The 2014 Airshow Thread

[Pint]

With the Airshow season now in full swing i figured there may as well be for everybody to post their photo's in one place.

Here's a bunch from me from RIAT last weekend.

War Birds by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Typhoon by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Typhoon haze by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Trails by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Tornado by CitizenNine, on Flickr

SU-22 by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Orliks by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Orlik by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Haze by CitizenNine, on Flickr

GR4 by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Frecce Tricolori by CitizenNine, on Flickr

f-18 by CitizenNine, on Flickr

F16 by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Double Trouble by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Dirty GR4 by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Climb by CitizenNine, on Flickr

 

[.Simon]

Great idea for a thread! Already posted some of these I think - will upload some more later:

RAF Typhoon by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr

Red Arrow XX319 by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr

RAF Typhoon by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr

Patrouille Suisse by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr

Red Arrows RIAT by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr

 

[Pint]

Very nice pics Simon. Wish mine were that sharp.

 

[.Simon]

Thanks mate - yours look great too, I like the Swiss F/18.

Will post some more up later.

 

[ukaskew]

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

RIAT 2014 by Harry_S, on Flickr

 

[.Simon]

Great photos mate, just out of interest - how do you get so many Flickr views?

 

[Matt_90]

[/URL]Red Arrow @FIA2014 by matt _lawrence, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[ukaskew]

Great photos mate, just out of interest - how do you get so many Flickr views?

I've just been on there a long time so have built up a whole load of followers (350 I think), as soon as a photo goes up it gets 100+ views almost instantly and the just builds from there. I think my FoS set alone this year picked up another 30+ followers based on the number of email notifications I got.

Certainly not worth paying attention to though, it's no indication of quality.

 

[.Simon]

I've just been on there a long time so have built up a whole load of followers (350 I think), as soon as a photo goes up it gets 100+ views almost instantly and the just builds from there. I think my FoS set alone this year picked up another 30+ followers based on the number of email notifications I got.

Certainly not worth paying attention to though, it's no indication of quality.

Thanks - I've only been on there for a year or so I think.

I upload my aviation shots to airliners.net - got nearly 1'000'000 views there now with 280 odd photos.

 

[timuss]

I cant seem to remember how to post from flickr copying the code and it doesn't seem to work.

 

[Pint]

Here's another batch from me from the practice at FIA on weds. Yet again like RIAT i was shooting against a grey sky.

XXX by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Under Carriage by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Poseidon by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Hornet by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Hornet Haze by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Boeing P8 by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Belly Up by CitizenNine, on Flickr

Airbus by CitizenNine, on Flickr

 

[Pint]

Just looking at my photo's compared to some of the ones you guys have posted. Im shooting at a longer focal length (500), are your photo's cropped as mine are straight from the camera.

Also, sharpness, its night and day between mine and yours. I assume this is down to the quality of the glass as i noticed that most of the images above have been shot with 2.8 glass but not shot at that aperture.

 

[.Simon]

Italian Tornado by SimonNicholls27, on Flickr

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

Some stunning shots in here. Hopefully I'll manage to get some at the local air shows this summer.

 

[jimbo666]

A few of mine from RIAT this year. I really need some new glass. The 70-300 siggy I have is softer than turd.

DSC_9438.jpg by James Brookes, on Flickr

DSC_9698.jpg by James Brookes, on Flickr

DSC_9654.jpg by James Brookes, on Flickr

DSC_9219.jpg by James Brookes, on Flickr

The set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hungry_must_eat_food/sets/72157645354461118/

 

[ukaskew]

Just looking at my photo's compared to some of the ones you guys have posted. Im shooting at a longer focal length (500), are your photo's cropped as mine are straight from the camera.

Also, sharpness, its night and day between mine and yours. I assume this is down to the quality of the glass as i noticed that most of the images above have been shot with 2.8 glass but not shot at that aperture.

I crop quite aggressively, 420mm (300mm + 1.4tc) on a FF camera is a long, long way off being frame-filling for most stuff at airshows (your 500mm on crop is getting on for double the length).

Personally in terms of sharpness at the same price point I would rather shoot with something like a used 300mm f4 and crop than one of the 500mm beasties, in my experience the difference is night and day. Very long focal length zooms are quite compromised at the long end.

There is always a big trade-off at the consumer end of the market, length vs AF speed vs flexibility vs quality. Personally I'd take the prime and lose the length and flexibility (and knowing I will miss some shots) to get the quality and AF speed.

 

[timuss]

Im posting the code in the image box but the pics arent coming up any idea's???

 

[timuss]

Ok realised what i had been doing wrong posting the code into the insert iamge box rather than straight into the text box. Anyway here are a few from my recent weekend at Flying Legends at Duxford:

FG-1D Corsair by Tim Spicer Photography, on Flickr

Untitled by Tim Spicer Photography, on Flickr

Mitchell by Tim Spicer Photography, on Flickr

Super Connie by Tim Spicer Photography, on Flickr

Hellcat by Tim Spicer Photography, on Flickr

 

[Pint]

I crop quite aggressively, 420mm (300mm + 1.4tc) on a FF camera is a long, long way off being frame-filling for most stuff at airshows (your 500mm on crop is getting on for double the length).

Personally in terms of sharpness at the same price point I would rather shoot with something like a used 300mm f4 and crop than one of the 500mm beasties, in my experience the difference is night and day. Very long focal length zooms are quite compromised at the long end.

There is always a big trade-off at the consumer end of the market, length vs AF speed vs flexibility vs quality. Personally I'd take the prime and lose the length and flexibility (and knowing I will miss some shots) to get the quality and AF speed.

Exactly the sort of info I was after. Thanks for that. Off to do some searching.

Tim, I've seen all your pics on flickR the other day. Some lovely images.

 

[MrDave]

Anyone going to sunderland airshow next weekend?

 

[timuss]

Exactly the sort of info I was after. Thanks for that. Off to do some searching.

Tim, I've seen all your pics on flickR the other day. Some lovely images.

Cheers thank you!

 

[Jay_A]

A few from today.


JBP_3443 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3358 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3318 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3317 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3308 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3276 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3191 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3065 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_3028 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr


JBP_2990 by JaysBoudoir Photography, on Flickr

 

[eugegall]

Couple of shitty iPhone pics.

Caught in action

 

[timuss]

P-40 C by Tim Spicer Photography, on Flickr