colinb

My first visit to Raf Coningsby this year for the over base practice, sadly the plane went 'tech' due to a fuel problem and with the low cloud starting to build the display was stopped.

Although I think the sun picture was a bit of a bonus with the cloud covering.

Practice hight was 1500ft 

Very nice the last one especially 

"So ... I buy the right slipper and you pay for the left yeah? "

A loverly shot well spotted 

On 19/01/2023 at 10:57, Paul said:

I entered a Christmas competition on a photo website (Ephotozine) and blow me away, I won a (like new) Mini 3 Pro from MPB Photographic

Paul.

Paul - I've been entering this for years, never won a thing but it's good to hear some do and what a prize! Enjoy it, I know I would

Thats some talent there, really liking the Emu's

On 02/01/2023 at 00:01, Ryewolf said:

Great images Colin

Thank you Mr Wolf 

8 hours ago, skullfunkerry said:

That second picture reminds me of a train set I had when I was a kid

I was just thinking that myself Polly, nice pics Mr Wolf 

I'm going to subtract marks for missing the base off the glass but I'll give you 10/10 for the other two 

On 04/12/2022 at 00:31, Ryewolf said:

Great shots Colin, I wanted to see this train at North York Moors Railway this year

I think it looks much better now its 'back to black' 

11 hours ago, Clicker said:

The family of Sir Nigel objected to the inclusion of a Mallard duck with his statue at Kings Cross Station about 4 or 7 years ago and had it removed  much to the disapproval of a lot of steam train enthusiasts I think ... ! 

I didn't know about this Penny, I wonder why they objected, it seems a nice tribute.

Thank you both for the kind comments.

LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley 

rattling through Rowston in Lincolnshire 1/12/22 on the way to Lincoln Christmas Market.

16 hours ago, JohnP said:

The eclipse started just after 10am and peaked just before 11am, it ended at about 11:50am.

That explains a lot, for some reason I thought it was around 9.00am, assumed I had missed it. Great shots John well done 

super set Kerry, I really must get myself down to Duxford sometime.

21 hours ago, Clicker said:

I checked them out on You tube … Fantastic voices  and unusual to see a woman performing  Queen’s  music .. She has a great voice too ..  Bet you really rocked out there Colin  !!!

Everyone appeared to enjoy the evening although the stage could have been higher, with the seating being all on one level I would think those at the back didn't get a great view. Having said that in the second half most were up and dancing. The acoustics were really spot on and if they bring 'Meatloaf by Candlelight' to Lincoln I think we might be going.

Lincoln Cathedral October 22

Not your normal Queen tribute band but well worth seeing if you get the chance.

Nikon D7500 

Nikon 55/300mm

With a low of f4.5 probably not the best/fastest lens for this kind of thing but the D7500 does handle low light well.

Shot in Raw processed in PS.

Unusual site seeing 4 engines, the buffet car must have been serving really good cake 

Thank you for this Hatter, sorry I missed it as we were out of the UK from the 17th.

nice shot Polly 

jealous or what nice set 

top one is a stand out shot - very nice indeed Jon.

On 24/08/2022 at 20:23, markknittle61 said:

Very nice, Colin.

thank you Mark.

One from my back files taken in 2019 that I hadn't processed.

This is usually a very busy street in Corralejo, Fuerteventura... obviously not that busy early in the mornings.