colinb

Thank you so much for choosing my photo for the POTW. And Polly the Wing Walker was actually waving to both myself and a friend who was standing to my righthand side. I know this for certain as we were the only people there! The shot was taken outside of the air show at a point where the aircraft turn to go back to run the crowd line. Thanks again, glad you like it.

6 hours ago, Clicker said:

Fantastic Colin ...   Though  I can think of  safer ways  to  get my hair  dried !

That first image is a corker ...  especially as one can't see the  mechanism   keeping the person attached ...safely ( one presumes !) I imagine  there is a huge element of trust  involved in this relationship  too ! FABULOUS SET ... The first time I have seen  something like this on the Forum ... Thanks for that....

Thank you Polly, they were great fun to see, at the end of the display they 'unhooked' themselves and climbed down back into the aircraft which was a little scary to watch

A nice set, always good to see a different angle on things

On 06/08/2022 at 01:29, Clicker said:

I miss seeing more of your  fantastic Aircraft  photos  on here Colin ......that's a first rate collection of images of the Flying Fortress , a legendary  aircraft .... Fabulous  set sir .

I'll post a few more Polly, just don't wish to bore those who don't like aircraft

18 minutes ago, Ryewolf said:

Great set Colin.

Thank you Rye 

Nice shots, hated the rather 'woke' BBC presentation, wondered what other countries thought

not my thing, but 'by-heck' Paul you do it really well  

Over East Kirkby Air Museum Lincolnshire.

All good, nice to see some prop blur on the chopper too

A nice set although I don't understand the need for the dark vignette? It doesn't really bring anything to the picture and for me spoils the overall look about them (sorry). On the up side the bokeh is

Very nice, thumbs up from me 

Lee I like the shot although I'm not over keen on the fake sky as the 'sharpness' distracts from the man in the picture. I think if you blur the sky and crop down to the mans' head giving a panoramic feel to the BW shot it would work better. All in all a good attempt.

On 26/04/2022 at 22:42, CMunzel said:

Great photos, Colin. I went to my first air show a month or so back with my camera. They’re exhilarating to watch. None of my photos were up to your standard though.
I’ve been learning to use PS layer masks and enjoying them control they give in the siting. 

I used to find them a right faff, so much improved now that I'm starting to look back through my raw files to see what I can do with them. 

On 26/04/2022 at 20:35, MattGrey said:

I do like the new masking options, although I tend to stick to LR far more the PS, but being able to select a sky or subject with one click and then intersect the mask is very handy and it does a great job.

As for the shots, that first one is SUPERB! The colour is just spot on. Love it.  

Hi Matt  - I struggle a little editing with LR. I find PS so much easier and you can now select sky or subject as well as various adjustments, even processing RAW is so much better now I seldom bother with LR.  And thank you for your kind comment.

22 hours ago, trcooke said:

I love the first one. The grey skies really give you a foreboding feeling that they're flying into the storm both literally and figuratively.

Me too, thank you for your kind comment.

I would try using selective colour to remove to 'yellow/orange' which I'm assuming is from the street lighting, that way it might balance better 

Only just seen this, thank you very much All

Really nice works very well 

On 08/02/2022 at 17:17, Clicker said:

What is it made of ?  I can't see   any means of suspension .... I imagine it must feel a little disconcerting walking underneath it  ..

Hi Polly - 7 metres in diameter,  features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit. 

Its hung in the naive using some cables which are quite thin so I don't think it weighs too much, you can just see them in picture 3 .

Now showing at Lincoln Cathedral 

Easy Denis - by using a fake sky and badly blending the two images you have lost most of the prop blur and the wire lines on the far Dakota. This makes me question if the whole image is fake. 

Personally I think the original image works fine but weather seldom helps out at airshows and there is nothing wrong in adding a little sky detail behind the planes.

But please consider the overall effect, just because you can doesn't mean you should. 

Denis I think I would prefer to see the original, hate to be critical but they wouldn't fly this close together and the lighting is wrong for the sky you've used.

4 hours ago, Denis said:

Not a member of the 'Zipper Club' now are you Colin ?

Another great set of photos from your Emergency Services portfolio !

No Denis - they fitted a stent via my arm, although I do still suffer with my arm if I stretch out.