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'Quick Climb Friday*' in the lovely spring sunshine - Take 2

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LN Strike Eagle
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'Quick Climb Friday*' in the lovely spring sunshine - Take 2

Post by LN Strike Eagle » Fri Apr 04, 2025 5:36 am

I apologise in advance for how image heavy this is going to be, and if the colours/processing are a bit off; I'm not using my usual software. I'll be back up and running in Photoshop when I get my new PC.

Anyway, having seen the forecasts, I put in a holiday request first thing on Monday morning for two days off at the end of the week. Then I found out that the base was closed on Friday, so had to reorganise for Wednesday and Thursday. I thought two days would give the perfect blend of topsides and quick climbs and would be the ideal opportunity to get properly acquainted with my new glass (100-400 L Mk II).

Wednesday's action first. Not too many keepers in all honesty - a mixture of the wrong settings, fighting the stiff breeze and (mostly) poor panning meant many more misses than hits, but good practise for what followed on Thursday.

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So, lessons learned, settings changed, hopefully slightly better at panning, let's try again on Thursday...

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I loved every minute of it, and I'm absolutely over the moon with the new lens. I know it's old hat for most on here that have been using it for years, but I wouldn't have believed the leap in performance from my previous 70-300 L.

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Re: 'Quick Climb Friday*' in the lovely spring sunshine - Take 2

Post by DanBeeden » Fri Apr 04, 2025 5:53 am

Great set of images. The topside of the ‘48th FW’ marked F-15E is my pick of the bunch.

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Re: 'Quick Climb Friday*' in the lovely spring sunshine - Take 2

Post by MikeH » Fri Apr 04, 2025 9:17 am

Looks like you’ve already come to terms with the 100-400 mkII! :thumbs: Good to see you for a chat on Wednesday.

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Re: 'Quick Climb Friday*' in the lovely spring sunshine - Take 2

Post by alanp » Fri Apr 04, 2025 4:59 pm

Superb stuff.
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