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Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

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Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by A380_sully » Fri May 05, 2023 9:41 am

Spotters Day 26th April 2023 was another day of mixed weather for sure. Prior to travelling, I'd seen on the social web a comment along the lines of "let's hope for good weather!" with a response posted being "well it can't be as bad as last year that's for sure!"...... Never tempt the fate devil!

The weather was......... biblical in the morning, but thankfully it held off long enough for the first sorties to get airborne. That meant when the forecast rain arrived the light had pretty much dropped, the buses had arrived to provide cover and at least 80% of the spectators had gone to seek shelter in the aforementioned buses. For those that remained vigilant to the cause, the results were awesome in my opinion. So we were wetter than an otters pocket, but what else was there to do? snap away and deal with the results back in the warmth of one's home. So heres a small snippet of the results.... more on Flickr if you click on the image etc.


C&C and comments are always welcomed....

Cheers,

Kelvin

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by sjoerd » Fri May 05, 2023 11:05 am

Wow, what a atmospheric set that is!! Great editing afterwards, and it proves once more that bad weather/light should not keep one from stowing away ones camera. Great job and thanks for showing! :thumbs:

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by RichardFromRotterdam » Fri May 05, 2023 11:22 am

Well done Kev, better than last Wednesday, with morning mission cancelled because of thunderstorms and LOTS of rain, in the afternoon only one Flanker went airborne, no Jordanians, only 2 Saudis and one, just one Spook...

Oh and no Spanish either...

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by 747woody » Fri May 05, 2023 2:55 pm

Nicely done, dropping the shutter speed paid dividends (or is that PS/LR wizardry?! :lol: )

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by A380_sully » Fri May 05, 2023 3:20 pm

Click the image; Exif should be there if I've exported it correctly :thumb:
747woody wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 2:55 pm
Nicely done, dropping the shutter speed paid dividends (or is that PS/LR wizardry?! :lol: )

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by MikeH » Fri May 05, 2023 4:09 pm

You did better in the morning than me Kelv. Good work on the low shutter speeds. My shots were mostly the back of people's heads and wheels hidden by grass. If only I'd got to the crowd line sooner or invested in a folding step... :Oops:
It seems that for the first time ever I chose the right day of the two available. :thumbs:

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by A380_sully » Fri May 05, 2023 4:14 pm

Thanks Mike, yes I think we got the pick of the spotters days for sure. As I'd posted on the COAP WhatsApp trip group, a folding step although not essential in these situations certainly does prove beneficial at times. No-one could predict they would opt for a new viewing area this year for the morning wave, nor they wouldn't cut the grass all the way to the runway. I was the last one to arrive so didn't benefit from front row access, so the stool proved essential.

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Fri May 05, 2023 4:09 pm
You did better in the morning than me Kelv. Good work on the low shutter speeds. My shots were mostly the back of people's heads and wheels hidden by grass. If only I'd got to the crowd line sooner or invested in a folding step... :Oops:
It seems that for the first time ever I chose the right day of the two available. :thumbs:

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by Petepilot » Fri May 05, 2023 5:06 pm

Great set, really moody looking in that inclement weather, aka passing it down! Bravo! :thumb:

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by paddyboy » Sat May 06, 2023 4:09 am

That is one cracking set, Kelvin :thumbs:

Even more so, considering the conditions :O

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Post by downes0106 » Sat May 06, 2023 11:26 am

Cracking shots.

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by slogen51 » Sat May 06, 2023 3:07 pm

Excellent

The Greek Rafale 452 is a gem

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by A380_sully » Sun May 07, 2023 7:41 am

Thankyou, the conditions certainly made it entertaining.
slogen51 wrote:
Sat May 06, 2023 3:07 pm
Excellent

The Greek Rafale 452 is a gem

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by Ridge Runner » Sun May 07, 2023 8:00 am

That’s a gorgeous set, Kelvin :)

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by A380_sully » Sun May 07, 2023 9:51 pm

Ridge Runner wrote:
Sun May 07, 2023 8:00 am
That’s a gorgeous set, Kelvin :)
Thankyou

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by A380_sully » Thu May 18, 2023 10:13 am

RichardFromRotterdam wrote:
Fri May 05, 2023 11:22 am
Well done Kev, better than last Wednesday, with morning mission cancelled because of thunderstorms and LOTS of rain, in the afternoon only one Flanker went airborne, no Jordanians, only 2 Saudis and one, just one Spook...

Oh and no Spanish either...
Really felt for those on the second spotters day.... we all know the risks, but its a fair way to travel to be dissapointed!

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by Hornet69 » Thu May 18, 2023 4:59 pm

Beautiful shots and fine post processing of what seems to be a great event.

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Re: Let's go to Greece they said...... Iniochos 23

Post by SW Sky Blue » Fri May 19, 2023 9:12 am

A frustrating start to the day for sure, but looks like we did better than the second week.

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