Group photos. Finding shade. Use an RAF helicopter.

-Rob- said:
I hate these threads that try to build up some hype. They only ever lead to disappointment.
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In which case, hopefully you have found something more interesting to do.

Mods, can you now bin this thread please? I simply cannot be bothered.
 
littlemonster said:
Here, want this back? :dummy:

All that over 1 comment.. :shake:
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Gemma, it's not quite that simple.

It always amazes me - people who object to the direction of a thread, label it as a waste of time, BUT then go to the effort of commenting in a negative way.

I just don't understand it. If you've got nothing to say that is constructive (at all) then why bother? Rob's been on here long enough to know better. 'Cheeses' me off.
 
Dav your original post could have been a little more explicit for the general audience, what are we supposed to do, save the thread, become a follower, wait in anticipation?
 
Flamez said:
Dav your original post could have been a little more explicit for the general audience, what are we supposed to do, save the thread, become a follower, wait in anticipation?
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Hi Philip.

Entirely up to you. If interested, re-visit. If not, don't read it. It's "I hate threads like this" style comments that I have a problem with. Possibly monitor a thread and make relevant comments.
 
You have to remember that with the Internet Generation everything is expected immediately. There is no build up any more

New TV series, can't wait till it's shown in the UK just watch illegally on line etc.

Patience is no longer a virtue.

That said a bit more info in the first post might have helped:)
 
Right. Dummy back in, it's almost the weekend, back in a good mood and calm.

Let's start this thread in the way a normal thread would start.

Shooting group shots in bright sunlight can be a pain.

Options -

1. Shoot into the sun and deal with flare. Plus side, subjects have their back to the sun and don't have to stare into it.

2. Face subjects into the sun, no flare BUT then the subjects may end up squinting.

When shooting at weddings I do my best (on bright sunny days) to find shade. Normally works a treat.

Yesterday I was shooting at a school - outdoor class shots. Very sunny, very bright. Location was the centre of the school playing fields. Shock horror - no shade.

Here comes the good news. One of the school’s teachers (and fellow TP’er MSPeep) had arranged a special school visitor, an RAF Puma (helicopter) from 33 squadron. Queue my shade on demand.

Obviously I could recite the day in much more detail (and may well do if anyone expresses interest). Happy to post some pics of the aircraft as well - obviously not the class shots.

Hope that all makes sense.

Dav
 
Could have got a rather nice elevated shot if you blagged a ride :D
Appreciate some pics of the helicopter
 
James Pardon said:
Could have got a rather nice elevated shot if you blagged a ride :D
Appreciate some pics of the helicopter
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Uploaded all the images into LR. For those that use LR, you'll know that it can sort images by date / time. Put it this way, images went something like this -

External shot of aircraft flying over
External shot of aircraft flying over
External shot of aircraft flying over
Shot of school from air
External shot of aircraft flying over
External shot of aircraft flying over
Shot of school from air

One TP'er did blag a ride, but it wasn't me :(
 
FlyTVR said:
Hi Philip.

Entirely up to you. If interested, re-visit. If not, don't read it. It's "I hate threads like this" style comments that I have a problem with. Possibly monitor a thread and make relevant comments.
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I guess the thing is though Dave is if you knew what was going to happen the next day you could have just written "in a few days this is going to happen"

or you could have just waited till it happened and said "Look what happened yesterday"

It just seemed strange that you posted a cryptic thread like that ... know what I mean?
 
joescrivens said:
I guess the thing is though Dave is if you knew what was going to happen the next day you could have just written "in a few days this is going to happen"

or you could have just waited till it happened and said "Look what happened yesterday"

It just seemed strange that you posted a cryptic thread like that ... know what I mean?
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Hi John.

When I posted, the heli was 15 mins out. I hand a small amount of time on my hands and I guess wanted to share my excitment. Crime?

Anyway, I think enough said, back onto thread.
 
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I'm fascinated enough to hang around and wait for a photo of a photographer taking shots of school kids using a helicopter to shade the sun ... but only because of the futher discussion and explanations.
First post was crap and if it wasn't for the dummy-spitting I'd have been and gone.

So. Post the pics!
 
I've only got a couple of images with me at a mo. Not sharpened, cropped, played with (apart from B&W conversion).

Here she is -

puma.jpg


small-storm.jpg
 
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FlyTVR said:
Ditto.

Dav :)
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I guess you didn't get the joke then! I accidentally added a letter to your name making it Dave ... and you changed my name to John instead of adding .......... ahh forget it, it's not as funny when you have to explain it
 
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