So I recieved the news a few weeks ago about the change to the format and was wandering if anyone has any information on parking for those of us who purchased all day photo passes and night engine runs. It was really nice last year to be able to park right next to the photo pit and have access to yo...

Curious if anyone has ever shot from the top deck of the witherspoon parking garage. Its a little farther from the river edge but it get you some added elevation. Additionally if you do shoot from the Indiana side is a 100-500mm lens on full frame a long enough lens to get good shots?

Is thunder over louisville free? Whats the show like? Yes, it's free. They fly over the Ohio River downtown. You can watch from either the Kentucky or Indiana side, though they perform to the KY side. The line-up is mainly current military with some warbirds/acrobatics mixed in. Flying starts aroun...

Is thunder over louisville free? Whats the show like?

I agree. I noticed this last year with the Columbus airshow. I dont understand why these shows are doing this to all the photographers who are basically supporting the show and provide free advertising. I realize that they can sell tickets to these areas for more money but how much space is a photo ...

I am really excited to see that there will be a P-38 Lightning at this years show. I hope that commitment sticks. Looking forward to the show this year and praying for good weather.

I saw the performance on Saturday and did Night shoots with the Mig and the pilots. I was really pleased to hear that they ejected and that there were no fatalities. I remember looking the jet over in the morning and just was amazed at how it was built. What a tragic loss and I hope that this will n...

I have the R5 with the 100-500 and i had similar issues at the columbus show. After about 3 days of frustration and dissapontment I discovered a setting in my autofocus menu was set to continuous focus. I turned that off and since then my pictures have come out much sharper. Try that and see if that...

I am glad that there are so many others out here that have voiced thier (Negative) opinions about the new format and the changes that have happened at other shows. The last time I was at thunder was the year before we had the change to the drive in format and I really enjoyed the show. I was really ...