Topcliffe Gliding Club. UK.

Ah! all becomes clear now, I had wondered if it was The Yorkshire Gliding Club but they are quite a distance away from Topcliffe so I couldn't be sure. Thanks for the directions Busterboy and thanks for confirmation Glen, if the weather isn't too bad I may make it up this weekend. Thanks again for the info.

Fabulous shots - impressive lens. What do you use to steady it?

Glenn.B wrote in post #2659979
Busterboy, Nice shots of gliders, they bring back some good memories for me.

Un-less they have renamed themselves, the gliding club on top of sutton bank is known as The Yorkshire Gliding club. i've had a couple of weeks flying there years ago when i owned a std cirrus 15mtr sailplane, i had some great flying in both wave and thermals. oooooh what memories!!!!!!!!

Its possible to walk around the site and some good views over the vale of york and the white horse of kilburn can be had from what i remember.

Perfectly true Glenn.

Due to my lack of knowledge about the place and never been before I just got the camera into gear and did some shooting, Now I double check it is called The Yorkshire Gliding Club. Nr Topcliffe..:o

Excellent place for anyone to visit though, Beautiful blue skies and enough fresh air to make you very happy.

I for one will be going back another day.

Busterboy, if your going back to sutton bank why not try an "air experience flight" in a two seater glider, i'm sure they will accomadate you, and with something smaller than your 500mm lens you should get some fine airbourne shots...............bu​t be warned gliding is VERY addictive !!!

That's a great series of shots! I especially like the last one, but wonder about the area where the wing meets the fuselage? It looks a bit overlightened to me.

Got PS? Take a look at this thread for how to use a Layer Mask to selectivly lighten/darken part of a pic. It's easily reversible:
Airport runway shoot

Selecting areas in PS.

More detailed methods:
Mixed Lighting Issues Solved By Using RAW Format!!!
RAitch Tutorial - Burn and Dodge with a Layer

That one plane that can take ITselfs off and then glides is the BOMB! Can it reactive the prop while it is in the air and get higher again? How much fuel does it carry, or how long can it run the engine I guess is what I am getting at...