These were taken with a 100-500 Tamron lens (150-750mm effective on my D80) using a monopod. It allowed me to get an interesting angle that normally would have been to far away to be on any interest, and make use of the light at that time with that pattern.I sure did miss the Image Stabilization my Nikon 70-300 has though. Borrowed the Tamron from my rep.

These are models of course. Hoosier Dawn Patrol 2008. They were flying (mostly) a right handed race track pattern. Tripe was doing a figure8 I think.