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Some of you may have seen my post last Saturday about being in the right place at the right time and the football trophy - if not then here you are
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=22817
Anyway, the missus badgered me into going out for a drive this afternoon - nowhere in particular, just a drive out. So as always I got out my camera bag and loaded up the car. About 15 mins from town there is an old RAF airfield (one of many round here) and the field is now home to a parachute club. My wife noticed a parachute coming down, (it just so happens that in August I've been booked to cover a charity parachute jump at the same place) so I thought we'd pull into the airfield and watch what's happening. It was then as we turned into the field that there were loads of people and cars - and cameras - and the sound of a marching band. Turns out to be an RAF reunion and one of the young peoples RAF bands were playing.
One guy turned to me and asked what time they were arriving - not knowing what he was on about I played dumb and said 'I've no idea', well whatever they were all waiting for I'd turned up just in time. Just in time that is to see coming over the distance three old RAF planes doing a flypast - all this in a field in the middle of Lincolnshire.....the planes did three flybys and then flew off towards the north. Then the RAF parachutes came down - these are different to the usual club parachutes that they have there at the weekend.
I got these pictures - anyone tell me what the planes are - I can hazard a guess but I may be wrong.
This is the first flypast
Then the second
Third time around
The only problem I had was I had the shutter on too fast to blur the propellers - didn't prepare properly
Then the parachutes came down - this was the most spectacular of the lot - apparently the flag was 25ft wide - this was an awesome sight coming down from however many thousand feet up.
One parachute guy had even filmed it all......
So next time the wife/hubby says lets go for a drive - make sure you go and don't forget your camera gear.
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=22817
Anyway, the missus badgered me into going out for a drive this afternoon - nowhere in particular, just a drive out. So as always I got out my camera bag and loaded up the car. About 15 mins from town there is an old RAF airfield (one of many round here) and the field is now home to a parachute club. My wife noticed a parachute coming down, (it just so happens that in August I've been booked to cover a charity parachute jump at the same place) so I thought we'd pull into the airfield and watch what's happening. It was then as we turned into the field that there were loads of people and cars - and cameras - and the sound of a marching band. Turns out to be an RAF reunion and one of the young peoples RAF bands were playing.
One guy turned to me and asked what time they were arriving - not knowing what he was on about I played dumb and said 'I've no idea', well whatever they were all waiting for I'd turned up just in time. Just in time that is to see coming over the distance three old RAF planes doing a flypast - all this in a field in the middle of Lincolnshire.....the planes did three flybys and then flew off towards the north. Then the RAF parachutes came down - these are different to the usual club parachutes that they have there at the weekend.
I got these pictures - anyone tell me what the planes are - I can hazard a guess but I may be wrong.
This is the first flypast
Then the second
Third time around
The only problem I had was I had the shutter on too fast to blur the propellers - didn't prepare properly
Then the parachutes came down - this was the most spectacular of the lot - apparently the flag was 25ft wide - this was an awesome sight coming down from however many thousand feet up.
One parachute guy had even filmed it all......
So next time the wife/hubby says lets go for a drive - make sure you go and don't forget your camera gear.