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....