International Fleet Review (2)

After a long wait, it was time for the main attraction; the light show and fireworks display. To tell the history of the Royal Australian Navy, impressive images and film clips were projected onto the Opera House and the pylons of the Harbor Bridge. While it certainly was a fantastic show, it didn't make for great photography (and my somewhat obscured vantage point didn't help either), so the following pics focus mainly on the actual fireworks display.

Colorful late afternoon skies over Sydney


Darkness descends


Showtime!














The end

International Fleet Review (1)

While I didn't have to attend all the events around the International Fleet Review, I did make it to the festivities and fireworks on Saturday night. These are some pictures from Circular Quay and the Opera House forecourt (fireworks pics to follow soon-ish).


Just as I was arriving, the Rhapsody Of The Seas was departing from Circular Quay


View of the Opera House forecourt




The Royal Australian Navy band is entertaining the crowds






Navy chick taking happy snaps of the band


Singer of the Melbourne Detachment of the Royal Australian Navy Band


The Royal Australian Air Force pays a visit with the Air Force Roulettes in their Pilatus P9As

Air show

A couple of photos from a recent air show in Switzerland:

A Moraine – Saulnier (I think)
	A classic Grumman Avenger from 1942
A Bücker double decker of the, well, Bücker Squadron
	The F-5E Tiger IIs of the Patrouille Suisse

One of the Air Force's F/A 18 Hornets on display