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Dragon Lady at Fairford

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Dragon Lady at Fairford

Post by lozza » Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:26 pm

Thought it rude not to pop out and have a go, been after these for ages, shame the weather was naff, oh well least thats got 2014 off the starting block
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U2 Dragon landing at RAF Fairford by lauriehughes, on Flickr
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U2 Dragon landing at RAF Fairford by lauriehughes, on Flickr
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U2 Dragon landing at RAF Fairford by lauriehughes, on Flickr

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Post by GhostFlight91 » Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:27 pm

Very very nice mate love the last two :thumbs: Its been a very busy cracking start to the new year so far :thumb:

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Post by Pune » Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:01 pm

Very very nice on a nasty old day :)
If you can keep your head whilst all around are losing theirs, you have probably completely misread the situation!!

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Post by phil8561 » Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:54 pm

Miss seeing these come in now I've moved :(

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Post by nick197 » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:06 pm

Superb photos mate :thumb:
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Post by Heal1979 » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:22 pm

The weather has worked out in my opinion, love the last two with the reflections on the runway!
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Post by nickel_55 » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:41 am

with the weather turning it was definitely the best place to shoot it from, only took me a year to finally get there at the right time

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Post by KINROTATE » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:57 pm

Nice images, lights work well.

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Post by lowlevelRAF » Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:38 pm

Great image :) Love number 2 :thumb:
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Post by CATCH22 » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:27 pm

All great shots of the Lady given the poor light :thumb:

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Post by paddyboy » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:36 pm

Now there are some stunning pics :thumb:

IMHO, that carp light just adds to the ambience :thumbs:

Super pics, and thanks for sharing ;)

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Re: Dragon Lady at Fairford

Post by ridgmeister » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:34 pm

Very nice set there, especially #2
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Post by TeeJay » Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:59 pm

Hi
I am with Patrick (again) :P Simply Stunning pics :thumbs:
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Post by phoenixegmh » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:33 pm

Very nice, Laurie! Number 2 for me!
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Re: Dragon Lady at Fairford

Post by lozza » Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:25 pm

Thanks for the kind words means allot :thumb:

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