April 2018 Photo of the Month Competition

[Zymurgy661]

Photography Competition Rules

1. Only one entry per user, unless posting on behalf of another person who is unable to do so themselves (children for example). If this is the case, please state so on your entry.
2. The photograph must have been taken during the month and year in question. Please post the date taken to help the moderators with this.
3. The photo can be of any subject you like, as long as there is some military aviation connection.
4. The image can be photo-shopped to some extent, levels changes, cropping, sharpening etc. are all acceptable. The photograph must retain it’s initial subject though, don’t make it something it’s not (cutting and pasting the moon into the shot, for example). HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.
5. The competition will remain open until 23.59 on the 1st May 2018 (UK time), to enable anyone with last minute entries some breathing space
6. The voting will be carried out by you, the members of FC, by a poll which will be created at the closing of the competition.
7. Moderators/Administrators will not be exempt from the competition, but cannot vote for their own entry.
8. The decision of the moderating team is final.
9. All images must be posted in line with the usual FC posting rules
10. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.
11. Please do not comment on entries other than your own.

Prizes –
First Prize
Your choice of two prints from Squadron Prints website - Squadron Prints

Second Prize
Your choice of one print from Squadron Prints website - Squadron Prints

Third
No actual prize but the kudos of having your picture in the photography competition Hall of Fame.

Many thanks to our sponsors, http://www.squadronprints.com, for very generously agreeing to provide the competition prizes again.

Thank you Gill and Team, it is very much appreciated.

Good luck everyone!

[flyingslug_0]

Taken 9.4.18 just before they pushed her back into the hangar.
785A6233 by Craig Sluman Over 1.8 Million views! Thank you!!, on Flickr

[Adam Palmer]

F15E from RAF Lakenheath 3/4/18.

USAF F-15E by Adam Palmer, on Flickr

[Nellisraptor]

J-017 by Ben Ikin, on Flickr

Taken 19th April 2018

[Webby74]

Percival Pembroke CC.1.RAF Northolt 19/04/2018
Percival Pembroke CC.1 by Paul Webb, on Flickr

[Pune]

French Alpha Jet visiting Mildenhall on the 17th
Alphajet finals Mildenhall17_04_2018 by Paul Tursner-Upcott, on Flickr

[James Cutting]

BAE 146, RAF Northolt by James Cutting, on Flickr

[starbug]

One of Charleston AFB's C-17 conducts a low level training sortie over a glistening Thirlmere on the 21st April.

C-17 60-002 'Reach 700' Smaithwaite 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr

Cheers,

Martin

[bizfreeq]

XX239 at Bournemouth 21/4

XX239Hawk (5) by MSPhotography, on Flickr

[DeanW]

[GWJPhantom]

19th April Mach loop Puma from RAF Benson

[Rotörhead]

I'll give it a go with this - taken at Yeovilton on the 11th

Agusta Westland AW.159 Wildcat AH.1s - RNAS Yeovilton - 11/4/18 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr

[markranger]

M2000D at Frisian Flag
M2000 668 cr (1 of 1) by Mark Ranger, on Flickr

[np1991]

Cauldron 11 Flight at Lossie,
USN Mh60s by Niall Paterson, on Flickr

[jastr435]

A fluffy ZM416 heads for the Bwlch 19.04.18
_J9A6159 by jastr435, on Flickr

[Subs]

Taken at RAF Holbeach AWR on 26.04.18

AWR (12) by lincs_phil, on Flickr

[A380_sully]

After also bagging the C17 over Thirlmere with Starbug, I thought it worthy to leave just the one image from that day in the competition.

So I've opted for a shot, from another of our mad dashes and gone for the "rarer than hens teeth" Royal Australian Navy SH-60 SeaHawk above Poison Lake (LFA7) and against a very gloomy misty Snowdonia range transitting from Brize Norton to Prestwick for JW18 - image from 19/04/18.

[JONLITE06]

Sun 'n Fun 12/04/18.
sun82 by Jon Cross, on Flickr

[NickC]

Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk arriving back at Brize from an airtest on 19 April:


RAN MH-60R Seahawk by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[3051Howe]

Hawker Hurricane IIC - PZ865 - BBMF by Chris Howe, on Flickr