[Dougson]

So that's why the F22 is invisible to radar it produces its own cloud,still if they used Cigar smoke you might smell it coming.

[Dougson]

There you are is that enough room..

Hawker Hurriciane over Duxford.....

That is a super shot of the aircraft, Doug, but a very tight crop - for me it would be even better with a bit more space around it, particularly in front of the plane.

Cheers.
Philip

[EdMak]

Phil, friends father smoked 60 full strength a day!!

You are never alone with a Strand ?? Ed.

[Phil J]

Phil, friends father smoked 60 full strength a day!!

You are never alone with a Strand ?? Ed.

Or you might feel 'cool as a mountain stream' with a Consulate!!

I used to smoke 'Peter Stuyvesant', loads of them, He was the man who founded New York, apparently.

I was a sales rep, never paid for any of them, just used to put them on expenses. Couldn't do it now, 'they'd have your guts for garters' if you tried to claim for fags. Used to buy 100 a day, no-one ever queried it.

Cheers.

Phil.

[MrB]

Doug, thank you for posting another image of the hurricane - and I do like the extra space.

I was forgetting that this thread was actually about aircraft - smoking seems to have killed photography.

It's time everyone gave up smoking and got back to this great topic of aircraft photography!

Cheers.
Philip

[Dougson]

You are of course correct, sorry I've given up anyway.

[Dougson]

The Corragated Junkers Ju52 over Duxford Pentax K5 , ISO 400 , 1/500sec , f5.6.

[dave1712]

Is anybody into this Vintage or Modern, Military or Civil.

I was determined to see the Vulcan fly last year and having missed it at Winchester due to a leaking fuel tank, was lucky to see it at Southport Airshow.  The show was after the dreadful accident at Shoreham so we were further away but wow! what a performance.  On arrival it was escorted by the Red Arrows.  Don't know how many were at the show as it is huge but tens of thousands of people stood,clapped, cheered and whistled - a sight I'll never forger in the air and on the ground.

  The commentator said it was the best and most comprehensive display he had ever seen - I can well believe it.believe it.  When the Vulcan 'turned on' the howl and crackle of the engines it was unbelievable.

Anyway my favorite memento of the day

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron 150-600 with monopod about 250mm, f/13 1/500s ISO 160. RAW Post in Photoshop CS6 for lens correction and overall exposure, used 3 selection layers Sky, Vulcan, and Red Arrows for selective exposure (darken sky, lighten Vulcan, lighten less for Red Arrows) and saturation.  No Noise reduction required, then sharpen aircraft only.

[Dougson]

Fantastic photo wish I had seen that.

[dave1712]

thanks for that - the most difficult part was cropping and I'm still not sure I've got it right.  In the end I went for Red Arrows parallel with top of frame, aircraft evenenly spaced to top and bottom, and left and right.

As for the airshow, without doubt the best I have ever been to and well worth the 500ml round trip!  Just allow 2 hrs extra if driving in the same day for traffic jams, parking, and walking to the beach . alternatively  a really nice British seaside town and well worth an overnight or 2 stay.

  Also all the regulars had a folding aly sack truck or similar to carry seats, food, drinks etc for day.  The seat is essential as the sand flats are huge and wet - and take something waterproof to stand your camera bag on - I use a large heavy duty bath/shower hood and don't care about the roses on the material

[MrB]

That's a wonderful shot, Dave, and the crop and your processing work just right for me - the image has almost a 3D look about it and the realism of the white smoke from the Arrows enhances that effect.

Cheers.
Philip

[Gandalf1953]

Fabulous shot Dave, the crop I think works really well.

Cheers
John

[Jocko]

Brilliant shot. Last time I saw a Vulcan was at Leuchars Show, many a year ago.

[MrB]

It's many years since I last went to an air show but, last year, I visited the historic aircraft museum at Old Warden in Bedforshire on a non-flying day. Museums always cause difficulties with foreground and background distractions, but here are a couple of more unconventional images of vintage aircraft. The first is the 1910 Bristol Box Kite and the second is the 1909 Bleriot XI. They were taken in ambient lighting with a fish-eye zoom lens (at 10 mm and 11 mm resp.) on a Pentax K-5 IIs at ISO 400, using f/5 and about 1/50 sec, cropped and adjusted in PaintShop Pro X8.

Cheers.
Philip

[EdMak]

All great pics, congrats. Ed

Digressing into social intercourse, perhaps a failing of mine, also, I am a lifetime non smoker!!!! Ed.

[Jocko]

Fish eye lens works really well for these shots. Probably because the aircraft are more "abstract" in style than a modern aircraft.

[Jocko]

Found the following photograph this morning, purely by chance, while looking at some historic photographs on the web.
Seemingly it is tradition, if an aircraft lands on the wrong US carrier, to return it covered in graffiti. I found it an amusing shot and I hope you do too.

[EdMak]

Good one. Had exercises 1954/5, 3 times a year, B29's tried to bomb the runway. Some kites, some crews. Was promised a trip in, The Flying Nightmare, Officer "took" my place. Ed.

[Dougson]

Ha! Ha! I wonder if the pilot received a bucket and sponge to wash it with, just to add to his disgrace.

[dave1712]

thanks guys, for the compliments on my Vulcan Red arrows photo.  Sometimes the photo gods line up in a row, and we manage to be ready!

My compliments on the museum shots with the fisheye lens. Great composition, exposure and colour balance.

For those interested in aerospace museums then for me the best must be the aerospace museums in Washington DC USA.  It is the only place on the planet where you can see the actual first aircraft that made a controlled flight, and less than 100 yards away the return capsule from the first moon landing.

The museum is in 2 parts, the original building in the capital, and a huge extension near Dulles International airport.  Like all US museums free entry. and if your driving, parking in the city is free on Sundays.  To get the best shots without too many people in the way I did a recce one day, then got there as it opened and made a bee line for the displays I was interested in.  Allow a good day for each part -which suggests if your partner doesn't share your interest they might want to do something else : (and there is plenty within a short walk -  white house , capitol building, more museums than you can shake a stick at.

The attached was with my pocket travel camera. No tripods or monopods allowed so hand held Panasonic DMC-TZ10  f3.3 1/5s 400ASA

[Dougson]

Here is the Avenger & Wildcat passing down the flightline.
The Avenger with her wings folded all we need is an Aircraft Carrier to complete the scene.

Thanks Ed couldn't see the trees let alone the Wood last night.

[Eddy Canon]

Nice sequence of images, thought I would add a couple to it, A Spitfire coming into land at Goodwood the former RAF Westhampnett during the second world war it was a satellite to Tangmere, the perimeter road becoming the Goodwood race track where Sir Sterling Moss nearly came to and end.

[Eddy Canon]

Nice sequence of images, thought I would add a couple to it, A Spitfire coming into land at Goodwood the former RAF Westhampnett during the second world war it was a satellite to Tangmere, the perimeter road becoming the Goodwood race track where Sir Sterling Moss nearly came to and end.

This is one more of the Spit's landing not sure of the marks but I am sure some one will be able enlighten me.

Pete

[Jocko]

Sorry. These images are so big it is impossible for me to view them.

[MrB]

In agreement with John - only a very small part appears on the screen in my browser (Opera). I have to download the images (right-click and select Save image as) to my PC and then view them in Windows Photo Viewer or in PaintShop Pro editor.

I like the first shot of the Spitfire but, if it were mine, I would want to lift it out of the gloom (which should be simple with the Raw file).

Cheers.
Philip