1st air show shots of the year, Yeovilton RNAS.

footman · 30 Jun 2012 at 08:15

Went down there full of expectations for a sunny'ish day with good light.
The show started at 11 and the sun went home at 5 to, thick grey cloud all afternoon, at least it kept dry.

sbi5ar · 30 Jun 2012 at 08:36

Love the first one and the second to last...

I'm not fond of the grey cloud, however as you said at least it was dry for you!

footman · 30 Jun 2012 at 12:38

thanks

Daze · 30 Jun 2012 at 12:42

Nice pics mate. Love the one of the tonka at the end

insane200 · 30 Jun 2012 at 13:39

Nice photos, better than mine turned out, but i didnt expect much from my camera.

Really dissapointed with the display though tbh, worst year ive seen in the last 3.

footman · 30 Jun 2012 at 14:24

DaZe said:
Nice pics mate. Love the one of the tonka at the end

Tonka...haha, know what you mean! Thanks.

insane200 said:
Nice photos, better than mine turned out, but i didnt expect much from my camera.

Really dissapointed with the display though tbh, worst year ive seen in the last 3.

I thought it was poor as well, hoping to go to RIAT next weekend though but only if summer starts!

Bluelion · 30 Jun 2012 at 16:45

Great pictures, especially considering the weather conditions at the time! Well done, number 1 is a corker

footman · 30 Jun 2012 at 17:46

cheers, I wasn't sure about the Red Arrows shots as they were quite distant and there was lots of smoke in the sky.

insane200 · 30 Jun 2012 at 22:01

footman said:
Tonka...haha, know what you mean! Thanks.

I thought it was poor as well, hoping to go to RIAT next weekend though but only if summer starts!

im going to do riat next year, to much on this year.

Rojin · 7 Jul 2012 at 20:26

I like the first one, nice timing. Did you get anymore of the string bag? I didn't make the photocall day in the end, it doesn't look like I'll make Fairford tomorrow either

footman · 8 Jul 2012 at 09:52

Rojin said:
I like the first one, nice timing. Did you get anymore of the string bag? I didn't make the photocall day in the end, it doesn't look like I'll make Fairford tomorrow either

Thanks, yes I got some more of the string bag I just haven't processed them.
I ducked out of Fairford yesterday!

One · 8 Jul 2012 at 09:55

Did the red ones crash in the first picture?

Rojin · 8 Jul 2012 at 11:43

footman said:
Thanks, yes I got some more of the string bag I just haven't processed them.
I ducked out of Fairford yesterday!

Cool, I look forward to them

I was supposed to take the family there today, but a 3 year old all day in the rain ain't gonna be fun! I'd like to go on my own still, but instead I'm taking my daughter on her first trip to the cinema... Ho hum!

desires said:
Did the red ones crash in the first picture?

it's the Red Arrows dong a cross over, it's part of their display

koolpc · 8 Jul 2012 at 11:45

Really great shots there.

footman · 8 Jul 2012 at 16:34

Rojin said:
Cool, I look forward to them

I was supposed to take the family there today, but a 3 year old all day in the rain ain't gonna be fun! I'd like to go on my own still, but instead I'm taking my daughter on her first trip to the cinema... Ho hum!

it's the Red Arrows dong a cross over, it's part of their display

Enjoy the cinema

I found a couple more of the String Bag:

koolpc said:
Really great shots there.

Thanks

Rojin · 8 Jul 2012 at 18:05

Nice, did you try a lower shutter speed at all?

My grandad flew these in the war, I'm determined to catch them at a show somewhere!

footman · 8 Jul 2012 at 19:57

Rojin said:
Nice, did you try a lower shutter speed at all?

My grandad flew these in the war, I'm determined to catch them at a show somewhere!

I knew you'd ask that

I was using a 500mm F4 and I felt unable to wield that monster hand-held at a low enough shutter speed. Maybe I should have tried.
Do you know about your Grandads service in the string bag, locations, actions etc. ?

Rojin · 8 Jul 2012 at 20:44

footman said:
I knew you'd ask that
I was using a 500mm F4 and I felt unable to wield that monster hand-held at a low enough shutter speed. Maybe I should have tried.
Do you know about your Grandads service in the string bag, locations, actions etc. ?

I usually take some at a high shutter speed just to make sure I get some shots, then I just go for it with lower speeds.

Sadly he was based in Singapore, so didn't do too well. He's no longer with us, but I believe he never bought a Japanese product... His camp was just up the "death railway" line from the actual bridge on the river kwai. He never talked about it.

Somewhere (I hope not lost) is an air to air shot of him and a wingman, which also has squadron details around the photo. I keep asking my dad about it and hope to get my hands on it so I can carry out some research.

Of course when I was a kid in junior school I told everyone he sunk the bismarck!