Temora Museum Flying weekend (56K Warning)

Nice to see the Catalina still flying; I remember when I used to see it (in its water bomber guise) here in Chile in the ’80s when it was operated by ASPAR

regards

Thanks RobAnt,

I see your point re the size of #2. I looked at it on my daughters PC which has a smaller screen resolution than the one I use to photoshop just now and straight away see what you say. I’ll keep that in mind for future edits that are to be posted.

My shots are not in the same league as Glen’s but at least as I learn I have Glens’s great examples as a standard to aim for.

Wardie

I have been playing/learning more with PS so I have tried re-editing one of my original shots.

Is this a better edit than the original in message post #1?

To be honest Wardie, and for what it’s worth, the first version was better, because you resized it down to about 800x – this one is too big, so all the imperfections in it are easily visible and you have to scroll to see some parts of the image.

What you’ve also done is to reduce the file size. Jpegs use a lossy compression algorithm, so you tend to lose detail the smaller the file is, if you couple that with a physically larger picture you can see that detail is going to be lost.

You also tighened the crop, so there was even less information to work with.

Having said that, you and Glenn have posted some smashers here.

Looks like Temora has really put together a first-rate collection of aircraft, world class!

Shame it’s so far away from where so many of us live.

Richard.

Anyone who wants to ‘improve’ their digital photos and don’t have the dosh to buy Photoshop should try Irfanview and PhotoFiltre.

They are both freeware, ie they are FREE! Install them both and you can do just about anything with your pix. Irfanview prog has a lot going for it including slideshows but has limited retouching features. However, you can access PhotoFiltre – which has many more features – from within it.

Great for retouching old pix. Download them from the net. Loadsa plugins are available, too. Have fun.

Bri

Thank you, I just love the classics.

I have been playing/learning more with PS so I have tried re-editing one of my original shots.

Is this a better edit than the original in message post #1?

Glen I did have a look at Warbird aviation photogaphy and I must say your photos stand out. Are you an old hand ore very gifted, ore both.

Herman

Thanks Archer,

I am still new to Photoshop and have a lot to learn. I really need to send the wife and kids away for a weekend (or a week) so I can sit down and play till 3-4 in the morning with it. At present something always comes up while I am trying different things and I never seem to get it all the way there.

Regards

John

7 & 8. Ryan STM (which do you prefer, colour or B&W)

I like the B&W version, but had a bit of a play with the levels and contrast as I found your version a bit ‘flat’. It is no big difference, but B&W happens to be something that digital photography is not all that good at 😉

No, that wasn’t me 🙂

Hi Glen,

You must have had VIP access to get those great shots. I will have to try harder next time.

Were you the photog that I asked “do you do weights” in the main hanger because of all those huge L series glass you were carrying?

Wardie

Some images I got from the same weekend. Brilliant place Temora

Thank you Anna,

It was a steep learning curve. Most of Saturdays pictures of the Meteor and Canberra were wasted and they didn’t fly on Sunday so I couldn’t fix my errors like I did with the others. Just means that I will have to get to the next flying day in Jan.

John

Very nice pictures 😉 Anna

Thanks taylorman.

I actually looked up the spelling from another web forum (reputable). I’ll have to do more cross checking next time.

Wardie

Superb shots!!!

1. Nanching..

It’s Nanchang, not Nanching 😉

Finished processing the rest of my shots. Some more of the keepers.

1. Hudson rear turret.
2. Meteor F8 (Winston)
3. Spitfire Mk VIII
4. Hudson takeoff roll
5. Spitfire Mk VIII
6. Hudson nose art.
7. Spitfire close up
8. Spitfire cockpit
9. CAC Boomerang.

Please feel free to comment re subject, photo style or any other suggestions.

Thanks

John

Again some more (had to drop off due to thunderstorms)

1. Nanching
2. HARS Connie
3. Spitfire Mk VIII
4. HARS Connie
5. Harvard low pass
6. HARS Catalina
7 & 8. Ryan STM (which do you prefer, colour or B&W)

Wardie

A couple more to keep going.

1. HARS Catalina
2. CAC Boomerang
3. Tiger Moth
4. Hudson
5. HARS Catalina engine start.

Wardie