Typhoon F.2 & T.1s – Low Level – Wales – Sep 07

Are you sure he isn’t giving you the finger? :diablo:

😀 – great shots. Lucky you indeed.

Thanks! Yeah. LOL! Sometimes the aircrew put up ‘two-fingers’ to inform the photographers that they are coming round for a second pass.

Fantastic, I really must got myself over there sometime.

Thanks. Yes the backseater is checking who was on the hillside. It is a well known spot known as the ‘fence-line’ by aircrew. Sometime you get a wave or a request for a copy of the image as they check out the low-fly forums. I was the only person on that side of the pass that day. I also believe that nobody was on the otherside either. Lucky me!

Are you sure he isn’t giving you the finger? :diablo:

😀 – great shots. Lucky you indeed.

Fantastic shots like the Typhoons T.1 shots. Are the First shots the F2?

James

Thanks! Yes, the first-two shots are the single-seat F.2. The F.2 and T.1 flew through as a two-ship. Normally you only see the T.1s. With the work up for Afghanistan next year they might appear more regularly on the low-fly routes.

STUNNING photographs. what camera/lens do you use. and if you dont mind me asking did you know the aircraft were going to put an appearance or do you just turn up and see what happens during your time there………….;)

Thanks. I’m using a Nikon D2X fitted with a Nikkor 300mm 2.8. I do have a 1.4tele, but have never used it on the low fly routes as of yet. The D2X/300 I mount on a home-made/adapted hand-held support. Basically an old tripod mounting fitted with a home-made pistol grip. I first tried it out on the 17th and found that it works very well. It should be good for low-speed panning shots on some of the prop aircraft (Tucanos, Super King Airs etc) that use the low-level routes.

For me it is very much turn up and see. Pick one of the low-fly spots and see what turns up. The frustrating part is watching fast movers/front liners fly through the adjacent valley/pass. It’s all part of the fun!

Is the observer looking at you in the second to last photo?

Stunning none the less. I remember watching a F/A-18 Hornet fly through a few canyons while I was passing through Death Valley in April 2006. Breathtaking.

Thanks. Yes the backseater is checking who was on the hillside. It is a well known spot known as the ‘fence-line’ by aircrew. Sometime you get a wave or a request for a copy of the image as they check out the low-fly forums. I was the only person on that side of the pass that day. I also believe that nobody was on the otherside either. Lucky me!

STUNNING photographs. what camera/lens do you use. and if you dont mind me asking did you know the aircraft were going to put an appearance or do you just turn up and see what happens during your time there………….;)

Fantastic shots like the Typhoons T.1 shots. Are the First shots the F2?

James

Is the observer looking at you in the second to last photo?

Stunning none the less. I remember watching a F/A-18 Hornet fly through a few canyons while I was passing through Death Valley in April 2006. Breathtaking.