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11,752 posts

232 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Full set here




Pashtun Jaguar provides essential pre-deployment training for Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) personnel, while also delivering aviation support for the Battle Groups preparing to deploy on Operation HERRICK. The Exercise ran over the period 10 February - 8 March 2013 on Salisbury Plain. Exercise Pashtun Jaguar provided the aviation support to the much larger ground exercise for the Brigade troops, Ex Pashtun Dawn. The Exercise prepares JHS personnel and Army Brigade troops for the threats that they will face and combat together in Afghanistan.
Picture: SAC Tommy Axford





The Royal Air Force's new Airbus Atlas A400M does a special flypast alongside the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team The Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo.
Picture: Senior Aircraftsman Daniel Herrick LBIPP





The Royal Air Force's new Airbus Atlas A400M does a special flypast alongside the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo.
Picture: Senior Aircraftsman Daniel Herrick LBIPP





An A400M (Atlas) flies in formation with the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. This was the first time, and only time to date, that the A400M has flown with the Reds.
Picture: Ed Marshall





Spitfire TE311 of the Royal Air Force Memorial Flight (RAFMF) piloted by Wg Cdr Godders Godfrey performs a hot start during the RAFMF Public Display Authority.
Picture: SAC Graham Taylor





Spitfire MK356 of the Royal Air Force Memorial Flight banks over the tree-line over the shadows of the other aircraft in formation (two other Spifires and a Lancaster). Image taken from the rear-turret of the Lancaster.
Picture: SAC Graham Taylor





Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster bomber night shot, representing the Lancaster before departing for a night raid.
Picture: SAC Steve Buckley

ecsrobin

17,316 posts

167 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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There's quite a few average photos this year. That first one is very sub standard and they RAF can't even get the descriptions right, that Chinook in the snow is actually an aircraft from 18/27 Squadron crewed by a 27sqn crew.

Salgar

3,283 posts

186 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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eccles

13,753 posts

224 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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The Chinook one would look a lot better if it didn't look so posed. The Chinook isn't even running!

GGibbo

173 posts

178 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Salgar said:
Is this in the public domain now? I just ask as it was AFAIA just a gash shot taken on a crew mates own camera.

onyx39

11,145 posts

152 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Salgar said:
Superb lighting.

Ricepilot

639 posts

228 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Pah. Thats nothing.

I've got a great photo of a Mig 28 in a negative 4g inverted dive.

onyx39

11,145 posts

152 months

Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Ricepilot said:
Pah. Thats nothing.

I've got a great photo of a Mig 28 in a negative 4g inverted dive.
THATS classified!!

jamesbilluk

3,754 posts

185 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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Fantastic photos!

Love this one though smile


IanUAE

2,930 posts

166 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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Salgar said:
Tilt shift? still a great shot.

ecsrobin

17,316 posts

167 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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Here's a timelapse of the lancaster nightshoot quite impressive.

http://youtu.be/dQMfKzAAzlY

markmullen

15,877 posts

236 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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IanUAE said:
Salgar said:
Tilt shift? still a great shot.
It does look like some tilt, there is some strange DoF going on otherwise.

As you say, great shot.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

264 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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markmullen said:
It does look like some tilt, there is some strange DoF going on otherwise.

As you say, great shot.
Good spot thanks for highlighting the effect thumbup

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

264 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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would that be fleeting moonlight casting a shadow of the mid upper turret onto the propeller arc?

goosebumps material....

Smiler.

Original Poster:

11,752 posts

232 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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Mojocvh said:


would that be fleeting moonlight casting a shadow of the mid upper turret onto the propeller arc?

goosebumps material....
Floodlight I reckon.

Good spot though smile

ecsrobin

17,316 posts

167 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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ecsrobin said:
Here's a timelapse of the lancaster nightshoot quite impressive.

http://youtu.be/dQMfKzAAzlY
For the gents looking at the lancaster shot here is how it was composed. They even roped in the fire section to make the ground wet for a reflection.

Hooli

32,278 posts

202 months

Wednesday 23rd October 2013
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jamesbilluk said:
Fantastic photos!

Love this one though smile

Wins it for me, with the Lanc a close second.

Rogue86

2,008 posts

147 months

Thursday 24th October 2013
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The Tornado shot was taken by SAC Andy Masson (it won PR shot of the year) and he also won two other categories. Very talented photographer and definitely not a gash photo on a friends camera.

Glad people are giving positive feedback on the BBMF stuff; the Spitfire shot and the Lancaster timelapse are both my work (excuse the sudden change in WB/exposure on the timelapse, it was taken on a GoPro...) while the Lancaster night shot was done by a good friend of mine. We did indeed rope the fire section in to help with both lighting and wetting the pan. As for the other images not being particularly strong, please remember that you're looking at ~30 odd images on that link out of hundreds that were submitted. The images were judged by three independent civilians with many years of experience and these are the ones being primarily showcased.

ecsrobin

17,316 posts

167 months

Thursday 24th October 2013
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Rogue86 said:
s for the other images not being particularly strong, please remember that you're looking at ~30 odd images on that link out of hundreds that were submitted. The images were judged by three independent civilians with many years of experience and these are the ones being primarily showcased.
Certainly in the amateur category the standard is below par of other users, I should of entered this year but couldn't be arsed as the other year they annoyed me. And how can a photo of a vulcan be included as I thought it had to represent the current Air Force?

I'm a bit myth end because the really bad chinook image that's on the link above is not included in any of the categories on the RAF website.

Good work by the way but I'm sure I've said that before.

Afanc

353 posts

139 months

Tuesday 29th October 2013
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jamesbilluk said:
Fantastic photos!

Love this one though smile

Anyone know if this photo in particular will become available to purchase? Would love this on the wall!