalp see The Axalp Experience
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Eurocopter AS.532UL Cougar (T-340) at the end of it's display turns to face the crowd.
The snow, rock face and light gives the image a black and white feel. |
'Top-shots' of jets flying through the shadow of Axalp's mountains by the three jets to display at this years demonstration.
Left to right: Northrop F-5E Tiger II (J-3069), two-seat McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D Hornet (J-5232) and this years guests a French Air Force Dassault Mirage F.1CR (616 coded '33-CX'). |
Aswell from the three fast jet types, three helicopter types were on show, often backlit.
Left to right: Aérospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (V-257), AS.532UL Cougars (T-340 and T-333) and Agusta A109K2 (HB-XWH) owned by Schweiz.Luftambulanz AG arrived each day at around 11:00. It was held on standby as an air ambulance and crewed by para-medics. |
| F/A-18C Hornet (J-5010) in a high G turn on full re-heat generating spectacular vapour effects in the cold air. |
| More vapour effects from the F/A-18C (J-5010) solo display. |
| Full re-heat from the solo display F/A-18C (J-5010). The Patrouille Suisse's with their six F-5Es closed the show each day more shadows and light from the smoke. |
