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by burnsy133
12 Dec 2024, 11:32
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: A YORKNIGHT (or a YorkAfternoon)
Replies: 2
Views: 2233

A YORKNIGHT (or a YorkAfternoon)

Hi All, After spending three days in the lakes waiting for the Swiss to treat me to a flypast, I decided with two days to go that I might need to take the Mountain to the Swiss, as they seemed reluctant to come anywhere near me whilst climbing various points around Thirlmere. So passport in hand I m...
by burnsy133
10 Dec 2024, 13:36
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: Melbourne, for a little longer than i expected.
Replies: 2
Views: 3177

Melbourne, for a little longer than i expected.

Only just getting round to processing these , been a long few months. Long story short, had to fly SYD-MEL-SIN-IST-MAN after a business trip, SYD-MEL on REX was fantastic, MEL-SIN was on Jetstar, 787-900 in Business (if you can call it that), we got as far as the end of the runway before we went ack...
by burnsy133
09 Dec 2024, 12:36
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: Exercise Pitch Black, Mindil Beach part 2.
Replies: 3
Views: 3047

Exercise Pitch Black, Mindil Beach part 2.

Thanks for your lovely comments regarding part 1, as promised here is part two ; Next up was this Australian Wedgetail, 737 or not, he knew how to throw this thing around... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54127288216_c87afa381e_b.jpg wedge (1 of 1) by Rob Burns , on Flickr After a brief interlu...
by burnsy133
09 Dec 2024, 12:32
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: Exercise Pitch Black, Darwin, Australia, Day 2.
Replies: 10
Views: 5441

Re: Exercise Pitch Black, Darwin, Australia, Day 2.

Sorry for the delay Patrick, they were shot from

-12.411738, 130.887633

Many thanks

Rob
by burnsy133
10 Nov 2024, 22:08
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: Exercise Pitch Black, Mindil Beach Thursday. Part 1.
Replies: 2
Views: 2698

Exercise Pitch Black, Mindil Beach Thursday. Part 1.

Hello again all, After the first three days of the exercise it was time for the participants flypast, i had been looking to this the most and one of the reasons I chose the first week. For those that are not familiar with proceedings (like me a week before I went) the Thursday of the first week, the...
by burnsy133
05 Nov 2024, 10:16
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: Exercise Pitch Black, Darwin, Australia, Day 2.
Replies: 10
Views: 5441

Re: Exercise Pitch Black, Darwin, Australia, Day 2.

Great shots and a nice spot! Out of curiousity, how many mm's did you use to shoot these? I shoot with a 200-600 Sony Lens, most of these are at the top end, where it does soften a little, one of the problems faced was the displaced threshold, resulting in the aircraft being higher than normal. Hop...
by burnsy133
04 Nov 2024, 12:17
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: Exercise Pitch Black, Darwin, Australia, Day 2.
Replies: 10
Views: 5441

Exercise Pitch Black, Darwin, Australia, Day 2.

After the initial fact finding day 1, I was ready for day 2 and had researched as much as I could as to where to shoot from. I had been given some information regarding one place that departures could be shot from, so off I toddled, as it turned out , getting there at 7, just before light and the sp...
by burnsy133
14 Oct 2024, 15:00
Forum: Aviation Photo Forum
Topic: Quick hop over to Australia.
Replies: 4
Views: 4428

Quick hop over to Australia.

Back in late June I was facing the prospect of turning 50, and despite my other half pestering me for over 12 months regarding if i wanted to go spotting somewhere for hitting the half century, here i was, sat with nothing booked. I had trawled the boards, and it was looking like RIAT or a long week...