Lightningboy2000 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 An epic weekend of photographic enjoyment at RIAT. Hundreds processed & thousands left to go through. Enough to keep me entertained till Christmas! 🤣 Three days gone in a flash, the anticlimax & withdrawal symptoms of aviation overload on return to normal life the day after. Now to book for the next one! One of my very few successes at low shutter speeds for the full disc prop blur. With the help of Kieran from The Aviation Bookshop with his monopod! 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Very nice, Martin. I particularly like the Sweish historic trio. You have got the blur just right. Seeing a photo of the Danish MFIs is good as I only got a glimpse of them as they took off from about half way along RWY 09 ;). I remember them from the 1980s and 1990s :). And you got the prop blur just right on the Austrian Herc :). Nice! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyinoz Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I am suffering from eyestrain going through all my pics! ( I couldnt wait till christmas) Nice ones there. I think that was my last RIAT. (nothing ominous, just feeling I had enough of it) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Last one with the Lanc and the Reds is a cracker. Thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 22 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Very nice, Martin. I particularly like the Sweish historic trio. You have got the blur just right. See a photo ofthe Danish MFIs is good as I only got a glimpse of them as they took off from about half way along RWY 09 ;). I remember them from the 1980s and 1990s :). And you got the prop blur just right on the Austrian Herc :). Nice! Martin Thanks Martin. 3 hours ago, Darth Vader said: Last one with the Lanc and the Reds is a cracker. Thanks for sharing Thanks Darth, that was actually the Golden Eagles doing their last break. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 A terrific and nicely captured set of images that well captures the excellent variety of aircraft at RIAT 2022, which was one of the best that I can remember in recent years. The lovely blue skies also helped! Thanks for sharing. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 A great set of pictures Martin. If you took that pic of the French PC-21 on Saturday then I would have been within feet of you. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: A great set of pictures Martin. If you took that pic of the French PC-21 on Saturday then I would have been within feet of you. 🇺🇦 Oh crikey! Yep Saturday afternoon! I walked along that metal fence taking pics of the fighter jets then hung around to see the Sokol take off & come back. Love those little helicopters that remind me of the Mil Mi-2. Like the Britmodeller plans to meet at Telford we should have a Britmodeller meet up at RIAT! I'll definitely be booking up again for next year. The main draw is the aircraft & those I've never seen before, but what also makes it is meeting up with old mates & regular RIAT goers. Thanks mate! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 6 hours ago, canberraman said: A terrific and nicely captured set of images that well captures the excellent variety of aircraft at RIAT 2022, which was one of the best that I can remember in recent years. The lovely blue skies also helped! Thanks for sharing. Mark Thanks Mark, much appreciated. It was definitely fantastic to be back after two years. I have enjoyed every RIAT since 2014 & each show has had its highlights. But this year theres been a number of plus points. The Black Eagles, Beluga, Viggen twin seater, the PZL Sokol, A-4 Skyhawk.... & yes plenty of blue skies! Lucky we didn't have the intense heat of that Tuesday though. Cheers Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Really nice pictures Martin. Great to see some of 'our' birds showed the flag on this occasion Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Lightningboy2000 said: The main draw is the aircraft & those I've never seen before, but what also makes it is meeting up with old mates & regular RIAT goers. Thanks mate! I agree, mate. Enjoying something like Fairford with mates and/or family is the best. You can share the experience on the day and for many years after. I went on Monday with friends I have had since school in the 1970s and one from the 1980s. We all having a spotting background. Since then we have always kept close, travelled and attended events together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 As mentioned above the Golden Eagles with the Lancaster is a cracker. I also really like the composition of the F16s too. I imagine there will be a lot of photographers less than impressed by the construction work on the eastern end! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Lightningboy2000 said: we should have a Britmodeller meet up at RIAT 3 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Enjoying something like Fairford with mates and/or family is the best Thats settled for next year then! I liked the time I spent at the green end on the fence, got the best pictures I took of the whole show from there, not that they're brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Latinbear said: As mentioned above the Golden Eagles with the Lancaster is a cracker. I also really like the composition of the F16s too. I imagine there will be a lot of photographers less than impressed by the construction work on the eastern end! I was up the eastern end for the majority of the time. It made for an interesting background! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Thats settled for next year then! It certainly sounds like a plan! What we all need to do is to lobby the IAT to get a good theme for the event. To be honest I wasn't struck by the training one. For 2024 it will be the 70th anniversary of the F-104 first flight! Maybe the Starfighters team could attend and LN-STF ;). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Lightningboy2000 said: I was up the eastern end for the majority of the time. It made for an interesting background! Yes, I realise that now :(. Some careful cropping can eliminate most of that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Nice work!! thx for sharing! Seems you were blessed with perfect weather! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 43 minutes ago, exdraken said: Nice work!! thx for sharing! Seems you were blessed with perfect weather! Cheers! It was stunning weather for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 11:59 PM, Shorty84 said: Really nice pictures Martin. Great to see some of 'our' birds showed the flag on this occasion Cheers Markus Many thanks Markus, was fantastic to see a couple of your Eurofighters. Those two & the Herc together put on a brilliant display. Cheers Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hi Lightning boy, great photos- thanks for posting, they are all good bit I particularly like the Swedish shots and the 3 F16s with the snake head in the background. The Hercules is excellent, do you have any more shots of it?🙂 Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 hours ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Hi Lightning boy, great photos- thanks for posting, they are all good bit I particularly like the Swedish shots and the 3 F16s with the snake head in the background. The Hercules is excellent, do you have any more shots of it?🙂 Colin Thanks Colin I did take a few more of it. Somewhere in this album on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/gp/data70/4Py5F57YB7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hi Martin, thanks for the link to Flikr. Great selection of photos. Loved all the Frecci Tricolori stuff.🙂 Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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