Great shots, you must have amazing level of patience! I used to spend many an hour waiting for these birds to arrive so I could get static shots so can well appreciate how long you must have waited around to get these. Not to mention the skill needed to react and capture the images when the birds do...

Yeah I saw that too, the other contestant thought the answer could have been hamburgers. :roll: :lol: I actually (jokingly) said 'donuts' out loud as soon as I saw the question as whenever I hear Homer (the author) mentioned I always think of the yellow man instead! Wonder if it was a bit of a set ...

One from last night's Tipping Point that I will remember for a long time... (You need to have watched The Simpsons for it to be funny though)

"In his epic poems, Homer often refers to nectar as being the drink of the gods and which other substance as their food?"

Contestant's answer - "Donuts"

No jets on display but a few old (and one not so old) aircraft that might be of interest... B-17G Flying Fortress - 'Sally B' de Havilland Mosquito Miles Gemini Blades Extra 300LP Yak 50 B-17G Flying Fortress - 'Sally B' Auster AOP6 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51369010624_ea7811ff8c_c.jpg A9...

I think I must have been stood very close to you. Were you up a stepladder? I took a few photos of the Dakota through the wire fence and was quite pleased with the outcome considering the wire in front of the lens. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51087779177_ab19aa212a_h.jpg A97A2639-3 by PoorOl...

That sounds like a lot of sharpening to me but I'm far from being an expert. Personally, I use about 70 - 80% and only once. I also use the 'lasso' tool to select the area to sharpen, ie. just the part of the photo which is in focus.

I've read a lot of war biographies and First Light is probably the best of the lot! I remember the first time I read it, the bit where he is being chased by two (I think) Me 109's - I found myself twisting and turning in the armchair as GW manoeuvred the Spitfire around the sky to escape the enemy. ...

paddyboy wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:44 am

Welcome aboard the friendly aviation forum

Paddyboy

Cheers, Paddyboy.

Mike wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:52 pm

Welcome to FC, new members need to post at least 5 posts on the forum to access all of the sections.

Thanks, Mike.

Fairly new to the forum and my first post. I've been interested in military aricraft since I was a kid in the early 70's when I had a few 'holidays', staying at the RAF Valley married quarters where my sister lived. The Red Arrows were based there at the time and I used to cycle down to the beach an...