This was my first time at an airshow in nigh on 30 years (possibly more) and what a fantastic day out it was.
These photos arn't a patch on some of the ones posted on this forum, but I thought them worthy of sharing with you.
I'm mighty pleased with the 100-400 paired with my 550D, it did the job amicably (the IS really helped as towards the end of 4 hours of airshow, my arms were aching, although I did use the monopod for a while).
Enjoy:
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by Trugga, on FlickrA Red Arrow (I would of needed to pull back wider than 100mm to get the smoke patterns, so settled on a tight crop)
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by Trugga, on FlickrMeteor - nice story about this particular plane in that it used to be a static "statue" outside the local airbase until someone decided to rebuild it.
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by Trugga, on FlickrNot sure what this is but at least it was slow enough to experiment and get some rota blur.
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by Trugga, on FlickrSomething patriotic for us Brits'
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by Trugga, on Flickr
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by Trugga, on FlickrI'm not old enough to have experienced WWII, but seeing this really brought a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye.
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by Trugga, on FlickrNot too sure what these are, but they add a splash of colour.
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by Trugga, on FlickrThe Vulcan just seems to defy gravity
That's my 8 then. In all, I took around 700 photos and I must say my kepper rate was higher than normal. This was possibly because many were taken in Manual mode (outsite my more comfortable zone of Av/Tv).
A fantastic day out and I've come away with some super momentos.
Lawrence
