Yeovilton Photocall 6th July

Thank you Albert.

Also some of us are limited in that we abide by the normal conventions of paying to see a show or an event rather than choosing to, in many cases, trespass onto adjoining land to save a bob or two.

Regards,

kev35

You won’t let it rest, Kev, will you?:mad: Even while advising Rob about photography, you have to have a dig at those of us that were in the field!
Well for your information, no one was ‘trespassing’ as you accused us! In fact Avon & Somerset police came into the field to tell us the farmer was quite happy for us to be there, providing no litter was left and his access gates were not blocked!
Furthermore, if we are not ‘trespassing’, then it’s just a matter of choice.
Those outside do not want to take into-sun shots for most of the day, nor do they consider £20 is good value to shoot aircraft in a static park that are already surrounded by fences with most having covers over them. The show is not run by the Royal Navy, but farmed out to a private agency that is more interested in making money for itself than looking after enthusiasts’ requirements. It has little to do with ‘ saving a few pounds’ or ‘supporting the event’, as the Photocall costs next to nothing and all the punters on the show day will easily cover the costs and more. It is about ‘value for money’.
If they were really taking enthusiasts seriously, they would not put covers on the aircraft or put the the barriers up until afterwards, like they have done several years earlier.

Like the Lynx shots:cool: I am not keen with Wheels on the lynx I like the Mk7’s twith skids think there called.

James

any Lynx pics?

Sorry Manc, missed your little post.

Yes, of course!

And more on my website.

Not so sure I fully agree – to me, they only look blurred if you try to zoom in.

However, I did take them on auto, and perhaps I should have taken them by using the anti-shake mode, which tries to use a higher shutter setting and smaller appeture. I’ll bear it in mind next time.

The camera seems to try to achieve a shutter speed of around 250 in auto and double that in anti-shake auto.

Having said that, the UV filter has, I’m sure, cured the problem I was having with purple fringing.

Unfortunately, my next opportunity will be Branscome and they rarely have (in fact I’ve never seen) jets there. So it will have to wait until Culdrose.

Thank you Albert.

That’s what I was trying to say but I call it being out of focus. That’s why I previously mentioned the limitations of the non DSLR camera. In my case, the limitations are purely down to operator ineptitude. Also some of us are limited in that we abide by the normal conventions of paying to see a show or an event rather than choosing to, in many cases, trespass onto adjoining land to save a bob or two.

Regards,

kev35

Which ones do you think are OOF, Kev?

It’s worth pointing out, though, that because of the zoom limitation, flying ones are using near maximum zoom, so there is obviously some degredation because of that, if you try to zoom in post processing which may involve some heavy cropping, resulting in a loss of resolution. If they’re fast, they tend to be further away!

Rob,

They’re not OOF, but all the fixedwing aircraft are slightly blurred. I think this is caused by not having a high-enough shutter-speed. It’s difficult to have a compromise between ‘prop blur’ and pin-sharp photos, but in my book the latter has to have priority and with jets there’s no contest .;)

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You can learn it for free, on my website!

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Ni bu hui shou putonghua ma? 😮 Shame. It means “you’re welcome” in the common chinese language, using pinyin (more or less).

Oh lol 😀 Dont do chinese language :rolleyes:

James

Bu Keqi :confused:

James

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Ni bu hui shou putonghua ma? 😮 Shame. It means “you’re welcome” in the common chinese language, using pinyin (more or less).

Bu Keqi

Bu Keqi :confused:

James

I really don’t know, but was giving you the benefit of the doubt regarding your skills at panning and avoiding camera shake. You sure it’s not down to the limitations of your camera equipment?

Which ones do you think are OOF, Kev?

It’s worth pointing out, though, that because of the zoom limitation, flying ones are using near maximum zoom, so there is obviously some degredation because of that, if you try to zoom in post processing which may involve some heavy cropping, resulting in a loss of resolution. If they’re fast, they tend to be further away!

Hi Rob. Some nice shots. I only first saw the raspberry ripple type Rapide on the Friday for the first time. Is it a rare appearance or recently restored or a familiar one that has been repainted?

Cheers

Martin

Martin,

That ‘raspberry ripple’ Rapide is actually restored in the authentic colours of an aircraft used by The King’s Flight in 1935. It has been in those colours since 1986 and was owned by Brian Woodford and it has been based at Henstridge (just down the road from Yeovilton) ever since. Due to a change in circumstances, G-ACZE has not flown for a few years prior to being sold, but is still thought to be based at Henstridge.

any Lynx pics?

Hi Rob. Some nice shots. I only first saw the raspberry ripple type Rapide on the Friday for the first time. Is it a rare appearance or recently restored or a familiar one that has been repainted?

Cheers

Martin

Must be a rare appearance.

Someone photographed it, in this scheme, in 1988 click here to see more information about it.

Hi Rob. Some nice shots. I only first saw the raspberry ripple type Rapide on the Friday for the first time. Is it a rare appearance or recently restored or a familiar one that has been repainted?

Cheers

Martin

Albert,

I think I understand about the light now – most of your arrival pics were taken in the morning – so the light would have been different. The exif data supports this.

I took all mine after 1.15pm, and the sun was behind me by that time.

😀 I’ll try to get there earlier, in future 😀

Yes you’re right. Join us in the field if you can next year, early, then you can access the ‘paddock’ at 1.30 if you wish. Duxford is the same, hopelessly ‘into sun’ during the morning, but fine late afternoon.

Albert,

I think I understand about the light now – most of your arrival pics were taken in the morning – so the light would have been different. The exif data supports this.

I took all mine after 1.15pm, and the sun was behind me by that time.

😀 I’ll try to get there earlier, in future 😀

Brilliant shots you two thanks for sharing.

James

Bu Keqi

Brilliant shots you two thanks for sharing.

James

I, and many others, went on to the airfield at about 1:15pm. They close entry at about 2pm again, and then reopen at 5pm – primarily to let those on the field out again.

I could have gone round the static, if I wanted, but didn’t have the leg power.

I did see a lot of people over where you were, too, though. But I want to support such events. Plus, I believe I would have had to walk quite a distance to get into that field.

Wish I’d seen the A10, though.