I went to Naval Air Station Oceana at sunset to see what I might be able to capture. It was a fruitful venture.
This is Empire 242, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106), the Gladiators. I knew that from a particular spot on Harpers Road incoming aircraft might be uplit by the setting sun but I didn't expect it to be quite this dramatic. You can even see the setting sun reflected off the belly tank, between the main landing gear and just behind the nose wheel.
