JohnP

Me too... :bow:

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Welcome back Richard... nice to see ya.

Considering the photos were taken through the canopy I think they came out OK.

Kate... that large building in the centre of the Ross on Wye shot is Morrisons supermarket and filling station.

It's only tiny but it's there.

I would do it again... and again... :skydive:

Eastnor Castle, Nr Ledbury. Nr Ledbury, Herefordshire. Ledbury.

It does make one wonder what's safe and what's not these days, there's also a problem with Skype at the moment. As soon as there's a fix for one browser there seems to be a security problem with another. There are an awful lot of sick and weird people out there who seem to delight in causing trouble. Shame they are never caught and ... well I'd best not say on here.

Phil... you should try hot air ballooning, that's fun too. This is Ross on Wye taken from a balloon. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 1/125s f/2.8 at 4.8mm iso100

As I've had no time to take any new photos this week I've been digging something from my files. Jabiru Aircraft Ltd is an Australian aircraft manufacturer that produces a range of kit- and ready-built civil light aircraft, back in 2004 a friend of mine purchased one of the companies kits. In 2006 he finished the build and obtained all the necessary paperwork regarding airworthyness etc and started to fly the craft. As I had shown quite a lot of interest during the build he thought it right to ask me to go flying with him and I didn't give it a second thought... I went for it. The plane is very small and is little more than a microlight really and it's very cosy sitting side by side... (was going to put a smilie but they aren't working). Here's some shots. Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM 1/500s f/14.0 at 33.0mm iso400 Me about to risk my life. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 1/60s f/2.8 at 6.0mm iso100 Ledbury... my home town. Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM 1/200s f/11.0 at 28.0mm iso200 The British Camp or Herefordshire Beacon... an Iron Age Fort. Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM 1/125s f/11.0 at 35.0mm iso200

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Lee... Exposure is the difficult bit, if it's a bright sunny day you can end up with the aircraft under exposed, + exposure compensation and the sky is over exposed. I have found it's best to leave exposure compensation at 0 and use fill flash in post editing to bring out detail in the aircraft, that way the sky will be correctly exposed. On a dull day this problem is much less. As you will be taking shots of propeller driven aircraft you need to aim for some propeller blur, there is nothing worse than a static propeller. Use shutter priority and experiment with speeds around 300th - 400th sec and pan. If you photograph jets you will find it easier, just use a faster shutter speed. I hope this helps but it is a bit trial and error, just take plenty of shots and change setting a little and don't expect every shot to be a keeper. I remember taking about 1,300 shots at Cosford airshow and keeping about 100... Here's a shot of the Lancaster complete with settings. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Canon EF Extender 1.4, 1/320s f/14.0 at 270.0mm iso200

I remember watching Later with Jools Holland years ago when these guys played for the whole program. My type of music... Oh yes. This is one number from that night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8qeacBZGA4

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