Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Seattle Times Pictures of the Year 2010

Aug. 6: Team "boss" Navy Cdr. Greg McWherter, foreground, in the No. 1 aircraft, leads Blue Angels Navy Lt. Rob Kurrle and others in a pass over Seattle and Lake Washington during a practice run Aug. 5 for the elite squad's annual appearances at Seafair. "I shot this photo on board an Oracle propeller-driven aircraft. The doors on the left side of the plane were removed to allow an unobstructed view. We circled the Space Needle until we got word that the Blue Angels were ready for us. We headed to Lake Washington and flew above the hydroplane racecourse until the four jets came into view in perfect formation, moving closer to us until they were within maybe 30 feet. We circled over the lake (twice) as though we'd done this a hundred times before." - Greg Gilbert