......clandestine fable....

For the first time in my life I had attended such an enormous and a prestigious  international air show. This was a biennial air show in Paris which encompassed both an exhibition of aeronautics products and also an air show. The exhibition started from 15th until 21 June 2009 meanwhile the air show were held from 19-21 June, 3 consecutive days. 

My loved ones had to work on weekdays but with his extensive interest and great desire in aeronautics, parallel with his field of work too, we managed to catch the show on the 20 -21 June 2009 even though for only two days. He however immerses himself more on helicopters though. Ever since we have been together, in a way, I have been influenced in indulging myself with this kind of thing too although I have not yet developed my full interest into it :p I thought I would be bored but it was otherwise. Both of us were really having fun with it although it was a bit tiring journey.  We drove to Paris early morning on 20 June and reached Le Bourget Airport at noon.  Stayed overnight and left the scene at 5pm on the next day after the event was concluded.  Pity him, as he had to take on the wheel for about 600km per route not to mention about the parking space we had - it took us one hour walking to the exhibition area from the parking zone...huhuhu...nevertheless both of us were glad as we have been a part of the crowds on the scene. 

The air show was absolutely fantastic and magnificent, no doubt about it but there was one particular and enthralling scene caught my attention - PHOTOGRAPHERS! They were really diversified, came in different sizes and brands of devices, blended of animated actions, and so on. You could see, starting from amateur photographers (like me) to professional photographers, devices from digital to DSLR, people as young as they are to old men, women, men...everyone! Brand? Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax - you named it you got it! This would be another place where you could also see lenses come in various sizes and shapes - from short to long, from small to big - everything! 

I should have taken the best possible shots of those mirage, hornet, catalina and what not from the runway, taking off and landing but I couldn't locate the best spot.  The area was totally congested with people - in fact with taller people. The petite me had tried to slip through among them, with the hope of joining them but failed :p 

Anyway, I appended some of the photographers in actions here,  secretly captured <--- by pretending to take photos on the plane on display behind huhuhu...) *these photos  were on Facebook too*