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Cracking shots

First try with the new iPhone, shot in Pro RAW mode (massive files 70meg) on the standard 24 lens

Lovely colours fogey

Thank you, That be the last one from me with that phone (Iphone 12 pro max) as ive upgraded next day to the 14 pro max which has 48 megapixel senser and better all round camera so will see how it works out Thanks Ryewolf

Yes the buggers where off hunting again lol so sat on bench and watched the sun coming thru the woods

Taken on Bonfire night at 6pm thru back door window with iPhone pushed against the glass to stop motion blur, This was in the city limits of Nottingham had there been no light pollution it would have been amazing, couldn’t get out to darker areas as looking after dogs with fireworks going off

A worthy winner

Foggy it appears the link in japan is for the mk 1 hence the price they are comparable here i am considering the mk 2 version alongside the Sigma (slowly losing ground that on is) and the Tamron which is favourite if i can get advice about these colours. Thank you for replying Leon

Thank you Foggy I will look into that looks like they maybe they are cheaper over there than here in rip off Britain lol

So next year come end winter/Spring im looking at widening my photography skills and want to do Night photography IE Aurora, Star trails etc and ive come to the conclusion i need a better walk about lens as well, I currently use a 17-40mm f4L canon lens for landscap on full frame mainly and also wlka about now it serves its purpose well in the Peaks, scotland, and most dramatic mountain areas but i find im oftem at the long end and needing a touch more magnification wspecialy on walk about ( not an issue if i use it on a crop sensor body) So im looking at getting a faster f2.8 say 24-70 as i think tha extra focal lengh will be beneficial and th f2.8 will do me well for night photography. Now the options i have are the class leading Canon 24-70 f2.8 mk11 NO IS....Sigma ART 24-70 f2.8 this also has IS and the Tamron 24-70 f2.8 G2 this also has IS IS i feel may be needed as im getting older now and it could well help in future with shaky hands lol I have researched and read many tests and comparisons and just cannot make up my mind and dont know anyone who uses either the sigma or Tamrom I understand there both sharp but sigma does soften in corners wide open Tamron comes extreme;y close to the canon but one or two reviues have stated " The Tamron colours strait out of camera might not be what you expect" im hoping the reviewer is reffering to the Jpeg images although non state as such ( i always shoot RAW so it may not be an issue) but it nigles me. Does anyone here have any experience of either these 2 lens or do i really need to suck it up and buy the Canon that going to be £1000 or more second hand. Sigma similar price just a bit less and Tamron around £200 less all second hand also for the price of the cano second hand it isnt much more to buy either of the other 2 new. Or is there another option ? Any help or advice please

Thank you Thank you, Must be great to be free up there, What a job they have Thank you

Bit of practise by the Reds whilst at Waddington

Finally managed a day out at RAF where we have had the FAF (French air force) for an exercise, French E£ and Dasalt Rafale fighers/Bombers with a couple of locals thrown in. Ironic we see the E£ at Waddington as the RAF have gotten rid of ours and they where based at Waddington so nice to see onae again

Lovely little things

Thank you Foggy Thank you Clicker, They have coaght loads this year (grey squirrels) infact i have to carry 2 types of bags now one small for dog poo and large ones for the squirrel carcase

Sorry not been on for a while, not been getting out at all but here are a few sunrise from yesterday morning on our dog walk, sorry dogs not to be seen they were hunting suirrels.

Lovely set

Cracking shots

No not just any person most if not all airports have some form of bird scarer sometimes a shotgun is fired on base or other types used as birds tend to gather on the grassy sections near runways, some have in past used hawks and falcons to scare them away(fully trained) if one of those birds gets sucked into the air intake on a jet it can be deadly, remember the Red Arrows plane that went down couple years ago at RAF Valley on Anglesey that was a bird strike the pilot managed to eject just in time but the crewman in second seat didn’t hit eject button in time and sadly died, Rolls Royce used to have a test bed near where I live at an old RAF and they used to throw frozen chickens into the comment engines during some of there tests, Commercial plane have much larger engines and vanes inside and able to stand up to them more but not always remember that passenger plane landed in river near New York that was a bird strike as well

Thank you

Thank you Homer

Thank you Ryewolf

spooked by the shotgun crew near end of runway

Snuck out this week to Fighter town in mixed weather conditions Only Typhoons toady but a rare side by side take off and landing