More photos from Rougham Air Display

[simpo two]

Not sure what this was but it was damn good:

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He then had to cut some tapes with his wingtip. This is the practice run...

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Then he flipped up one wing and duly cut the tapes...!

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And in case you're wondering if Simpo gets any duff shots, yes he does. This one is called 'bollox':

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Whoops, forgot to take any shots of the PH cars - as we were in a semicircle it was impossible to get a ncie shot of all, so here's half of them:

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And a moody one of you like that sort of thing:

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PHers Tuxman and Hornie are selected to represent European Sportscars Post 1960:

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Just playing; can't decide which I prefer:

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Back to planes - a beautiful Catalina!

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Best place to be is on the far side, a long way from the cars but well worth the effort:

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[chris.mapey]

Nice piccys. Shame I missed Rougham.

I will post some piccys from yesterday's Ferrari Owners Club sprint at Woodbridge soon.

I prefer the B&W in car shot BTW...

Chris

[GetCarter]

Damn fine work sir.

[luca brazzi]

#4 and #5 Takes some flying (and shooting).

Great pics.

LB

[Trooper2]

Awesome Pics, Simpotwo!

simpotwo said:

Not sure what this was but it was damn good:

Ask "Extra 300 Driver" what it is, I'm sure he'll tell ya it's an Extra 300.

unless you were being facetious.

[simpo two]

Trooper2 said:

Ask "Extra 300 Driver" what it is, I'm sure he'll tell ya it's an Extra 300. unless you were being facetious.

Nope, I'm only good at warbirds. I confess to being rather pleased with the ribbon-cutting shot. I wanted the ribbons sharp, not the plane, so chose a shutter speed, aimed at pole-holders and watched the right-hand side of the viewfinder like a hawk. Single shot, no fps required

[anonymous-user]

It's an Extra 300.

Pilot is Denny Dobson.

[simpo two]

Thanks Lee. I was interested to know how you got your exposures for the aerial shots: spot or +EV? You never stop learning in this game!

[anonymous-user]

Put it on program, then was over exposing by about 1 stop max.

I was taking on about 1/320 - 1/400. Anything more and it begins to freeze the props.

This one was taken on the following.



Shooting Mode
Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/320
Av( Aperture Value )
6.3
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
+1
ISO Speed
100
Lens
100.0 - 400.0mm
Focal Length
200.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters
Contrast +1
Sharpness +1
Color saturation +1
Color tone Normal
Color Space

[simpo two]

anonymous said:

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Yep, it's the +1 that does it. Airshows are bastards. I tried spot but the images were looking washed out even though the histogram was OK. Eventually settled on c/w metering and +1/3 for most, then tweak levels in PS to suit.
I lost a lot of Mustang shots as slightly out of focus (damn thing was goimg so fast!) or with shake, but I didn't want to freeze the props. Went as low as 1/200, which is asking for trouble at 300mm; most of the good ones are 1/250 - 1/320.
Rougham is a great show for photos as (a) you can get so close (b) the light is generally on the right side.

[anonymous-user]

Most of my Mustang shots were blurred aswell!!

It is a good show for top side shots.

I went to Eastbourne Airshow a couple of weeks ago.

That is quite good for top shots there aswell.

Taken from Near Beachy Head.

[Bacardi]

simpo two said:

I lost a lot of Mustang shots as slightly out of focus (damn thing was goimg so fast!)

You'd better start saving for a nice Canon 1d mkII that'll keep up with it then.

simpo two said:

or with shake, .

.... along with some nice IS lenses.

[simpo two]

Bacardi said:

You'd better start saving for a nice Canon 1d mkII that'll keep up with it then... along with some nice IS lenses

Yes, I'm heading towards 'sports' here aren't I!

So what you're saying is: £10K of Canon gear and it becomes 'point and shoot' again?

[anonymous-user]

I am currently running a Canon 300D with a 100-400L IS lens

[te51cle]

Great photos. Hmm, yes, a pity the light wasn't right for the caravan-barn storming shot !

[_dobbo_]

Planes and cars, who could ask for more? well, maybe tasty ladies would be good too!

some super ones there, love the one cutting the tape.

[simpo two]

_dobbo_ said:

well, maybe tasty ladies would be good too!

Supraman got the best ones of the Utterly Butterly girlies. For my part, I was just lining up on the Catalina when this attractive lycra clad female got in the way...



(that's my story and I'm sticking to it)

[shadytree]

Simpo,

I'm off to Biggin Hill tomorrow. As your photos are Le Ballon De Chien. Can you share any tips with me please ?

Like best shutter speeds, ideas for shots etc ??


Shady

[anonymous-user]

Keep an eye out for the Red Arrows arrival tomorrow.

They should be coming in in formation with a Gnat and a Hunter.

[iandbeech]

shadytree said:

Simpo, I'm off to Biggin Hill tomorrow. As your photos are Le Ballon De Chien. Can you share any tips with me please ? Like best shutter speeds, ideas for shots etc ?? Shady

Not sure if Simpo will be able to answer your questions today as he was off playing a soldier as an extra in a film! I do hope he doesn`t get shot!

>> Edited by iandbeech on Friday 2nd September 21:09