F/A-18F Super Hornet Carrier Operations 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's an F/A-18F performing carrier operations. Nice use of panning to create the sensation of motion. Enjoy!

F/A-18F Super Hornet VFA-32 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Sweet shot of an F/A-18F Super Hornet with the VFA-32. The US Navy has some pretty slick color schemes, but it's still not a Tomcat.

Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

This is a great shot of the F-18F Super Hornet from the Navy's VFA 103 squadron (Jolly Rogers).

Gotta love the grime on Naval aircraft...

F18 Super Hornet Over Carrier 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Hope everyone had a good holiday and lots of great food (I know I did). Today's desktop wallpaper is an F-18F Super Hornet flying over an aircraft carrier. The hook down is a nice touch...

F18 Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I decided to have a little fun with today's widescreen desktop wallpaper. I tried to make it look more "poster" style and I think it turned out "ok".

If anything, I hope it inspires you to be more creative in what you do. If you don't go outside your current boundaries, you'll never grow...

Enjoy!

F/A-18F Bounty Hunters Afterburner Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot here of an F/A-18F from the Bounty Hunters squadron doing a full-ab takeoff. Enjoy!

F-18E and F-18F Formation Flight 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot of two F-18 Super Hornets flying in formation (hooks down). I think the Navy squadrons have done a great job personalizing the Hornets (like they did with the Tomcats).

F-18F Super Hornet Carrier Landing 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Check out the F/A-18F Super Hornet on final for a carrier landing. Interesting configuration with four external and one center-line fuel tanks. I wonder if they fly missions in that config or if it is just a ferry flight.

F/A-18F Super Hornet Bank Turn To Land 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice framing of this F/A-18F Super Hornet with the moon. Check out the grime on this aircraft! I told you about Navy planes...

Formation Flight

Here's a nice formation picture. I see EA-6B, F/A-18F and E2-C (correct me if I'm wrong). In the background you can see Mount Fuji in Japan.

Today's quote:

"Fighting in the air is not sport. It is scientific murder"
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, Ace Pilot, US Air Service

F/A-18Fs Flying Over USS Harry Truman 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a pair of F/A-18F Super Hornets flying in formation over the USS Harry Truman carrier. The Super Hornet has quickly become the do-all aircraft for the Navy.

F/A-18F Cat Shot 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

What a shot. Here's an F/A-18F Super Hornet getting a cat shot off the carrier. Probably the best ride in the Navy...

Navy Super Hornet Carrier Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's another great carrier launch shot for an F/A-18F Super Hornet. Anybody notice the different colors in the afterburner flame from the F/A-18C models?

F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Hi everybody! Here's a wallpaper of an F/A-18F cockpit view. This pilot looks out the canopy of his F/A-18F Super Hornet as he conducts a low pop-up maneuver above Panamint Valley near China Lake, California.
I love in-flight pictures!

Pieter

Navy F/A-18F Catapult Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's an excellent shot of an F/A-18F Super Hornet taking off from a carrier. Framing the focus on the ground crewman makes the shot much more powerful.

F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

I don't know about you, but I really dig the paint scheme on this Super Hornet. It makes a great desktop background. Enjoy!

F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Hello! This is one of my last posts... So I can give you a beautiful wallpaper of a F-18 night shot. The lights of the carrier give the picture an extra nice look.

I added some contrast and level adjustments.

F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Hello everybody! Ok here's a nice picture of some F-18C's approaching a fuel tanker during exercise Malabar 07-2.

The shot was already a beauty, so it didn't needed a lot of color corrections.

F/A-18F Super Hornet 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

This shot has a dramatic look due to the camera panning with the aircraft and thus freezing the aircraft while blurring the background. Take a look and see for yourself.

F/A-18F Super Hornet High Speed Pass 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

High speed shots are notoriously hard to capture with a camera. So many things can go wrong with the shot. Here's a great shot of an F-18F (Two seat) Super Hornet. High speed condensation is a beautiful thing.

This shot required some post-processing finesse. The challenge is always adding just the right amount of contrast to make the subject pop. Enjoy!