Fleetweek 2017
I attended the airshow in the San Francisco Bay this past weekend (10/7/2017). The weather was very good, and the airshow was action packed. These pictures were taken from the end of the western Fort Mason Pier.
Patrouille De France Visits Sacramento
The French demonstration team called the Patrouille De France is touring the United States and Canada.
China Lake Air Show 2017
I had the opportunity to attend the first public air show held at the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center since 1994. The air show was held on March 18-19, 2017. The Blue Angels were the headline act for this air show, but many people were more…
Rainbow Canyon 2017
In the Mojave Desert military pilots test their mettle by flying a low level training route through a canyon officially called Rainbow Canyon. The pilots call it Star Wars Canyon. It's part of a route called the Sidewinder Transition, contained in the…
Aviation Nation - Nellis AFB Air Show 2016
Over Veteren's Day weekend I was able to make a quick trip over to Las Vegas to attend the Saturday air show at Nellis Air Force Base. As always they put on a massive show with a huge variety of static displays and a non-stop aerial display. Here's an…
California Capital Airshow Saturday 2016
This years California Capital Airshow took place on the weekend of October 1-2, 2016. I had the unique opportunity to take part in the official Photo Tour, on Friday and Saturday. This album shows some of the unique images I was able to take on Saturday…
California Capital Airshow Friday Practice 2016
This years California Capital Airshow took place on the weekend of October 1-2, 2016. I had the unique opportunity to take part in the official Photo Tour, of Friday and Saturday. This album shows some of the unique images I was able to take on Friday…
Wings Over Wine Country Airshow 2016
I attended the Wings Over Wine Country Airshow on September 24, 2016. This event was packed full of exciting acts and had many aircraft on static display from the Pacific Coast Air Museum. Performers included:Air Force F/A-22 RaptorNavy F/A-18FRoyal…
Welcome to the new Mercier Photography website
I've completely revamped the site to allow for easy browsing via desktop and mobile devices. I will be slowly adding historical airshow content from the old site as time allows. The images are now presented at a higher resolution and in a more responsive…