Finally managed to catch up on the photo extraction and processing from the last couple of weekends Air Shows. Given the interest in Stev's recent thread of Biggin Hill I thought I'd display my bunch for your general interest.
As always, comments and criticism welcome.
First up, Kemble in Glocestershire. The Guinot Wing Walkers gave a great performance against a threatening cloud backdrop.
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... followed by the Red Arrows performing a flawless routine as usual, finding a brief break in the weather.
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This year's Eurofighter Typhoon display is designed to show the crowd plenty of reheat tail shots. Unfortunately the heat produced by the engines distorts the air to the point where you often can't see what the jet actually is, making snapping problematic.
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Its easy to complain about the weather at these air shows, but I actually quite like the cloud textures when they contrast with each other, as with this Gloster Meteor trundling onwards.
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There is plenty of rivalry between our armed forces, some not so friendly if you believe some of the reported infighting of the upper brass. It was therefore great to see the RAF (the Typhoon display pilot?) being invited into the Army's Apache for a quick talk through with this Army Blue Eagle.
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A de Havilland Venom (or is it a Vampire? The two look very similar to me) followed:
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It is easy to think of the F86 Sabre as a modern Jet, but actually its got its roots back in the mid 40s. It has a smokey old engine which was used by the American ground troops in the Korean war to identify the plane, as the opposing force's MiG 15s were smoke free.
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Towards the end of the show, the Navy Black Cats performed a display to their usual high standard. Unfortunately this photographer failed to capture it - the long focal len
gths don't mix too well with the slow shutter speeds needed to blur the rotor.
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As always, comments and criticism welcome.
First up, Kemble in Glocestershire. The Guinot Wing Walkers gave a great performance against a threatening cloud backdrop.
1.
2.
3.
... followed by the Red Arrows performing a flawless routine as usual, finding a brief break in the weather.
4.
5.
This year's Eurofighter Typhoon display is designed to show the crowd plenty of reheat tail shots. Unfortunately the heat produced by the engines distorts the air to the point where you often can't see what the jet actually is, making snapping problematic.
6.
Its easy to complain about the weather at these air shows, but I actually quite like the cloud textures when they contrast with each other, as with this Gloster Meteor trundling onwards.
7.
There is plenty of rivalry between our armed forces, some not so friendly if you believe some of the reported infighting of the upper brass. It was therefore great to see the RAF (the Typhoon display pilot?) being invited into the Army's Apache for a quick talk through with this Army Blue Eagle.
8.
A de Havilland Venom (or is it a Vampire? The two look very similar to me) followed:
9.
It is easy to think of the F86 Sabre as a modern Jet, but actually its got its roots back in the mid 40s. It has a smokey old engine which was used by the American ground troops in the Korean war to identify the plane, as the opposing force's MiG 15s were smoke free.
10.
Towards the end of the show, the Navy Black Cats performed a display to their usual high standard. Unfortunately this photographer failed to capture it - the long focal len
gths don't mix too well with the slow shutter speeds needed to blur the rotor.
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The Guinot Display team (with a different set of Wing Walkers to Kemble)
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