Hilary Mercer Photography

Usually I don't enter contests but I figured "Why not!" I like contests where you win based on your actual photo not on how many votes you can get. But this one combines the two, you vote first to get put into the "judging" category and the people with the highest amount of votes can get put into the winning category from there. Anyway, this is my photo.

So my friends, take a look at the others and see if you like mine better. If so, give me a little vote.

You can vote once per day. :)

You can go here: http://myairforcelife.com/

Or if the link works correctly here, http://myairforcelife.com/contests/photos.cfm

My photo is #597

By the way- if youre waiting to see your photos they will be up soon. Im waiting til my new blog is up to post anything. It will be worth the wait I assure you!

Thanks for voting!

Some of you might know that my husband flies the F-15E Strike Eagle for the Air Force. So, from time to time my photography post will be about military related things or photos of some sexy jets. I happen to think the F-18 is sexier than the F-15 but that's because I'm from Pensacola and have grown up seeing the blues fly all my life. I think maybe if there was an F-15E painted blue it might be sexy.. maybe I just like the paint job on the Blue Angels. OK, anyway one of the flying squadrons came home this week. They are the guys that took over for my husband when they left overseas. So yay! I only know a handful of people from this squadron but I tried to get everyone in there.

If you want to see any news coverage check it out here and here. Valerie is actually in both clips. :)

The first set of photos is the first group that came in on a tanker Wednesday and the second are the pilots and WSO's that came in yesterday. In the first the sunset was gorgeous!

Military homecomings I have found are quite difficult to shoot. There are SO many people and it goes by so quickly. It was a very neat experience not being the one who's husband is coming home.