Yeovil Air Day - 11/07/2009

willbaroo · 11 Jul 2009

Apologies for the amature looking photo's this is my first real attempt at airshow photography.

The airshow its self was none to good - weather was the main killer. Towards the end of the day I think I heard could hear cloud base numbers around 350ft?!

Vulcan also had a brake fluid leak so no flying from her...gutted!

Apart from that, the aircraft that did partake put on a rather spiffing show!!

They have been fiddled with a bit - sharpen etc etc.

C/C welcome.

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kjevans · 12 Jul 2009

Nice.

InkZ · 12 Jul 2009

Nice set. I was there and was gutted there wasn't more fixed wing stuff

I think the white balance is out on the last few, they are looking a bit cold. Might be worth a tweak with the RAW files

Phil Bennett · 12 Jul 2009

Nice shots

Ive never been to an airshow, but Sunderland is on in a couple of weeks.

Phil

willbaroo · 12 Jul 2009

Thanks guys, worth a bit more fiddling I guess.

shoshone · 18 Jul 2009

Nice Will...

We had to leave early and wondered whether the Avro Vulcan made it up....thanks for clearing that up.

I uploaded a couple to Flickr.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayteepix/sets/72157621366910969/

willbaroo · 18 Jul 2009

Nice piccys, no worried shoshone - we had a mair of a time getting out of the car park!

shoshone · 18 Jul 2009

Yeah...hence getting away early ;-) Looked like the weather was getting worse so exit stage left...

My first ever airshow and despite the cancelled events I really enjoyed it!

Hawker · 18 Jul 2009

Looks like the weather has done you no favours, and for a first go at airshows thay aren't too bad. As far as improvements go, I'd say you need a bit more range as on most of them they are just too samll in frame, and you need to tweek your exposure as on many of them the aircraft seem a but underexposed.

willbaroo · 18 Jul 2009

Thanks for the heads up Hawker - the light was pretty poo.

I've just got back from the Fairford threshold so hopefully there should be a slight improvement...

Hawker · 18 Jul 2009

Didn't want that to sound too harsh, but apart from developing a zen like panning technique, getting the eposure spot is the next important thing. Because you've got a dark aircraft against a light sky the in camera meteing can get it badly wrong, and typically underexpose. Just remember to keep an eye on it, and unless you shoot like a machine gun (some airshow togs I know do) shoot in raw so it's easier to fix

How was RIAT? would have loved to have gone, but couldn't make it this year.

PauloWanClift · 18 Jul 2009

Some nice images, but the colour seems really strange in 3.

willbaroo · 18 Jul 2009

Hawker said:
Didn't want that to sound too harsh, but apart from developing a zen like panning technique, getting the eposure spot is the next important thing. Because you've got a dark aircraft against a light sky the in camera meteing can get it badly wrong, and typically underexpose. Just remember to keep an eye on it, and unless you shoot like a machine gun (some airshow togs I know do) shoot in raw so it's easier to fix

How was RIAT? would have loved to have gone, but couldn't make it this year.

Thanks for the feed back chap - I will keep that in mind.

Fairford was sweet but I might be biased because I didn't go in the gates I sat on the threshold for my stay there. I think I have a light coating of keroseen on me and lens

We got there around 1ish just as the Sweedish F-18 was finishing up - gutted we missed the reds. The show which I saw was very good and was made even better by the Vulcan getting air born - I could have cried I was that happy to hear/see it fly!! Weather was cracking, just about the right temp and we didn't get rained on once - well apart from a few spots but nothing to demand a brolly.

Pictures will be up shortly.