Regretfully, not the best day out watching airshows. While the weather was mostly okay, but there were few flying attendees, consisting of mostly the RAF and Search & Rescue.
Here’s what I did manage, but I had hoped for a few more types – there were no vintage aircraft types, except for the BBMF, and nothing from abroad. With Exeter less than 10 miles down the road, it would have been nice to see a Hunter of two.
But the biggest problem for me was the displaying aircraft’s relative distance from the crowdline, when compared with an airfield display. The display line seemed to be much further out, and as a consequence I got very few (if any) good quality images.
As a Carnival, of course, Dawlish are to be highly congratulated and encouraged for putting together a lovely day, that went on long into the evening with other events. But I wasn’t feeling too well by 5pm, so I returned home, myself. At least Dawlish had a go at putting on an airshow, and as usual the Reds stole the day.
By: RobAnt - 18th August 2008 at 06:38
And a few more.
Images are low quality, so won’t stand being enlarged. I do have higher resolution alternatives availalbe if anybody wants one.
By: RobAnt - 18th August 2008 at 06:32
Finally, as promised:
Photos are in 800×450 pixel resolution.
By: mike currill - 20th August 2007 at 17:45
Dawlish seems to suffer the same problem as Margate. Display line too far from the crowd and unless you have a lens 30 feet long you’re not going to get decent shots. I guess there are safety reasons for it but Southend seems to get them in closer.
By: RobAnt - 20th August 2007 at 15:27
I do have some, but they flew too far away from the shore for me to get any decent photographs of them. My camera has only a 10.7x zoom. 🙁
But Ill have a second look at them, and if I can find anything worth recovering, I’ll put them on my website.
Edit: Well I’ve done that, and all I have is a lot of tiny black specks in the distance 🙁
The Army flew too high and too far away, and the blue eagles must have been flying over the wrong bit of coastline!!!!
This is not their fault, of course, it was probably due to the fact that there were boats close inshore, which would have pushed the display line further away. In Plymouth the bay would have been emptied except for essential traffic.
I’m going to have to reconsider whether or not I can get good pictures with the 1.5x teleconverter I have. I’ve discarded it recently for producing rubbish results. 🙁
By: ALBERT ROSS - 20th August 2007 at 14:50
Rob, what happened to the AAC Historic Flight and the “Blue Eagles”? Maybe Airfix could use your shot to promote this set :rolleyes:
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