Brian- really great pics!
Was this open to anyone to photograph and how do you find out about such an interesting photo possibility?

David Taylor.

It’s open to anyone and advertised and arranged over on the UKAR Forum and cost £20 a head with proceeds going to the Northolt Heritage Project which will see the Battle of Britain Sector Ops room restored to as it was in 1939/40. Limited to about 70 people on a first come first served basis.

There is possibly another night photoshoot in March which I believe will be a helicopter theme.

Brian

Thanks for the above, Brian, excellent as always. I’d booked my tickets and was looking forward to the event, but had to cancel when my wife fell ill.

Any gen on shutter speeds /ISO ratings used ?

I’m a great believer in letting the camera do all the work rather than faffing about with apertures and shutter speeds. I turned the programme dial to ‘Night’, turned off the flash and set the ISO to 100 which meant some very long shutter speeds. The Dak with props turning ended up as 8 seconds and the Venom was 3.2 seconds. A sturdy tripod and a remote shutter release are essential.

Brian

Great stuff, Brian.

I have to ask – what’s the story behind the dog and what appears to be a parachute pack on its back? :confused:

The board under the dog reads…….

PARADOGS

Originally dogs were trained to serve with the Airborne Forces during the Second World War. These ‘paradogs’ were trained to parachute alongside the troops and subsequently to undertake guard, mine-detecting and patrol duties. Their acute senses provided an ‘early-warning’ system which undoubtedly saved many lives. Dogs are still a vital asset for troops today searching out hidden bombs and booby-traps.

Bing, war dog 2720/6871 was assigned to the Scout platoon of 13 Para. His owner had loaned him to the War Office for use on active service. He first dropped into combat in Normandy on 6 June 1944. He is reported to have been frightened by the sight and sound of anti-aircraft flak and had to be ‘helped’ out of the aircraft. He landed in a tree before he could be rescued.

He served in France until September 1944 and on 24 March 1945 he dropped over the Rhine. He remained in Germany until the war ended.

Bing was returned to his owner and on 29 March 1947, was presented with the Dickin medal, also known as the animal Victoria Cross.

Brian

Cheers Darren

With the way the weather was, I fully expected it to have been canceled by the time I arrived.

I was trying out my new….ish (second hand off flea bay) Sony 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G SSM lens and I was quite impressed with the quality and sharpness of the images I was getting even under the bad lighting conditions. I should imagine that with a bit of sunshine it will be a cracking lens.

Brian