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December 2015 Specialist Photo of the Month Competition

This month’s subject is: Photo of the Year 2015 - Post up your best aviation related shot from 2015 (still has to be in line with forum image posting rules though!)

If in doubt, feel free to ask a member of staff!

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 can have been taken at any time
3. 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 or another aircraft, for example). HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a staff member.
4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 on the 1st January 2016 (UK time), to enable anyone with last minute entries some breathing space.
5. The voting will be carried out by you, the members of FC - viewtopic.php?f=127&t=73830
6. Please do not comment on photos other than your own.
7. The voting decision is final.
8. All images must be posted in line with the usual FC posting rules.
9. Photos that are not within the guidelines of the competition are subject to being deleted.
10. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.
11. The winning entry will also be posted on AeroResource with full credit given

Got to be this one from Yeovilton:
Wall of fire by Stu Weston, on Flickr

Here is my entry..B52 at Fairford

T6 Texan / Harvard. Experience flights at Headcorn Airfield.

North American T6 Texan - Harvard by Kevin Jeffery, on Flickr

The spirit of Great Britain passes Beachy Head on 15 August 2015.

Vulcan XH558 - Beachy Head - 15 August 2015 by Cameron Sys, on Flickr

Good afternoon Fairford!

Ferocious Frankie, Yorkshire air show 2015

Ferocious Frankie by Lee Adcock, on Flickr

For me the highlight of my aviation photography during 2015 was the visit by the 4 Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30's to RAF Coningsby.


Sukhoi Su-30MKI by Marius Bekker, on Flickr

Gunship 2 at Cosford in June

AH-64 Apache by Daren Eaton, on Flickr

Air Tattoo Sunday.
ria1 - Copy by Jon Cross, on Flickr

For me, it has to be the night launch at Red Flag 15-1 back in February. I went to photograph the gorgeous aggressor Eagles one last time, and came home with a shot of the 493rd at last chance as one of my favourites from the trip.
LN F-15C Eagle 493rd FS by Jason Grant, on Flickr

I'll throw this shot in of a CV-22 Osprey callsign "Knife 75" On a Low level training sortie in Wales. Taken 09/07/15 this was a big highlight of mine this year,

Knife 75 by Sam Griffo, on Flickr

Good luck to all,
Sam.

Taken passing through Beccles, on its way to Cromer.This lovely classic DH82 Queen Bee may not have the fast jet noise and sleek shape but has the presence...

G-BLUZ/LF-858/DH82B Queen Bee by John Bilcliffe, on Flickr

Poor year for me, only managed to get fast jets operating at low-level in the Lake District on one occasion in 2015:

Vortex Generator by Nick, on Flickr

Air to Air with the Gazelle Sqn on the way to Abingdon in 2015.
IMG_6355copy by Andrew Morley, on Flickr

Pretty poor year for me at Low Level, but this Norwegian P3 at East Fortune, is my best LL catch this year.

A singleton Red headed my way in winter practise for the 2015 Display Season, at RAF Scampton 4 March 2015.

Dive by David King, on Flickr

An F-15E Strike Eagle blasting off the active at RAF Lakenheath.
Lakenheath - McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle (USAF) 98-0135 by James Pye, on Flickr