Sorry Guys, for me the Buccaneer sits alongside the Gannet as being hard to keep the eyes focussed on.

There’s is nothing with a jet engine to equal the beauty of these babies, however:

If we’re discussing lexicography, then the words “Sick” & “Parrot” are entering my vocabulary right this minute.

Oh and “Green” and “Envy”.

Cool shots – and what did I get on my birthday? – A watch. Not that I’m complaining considering it’s source, but a trip in one of those birds would have been just as welcome.

Wasn’t BP a communications relay centre? Along with Stanmore Park?

I take it the sample photo’s are not all of the same aircraft – I’m sure 74 is still flying, but I don’t really know.

Also, does the seller hold the copyright on those photos? The one of 74 looks VERY familiar. Possibly taken at Kemble on 20 June 2004? Oh BTW, it’s not my photo, but very similar to some of mine taken that day.

We took two of the Stearmans to Airshow China in 2000 at Zuhuhai Guangdong province in Southern China. We were there for a month which included reassembly of the two A/C, some press flying and the Airshow its self. The A/c were then disassembled and put back in containers for there return to the UK. Whilst there the A/C were painted with water washerble paint and had logo’s for GREE Airconditioners, a local sponsor, applied. must dig my pics out sometime 🙂

It is

Mark12 has contacted me, so thanks to him.

Does anyone have any images of, say, an Edwardian or early 20th century biplane rebuild. I’m also considering images of a 40’s/50’s/60’s jet.

I’m looking at using say 4 or 5 pictures – basic untouched airframe or components – stripped back and cleaned – half or partway through the restoration project – static completed and flying.

And I would like a total of up to 3 projects – images don’t need to be high resolution, but they do need to have clarity of subject. The pictures need to be of easily reconiseable aircraft or major components.

Question to Mark 12 is hereby directed (and anyone else who may wish to contribute).

Cool, now all we need to do is slightly sharpen it, to bring it all into focus.

Here, I’ve applied the unsharp mask twice: –

Radius 138
Strength: 50
Clipping: 5

on each occasion.

If you chose to apply changes to any of your photographs, always work on a copy, never the original – otherwise you could end up not being able to start again. Plus, you might not be able to capitalise on your experience later, when you want to re-work them because of what you’ve learned.

Actually, looking at this picture again, I’ve very slightly over cooked the sharpening. Once at strength 50 and once at S:25 would probably have been better, as there’s a small amount of pixillation/jaggies on the Bone’s wingtip.

Of course, if you attempt to blow this copy up, it would look awful – but that’s a good thing. It’s good to look at at this size, but won’t print very well.