Today the Blue Angels toured the State of Texas, starting in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area then trucking down I-45 to tour the Houston area. I live in a town called Katy, a Houston suburb some often claim to be closer to San Antonio (it's not, but it's a fun joke) than to Houston.
They flew from South to North along the outermost loop around the Houston area, known as the Grand Parkway, which just so happens to be less than a mile from my house. I took my daughter, a video camera, and my Canon with the 70-300 lens mounted, scouted out a mostly unobstructed viewpoint, and waited. These are some of the best shots I managed to get.
I lost some of my focus for the smoke trails shot, which was heading away from my vantage point, as I was having to turn to follow while setting up that shot between a tree and some brick signage.