Location: Various (and numerous)

Date: As above

Some say that digital photography is a great way to learn how to take photographs. I disagree. Cocking things up (for whatever reason) is the best way and thereby learning from your mistakes. Unfortunately, I keep forgetting the last bit!


  • Fairford 2003: Airbus A330 and 1½ German Navy Tornados.

  • Fairford 2003: Two-ish Spanish Air Force Hornets - one motoring, one in the hover(sort of...).

  • Fairford 2003: Four Red Arrows (honest!).....

  • ...and six Red Arrows (honest!).

  • Concorde plays hide and seek...

  • The sun - bane of all photographers!.

  • Surely another nail in the coffin of wet film over digital?

  • No? Well here's another.

  • Virgin A340 speared as it lands at Heathrow.

  • Fast moving Virgin A340 plays at being a Puffer Fish.

  • Atmospheric twilight shot of The Rocket landing. The remaining 25% is outside the viewfinder.

  • Rare JAT DC10 at Heathrow, Sep 03. Not so rare is the damaged frame on the end of the film.

  • The ultimate aircraft? The ultimate naff picture of an SR-71. (Mildenhall 1984).

  • Closer....closer...just a little more. Oh, for a zoom lens!.

  • The joy of heads....

  • The joy of heads 2...(R Neth AF F-27 and my very tall brother meet for the first time).

  • Closer....closer....etc.(USAF Thunderbirds Team - trust me).

  • Of all the places to put a fence...(F-15C landing at Lakenheath, November 2003).

  • This shot was so atmospheric, I just had to cock it up!

  • Beware low flying fences!

  • Why do Jaguars have such a L-O-N-G pitot probe? Answers on a postcard to....

  • When even a 70mm lens is too much for a take-off shot, you know you're close!.

  • Ahhh, powder blue skies and Tornado that doesn't want to be photographed....

  • When you want a bloody camera to focus for THE shot and doesn't....

  • Bloody lamp post!.