Merlin helicopter low level

[adamwynne]

Sitting in my office with the window open, I hear a 'thumpthumpthump' coming from the south. I grab my 400D with the 300 on it, dive to the window, and 'clickclickclick'

:)

Completely random exposure settings (1/250th f/4 ISO100) so the rotors are a bit frozen :( but hey, never mind :) Cooool peice of kit.

http://www.adamwynne.com/images/_MG_0128.jpg

http://www.adamwynne.com/images/_MG_0129.jpg

Yes it is putting it's wheels down, no I don't know where it landed!

[Michael_Lambert]

Very cool,


But like you said a little more motion in the rotors and the shot look really washed out? Could be from the window or just a really hazy day.

[Rivman]

. . . sometimes yah just hafta take what yah gets ! :lol:

[adamwynne]

It is haze, I've done my best in LR2, the window was open so its not that.

[Michael_Lambert]

If you turn on Image Editing OK maybe others can give it a shot and see what comes from it?

[adamwynne]

Go for it Michael! :)

[Trappe]

I was caught out by one last summer. I nearly missed it as the sound was reverberating through the valley !!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3414449143_b016fac146_o.jpg

[adamwynne]

Nice shot, Trappe - where were you? (Well, clearly on a hill, but whereabouts?)

[Trappe]

Nice shot, Trappe - where were you? (Well, clearly on a hill, but whereabouts?)

It's a location in North wales called the mach Loop. This part if the circuit is called Corris corner just north of a lake called Tal y llyn.

[nedwards]

Ahhh the Loop "dribbles"...have you been up to the A5 pass at all? Good Harrier and tyfy action there...