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Snowbirds Behind the Scenes with Canada's Air Demonstration Team

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ISBN-10: 1894856864

ISBN-13: 9781894856867

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mike Sroka, Mike Sroka

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To millions of Canadians, the Snowbirds are a national icon. An air demonstration team revered worldwide, Canada's aerial ambassadors have performed with precision and pride for over one hundred million spectators across North America. In breathtaking demonstrations of the courage, skill, and teamwork of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Snowbirds have wowed audiences for thirty-five years. Three years ago, action photographer Mike Sroka was granted unprecedented access to the dynamic Snowbirds team as one of their official photographers. From the beginning, he set out to capture the spirit, dedication, and hard work of the pilots, ground crew, and support staff. Sroka intended to tell the…    
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
Publication date: 5/18/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 10.00" wide x 9.00" long x 10.20" tall
Weight: 0.440

Mike Sroka is a highly respected and creative commercial photographer, from the Chicago area, now living and working in Canada. For more than twenty years, he has produced striking photographs for clients such as Carewest, Bolens, Husky Oil, NOVA, Parks Canada, Harley-Davidson, Miller Beer, Firestone, Wrangler, and Diet Pepsi. Sroka's portfolios of outstanding images taken at Formula One races and at the Calgary Stampede have proven his exceptional skill as a high-energy, action photographer.

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
The Birth of a Canadian Icon
The Show Team
The Home Team
The Aircraft and Flight Formations
On the Road
The Photographs
Afterword
Postscript
Show Pilot Biographies
The 2003, 2004, and 2005 Teams
Other Military Aerobatic Demonstration Teams
About the Photographer