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Very challenging light conditions, tonight, for the arrival of batch 2 into Marham

Three F-35B Aircraft Arrive at Marham by RabAusten, on Flickr

Close Encounters of the Thirty-five Kind by RabAusten, on Flickr

Spot the F-35B at RAF Marham by RabAusten, on Flickr

F-35B Lands at RAF Marham by RabAusten, on Flickr

Tornado GR4 Circles above RAF Marham by RabAusten, on Flickr

Tornado GR4 Lands at RAF Marham by RabAusten, on Flickr

Thanks for posting. Just like christmas eve ;-)

Great effort

why bother !!!!

arch wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:56 pm

why bother !!!!

Why bother you being on this forum if you think like that.
Thanks to the poster he’s got off his backside and gone down to see them land on a Friday evening.
For people like myself who live hundreds of miles away it’s great seeing what went on down there.

Thanks for posting. Great pics considering the light conditions.

Good effort. Love the 4th shot in between the trees with the pink sky. Didn't even get to see them here in Cornwall , they were right overhead but above the cloud

powerslave wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 04, 2018 12:54 am

arch wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:56 pm

why bother !!!!

Why bother you being on this forum if you think like that.
Thanks to the poster he’s got off his backside and gone down to see them land on a Friday evening.
For people like myself who live hundreds of miles away it’s great seeing what went on down there.

Hear, hear!

arch wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:56 pm

why bother !!!!

Perhaps you should consider being elsewhere, the photos were excellent given the challenging conditions

Well done, 1,3,& 4 have got my vote. These shots sum up the enthusiast and the hobby well. They have got a lot of atmosphere, especially the 3rd down with the other spotters
in trying to get shots. Lots of toggers want to go out their way and show us how clever they are in getting extra sharp shots, but most of their stuff lacks soul. These shots are what the
hobby are all about and I find them fascinating to see them lit up, cheers...

I think they're quite atmospheric and I'm glad you posted. Thanks for making the effort to share them. Ignore the haters!

jaybee wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:46 am

Well done, 1,3,& 4 have got my vote. These shots sum up the enthusiast and the hobby well. They have got a lot of atmosphere, especially the 3rd down with the other spotters
in trying to get shots. Lots of toggers want to go out their way and show us how clever they are in getting extra sharp shots, but most of their stuff lacks soul. These shots are what the
hobby are all about and I find them fascinating to see them lit up, cheers...

Totally agree, they're great shots. Years from now, they'll be a great reminder for you of the event.

Quite agree, great effort with these photo’s captures the conditions well. 4 of us went to see these and knowing what time expected arrival would be I never bothered with my camera, so well done to those who have decent shots to show for their efforts. The images need nothing more done to them , 3 and 4 have my vote and shows exactly how it was last evening .

Why bother? Because like other like minded spotters he wanted to be there and record there arrival and get some pics. Well done you and really show the conditions and will stir memories in the future, great pics.

And if we all took the altitude why bother, which may be directed to the plane itself, if I had not bothered I would of missed out on “The last Lightning Show” which me and my Dad still talk about and 50th D-Day Anniversary at Yeovilton great events and nice to have those memories. Just wished had a DSLR!

I echo all the above comments...........well, bar one, obviously. "you woz there" always nice to have some of the first shots, whatever the conditions.

well done nice to see something in different conditions despite the other comment, you went you did that and wore the tea shirt!!

Frist Point Thank you for posting the pictures in the different conditions. I was not there my self as Me and my daughter was at my Mum and dads who live to the west and on both time we have had them circle around us.
Second Point Why Bother is a altitude I cant not stand. I Don't always get the chance to go the bases because of work so IT A BIG THANK YOU TO THE ONE THAT DO. Also there is a lot of people in this area and beyond that gave up a lot of their time to save RAF Marham . So if you don't like the jet of the base it hard luck its here GET OVER IT
I know It mean a hell of a lot to the Members of our Wonderful armed forces to see all us lot stand there with the cameras. I know this from picking the odd aircrew up from time to time .

Thanks for posting the pictures, its a record of the arrival as it happened, There are lots of pictures these days that have been subjected to hours of photo shop attention!

Cheers for taking the time to post, great to see.

Finally! Imagination over technical quality. A joy to behold. Thank you. Cheers Laurie