July 2018 Photo of the Month Competition

[Zymurgy661]

Photography Competition Rules

IMPORTANT - Please note the change to Rule 2. ALL submitted entries must have the date taken clearly detailed in the text of your post. Failure to do this will result in the image not being submitted for voting. Reminders will not be issued if you forget!

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 must have been taken during the month and year in question. The date the photo was taken MUST be included in the post.
3. The photo can be of any subject you like, as long as there is some military aviation connection.
4. 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, for example). HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.
5. The competition will remain open until 23.59 on the 1st August 2018 (UK time), to enable anyone with last minute entries some breathing space
6. The voting will be carried out by you, the members of FC, by a poll which will be created at the closing of the competition.
7. Moderators/Administrators will not be exempt from the competition, but cannot vote for their own entry.
8. The decision of the moderating team is final.
9. All images must be posted in line with the usual FC posting rules
10. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.
11. Please do not comment on entries other than your own.

Prizes –
First Prize
Your choice of two prints from Squadron Prints website - Squadron Prints

Second Prize
Your choice of one print from Squadron Prints website - Squadron Prints

Third
No actual prize but the kudos of coming third!

Many thanks to our sponsors, http://www.squadronprints.com, for very generously agreeing to provide the competition prizes again.

Thank you Gill and Team, it is very much appreciated.

Good luck everyone!

[Webby74]

Sea Fury vs Mig 15. Yeovilton airday 07/07/2018
Mig-15UTI vs Sea Fury T-20 by Paul Webb, on Flickr

[starbug]

From Cad East 10th July. So it did happen.

RCAF F-18 Hornet 776 Cad East 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr

Cheers,

Martin

[herc15]

RIAT 13th July 13/07/2018

[TREBAX_RAVEN]

Solo turk F-16 at RIAT taken 13th friday july

[markranger]

9 Mighty Fins taken on the 10th July.
Tonka 9 Ship cr (1 of 1) by Mark Ranger, on Flickr

[prefontaine72]

Air Force 1 landing Prestwick 13/7/18
USAF VC-25A 92-9000 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
Dougie

[Pune]

Flyaway day at RIAT on 16.7.2018.
Vampire RIAT Flyaway 2 16_07_2018 by Paul Tursner-Upcott, on Flickr

[BMrider]

Flying Legends Duxford, Sunday 13th July

Fury at Duxford Flying Legends 2018 by Mark Handley, on Flickr

[Seamus]

My favourite image from RIAT, 12F special Rafale Marine launching into the air on the Saturday (14/07/18)

Dassault Rafale M 5 Aeronavale RAF Fairford 14/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

[Zac Hinchcliffe]

With heat preventing much 'spluff', I had to settle for Jelly Air and Burners. Taken on 15.07.18 at RIAT

[luke28]

RAF 100th flypast in London, Tuesday 10th July 2018.

DSC_4526.jpg by Luke, on Flickr

[Adam Palmer]

F35 & Tornado flypast at RIAT. 15/7/18.

RIAT 2018 by Adam Palmer, on Flickr

[Zymurgy661]

A reminder on the change of rule for those posting -

IMPORTANT - Please note the change to Rule 2. ALL submitted entries must have the date taken clearly detailed in the text of your post. Failure to do this will result in the image not being submitted for voting. Reminders will not be issued if you forget!

[F6MAN]

GR4 (100) thunders through with sweepback. RIAT 15/07/18.
IMG_7537 by F6MAN, on Flickr
Regards.
PeteW.

[baltimore]

Red Arrows' homage to the Ukrainian Air Force - RIAT - Saturday, 14/07/2018
Fairford (RIAT) - Sukhoi Su 27UB1M Flanker (Ukrainian Air Force) B-1831M1 / 71 Blue by James Pye, on Flickr

[Bluesteel]

C-5M at Prestwick. 11th July 2018.

USAF C-5M. Travis AMC by Iaingd65, on Flickr

[Mark]

Riat 15th July 2018..

EC-400 by Mark Holt, on Flickr

[andygolfer]

Let's go POTUS! my entry this month is from my selection of photos taken at Stansted on 12th July when VC-25 29000 brought President Darnald J Trump to the UK for his 2 day visit to England followed by a day or so beating the heck out of little white balls at Turnberry in Scotland.

29000 VC-25 B.747 USAF Stansted 12-07-2018 1793 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

originally posted here: http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... 0#p1011020

good luck everybody
Andy

[Dave934]

Taken on the 16-7-18 in a wet loop !
100th of a second shutter.
[imgIMG_7061 Nn by Dave Allen, on Flickr][/img]