colinb

Bugger! That's close ... you are a braver man than I Paul, superb photos

Nice panning there Mr Monkey

Not the best of weather to go 'snapping' but I managed a few photos ...

Nice panning Mr Monkey. I wondered about this place is it worth a visit?

Nice, guaranteed to put a smile on anyones face

I was hoping there Reds might run out and lead them over Waddington.

The 'Wave' was fairly quiet until about 30 mins beforehand then it went silly. I almost went to Cranwell, fancied a shot of the 130 coming over College Hall but thought that might be closed to the public to give the 'students' a better view. Most people stayed in the Wave carpark, I wondered up the road for a head on shot. I've never been to the loop, seen some cracking photos from there but I never seem to get the enthusiasm to travel that far these days.

The shortly to be retired C-130 Hercules final flight over RAF Waddington 14/06/23

Whilst it's great to have some warm weather the heat doesn't help shooting from the wrong side of an airfield

Oh dear ... I'm sorry to sound negative Mr Monkey but I really don't like the fake sky. Nothing against using a replacement sky but this is so over the top it has completely dominated the picture almost making the two aircraft redundant, as a viewer I wonder is it about the aircraft or the sky? Personally I see nothing wrong using a replacement sky especially on the days that give you a dull grey sky or even just a blue cloudless backdrop, but I think moderation is the key. Looking at the original I see a sky that works and maybe just needs pulling out of the original raw file something I would do using layer masking. It is of course your photo and your choice and as long as your happy with it ?

10 mins later I got soaking wet !

East Kirkby's newest arrival, just before the rain hit !

A grey day all round Mr Monkey. Whereabouts are you standing, I was down Reedham Lane.

Nice shot - shutter speed is low enough, whilst it's great to get more prop blur sometimes it's better to have a sharper picture.

Great video Paul but a rather sad ending ?

Just a few of the Typoons that sadly didn't get to display at the coronation

As Ryewolf above, a very nice set but some would benefit from a little adjustment especially on the shadows ?

Like em' all I'm still trying to snap an Osprey as they rarely come over this way ...one day.

and he/she/it even smiled,

A nice set Mr Monkey, I was hoping to get up to Waddington myself but the unkind weather hasn't helped.

There looks to be a lot of noise in them Paul but not bad, not bad at all with nice colouring and shading

Very nice Polly

Nice set, liking the Tonka, I don't think I've ever seen one in that colour before

No Monomania this is for the 2023 airshow season. Each year the new pilot has to work out a display, starting with model aircraft, then using a simulator before heading out in a Typhoon over the North Sea to practice. After several runs (and a few weeks) the display is run at height (this display was 1500ft) and watched by ground based supervisors. Between now and probably late April/May if all goes well the height will be lowered to 500ft to obtain a Public Display Authority (PDA) giving permission to fly at airshows.

well ... come on don't keep us in suspense Fuji did they or didn't they