Painting The Sky

[colinb 2,622]

Sorry, but I think I got a little carried-away at RAF Cranwell yesterday, the flying skills on show were outstanding.

All shots are RAW conversions in Lightroom

[David995031 1,030]

Wow! Terrific stuff. Last one stands out for me but they are all impressive.

[colinb 2,622]

31 minutes ago, David995031 said:

Wow! Terrific stuff. Last one stands out for me but they are all impressive.

Thank You David, I like the uniformity of the last shot but its not quite as dramatic as some of the others.

[Clicker 5,519]

Wow Colin ... that has to be the best set of  photos  I  have ever seen of them... absolutely outstanding work and  I imagine  the RAF would love them too..... the first  one is just a spectacular capture ... Take a bow Sir ... these are award winning quality ... you must be thrilled to bits and as proud as Punch ... AWESOME  ....just awesome !

Oh ...and I really love *10th  Pic .... that really looks like a painted sky ...

[Denis 2,384]

Without  a doubt these are the best I have ever seen of the Reds Colin. A terrific set

Edited August 31, 2018 by Denis

[Korky 5,494]

Stunning images, Colin - that really is a set of photographs to be proud of.

Great work!

Korky

[Ryewolf 7,402]

Nice set of images Colin, I really like the image with just the lone jet....

[vanguard 490]

You just can’t go wrong with the red arrows. Lovely images.

[johntwo 1,756]

That is an outstanding series Colin.  It seems picky to highlight any of them but the first image and the tenth image just push ahead of the rest by a nose.  Super work.

[Hatter 1,227]

Fabulous shots, Colin.

Is the "circular" manoeuvre (Pic 1 & 2) new?  I don't recall ever seeing that one before.

 

[Clicker 5,519]

I think they did it on 100 year celebration  earlier  this year  Gareth...didn't they call it the corkscrew?....

 

[Hatter 1,227]

Oooh - no... I definitely haven't seen that before.  It must be a few years since I've seen a display though.
Thanks for posting the video.

 

[Clicker 5,519]

Impressive or what eh ...   Thanks for sharing these stunning pics with us Colin  ... it's been a pleasure to look at them ... I just keep coming back  to them ... Hubby is drooling .... lol

[colinb 2,622]

9 hours ago, Hatter said:

Fabulous shots, Colin.

Is the "circular" manoeuvre (Pic 1 & 2) new?  I don't recall ever seeing that one before.

 

Good question Gareth, I think it was last year I first saw the Halo being displayed, although with RAF Scampton just a few miles away we often see displays that are 'in practice'. Works best when the Reds are head-on to the audience but with so many restriction these days they can't always do that. 

Many thanks to you all for the terrific response and wonderful replies. And one final pic I forgot...

 

[Clicker 5,519]

You FORGOT!!??????   A  perfect advert for the Red Arrows?....A promo pic if ever I saw one ... I am so envious of your  skills Colin ... What lens  were you working with please ....

[colinb 2,622]

2 hours ago, Clicker said:

You FORGOT!!??????   

S  O  R  R  Y  Polly I promise to try harder... 

Lens used - Nikon 55/300mm VR a good lens for the price, although they seem to have jumped up a little in price since I bought mine a couple of years ago. I am considering buying something a little longer, I really could use a 600mm, maybe later in the year we will have to see how the 'spare cash' flow goes.  

 

[Bill 1,127]

What a great set! I love 1, 7 and the last but one.

[colinb 2,622]

On 10/09/2018 at 07:34, Bill said:

What a great set! I love 1, 7 and the last but one.

Thank you Bill, glad you like em'.

[NannyFerret 2,730]

Just amazing.