Author Topic: Post your best aviation photos of 2008 (Read 11021 times)

casper · « **on:** December 31, 2008, 06:09:46 PM »

I know over the course of the last year I have taken a lot of photos, and I'm sure overs have as well. So I thought I'd start a thread to show the photo that you thought was the best you took this year.
So this is mine, taken at Portrush this year.

vortex003 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2008, 06:22:09 PM »

Dave · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2008, 06:50:53 PM »

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2009, 09:55:40 PM »

I have taken so many pics last year it`s mad-I have a couple of faves but thought I would choose this one.

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vortex003 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2009, 07:00:35 AM »

A great close up there Angry - nice one

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2009, 06:42:25 PM »

Thanks-I like the way the crew are peering out at the crowd-great to see a Nimrod up close again.

I think it is a very special aircraft despite it`s detractor's-poor design of the refueling system, and lack of proper funding for parts, has almost ruined the reputation of a fantastically capable aircraft.

Dave · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2009, 10:39:35 PM »

Indeed it is a fantastic capture from the Portrush Airshow. I was wondering myself if those were faces at the windows. It's awkward to photo an aircraft upclose and keeping to sharp and the underside well illuminated so congrats! Kudos!

iCardboardRobot · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2009, 08:01:45 PM »

folks iam not really in the same league of photo's !

casper · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2009, 08:08:25 PM »

Nothing wrong with that shot, but I would suggest cropping it in a bit. I took what you've posted and worked with it a wee bit - levels, saturation, sharpening and finally cropped. Hope you don't mind

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iCardboardRobot · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2009, 08:10:29 PM »

not at all casper looks alot better with even a little bit of work ! Though the camera aint great so even alot of work is quite hard to improve.

casper · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2009, 08:15:39 PM »

Not at all - I very rarely use an image straight out of the camera, I always do some kind of manipulation on it. In fact these images are very heavily cropped and I think they still turned out ok.

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image24158.html
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image19261.html
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image19244.html

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2009, 08:41:12 PM »

I also had a go and "cleaning" the pic up for you-couldn`t improve on the sharpness much without going grainy/ and one I took from the cliffs on the Saturday when the sea was very rough,and had to shoot into the Sun.

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Hammerhead · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2009, 11:44:10 AM »

Not in the same league as any of you guys .....

........but here's one i took at the Bray show last year.........

iCardboardRobot · « **Reply #13 on:** January 05, 2009, 08:02:02 PM »

Thanks lads, i like the improvements, angery, easy to see the camera difference qualitly

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2009, 11:59:18 PM »

Can I be greedy and submitt another pic?

Worth a look I think

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Dave · « **Reply #15 on:** January 13, 2009, 12:44:00 AM »

Looking good. Taken at Portrush? Those pesky single red arrows are quite hard to follow and maintain a focus upon, especially on rocky cliffs at Portrush.

casper · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2009, 09:08:37 AM »

Hammerhead and Angry - nice ones. I've changed the title to 'Photos of 2008' so post away

vortex003 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2009, 06:38:42 PM »

Great pic Angry.I only managed one good close up of a single Red last year

Hope to see them again in 2009 -

I like this one of EI-CXS at the local RNLI demo day too

And a 'RIDER' two-ship giving a fly-by

Edit - posted the wrong Reds pic

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2009, 11:12:12 PM »

Some great shots there Vortex-I love Puma`s-in fact I am a big fan of Heli`s generally-hard to pic a favourite but would have to choose the Wessex I think.

Great machine!

vortex003 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2009, 02:56:51 PM »

Yes - i wish i'd taken up photography back in the 80's.Wessexs' used to regularly land in a field across the road from our house.(We lived next to Grosvenor Barracks,and prior to that helos came in from St Angelo)

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #20 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:47:08 PM »

I have quite a few pics of Ye Olde Wessex,and I was actually lucky enough to fly in one a few times-XR525/G which served with 72 Sqd.

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #21 on:** January 14, 2009, 08:01:42 PM »

A few more of the Red Arrows from Portrush `08

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Angry Turnip · « **Reply #22 on:** January 14, 2009, 08:05:42 PM »

And a few others........

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vortex003 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 14, 2009, 09:19:28 PM »

Those are excellent - the Strikemaster is first class.

You'll have to show us more

casper · « **Reply #24 on:** January 15, 2009, 08:33:06 PM »

The only photo of a Wessex that I have

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