Photography

ALAN BERNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in a tight formation of six by the Space Needle during their afternoon practice on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012.

JORDAN STEAD / THE SEATTLE TIMES

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels navigate together in a series of maneuvers on the second day of Seafair weekend Saturday, August 4, 2012, over Lake Washington in Seattle, Wash.

ERIKA SCHULTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Crowds watch the Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets practice over Lake Washington near Mercer Island, Wash. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012.

JORDAN STEAD / THE SEATTLE TIMES

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in close proximity to onlookers on the third and final day of Seafair weekend Sunday, August 5, 2012, in Seattle, Wash.

JORDAN STEAD / THE SEATTLE TIMES

A man watches the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly in their diamond formation over Lake Washington the on the second day of Seafair weekend Saturday, August 4, 2012 in Seattle, Wash.

JORDAN STEAD / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Two Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets perform a close proximity pass over Lake Washington during Seafair in Seattle, Wash., on Aug. 5, 2012.

GREG GILBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Aerobatic Pilot Sean D. Tucker flies his Oracle Challenger III with Blue Angel pilots Lt. Dave Tickle in #6 and Lt. C. J. Simonsen in #5, foreground, over the Seattle skyline and Lake Washington. Tucker and the Blue Angels and other aerobatic aircrafts performed shows over Lake Washington during Seafair weekend.