Emirates Boeing 777 just now.

Zoomed in and cropped...

Edited 30 April, 20251 yr by Lee01

Just a single cloud in the sky earlier 🥵

On 30/04/2025 at 15:02, Lee01 said:

Emirates Boeing 777 just now.

Zoomed in and cropped...

DHL Freighter (? 737-800) departing East Midlands in the rain last week...........

@pinkpanther I need to get a better lens I think.
As an aside I went to Hamburg airport today (holiday here), found myself a nice spot to set up at the north end of the runway only to discover the wind had shifted since this morning and they were now taking off in a north - south direction.
Doh!

29 minutes ago, Lee01 said:

@pinkpanther I need to get a better lens I think.
As an aside I went to Hamburg airport today (holiday here), found myself a nice spot to set up at the north end of the runway only to discover the wind had shifted since this morning and they were now taking off in a north - south direction.
Doh!

Its probs not your lens lee ,telephoto lenses emphasise just how much haze and dust can be in the air on warm sunny days .

16 minutes ago, Mickvrs220 said:

Its probs not your lens lee ,telephoto lenses emphasise just how much haze and dust can be in the air on warm sunny days .

That's so true, if you can stand the cold, you get crystal clear photos in the winter sunshine.

4 hours ago, Lee01 said:

@pinkpanther I need to get a better lens I think.
As an aside I went to Hamburg airport today (holiday here), found myself a nice spot to set up at the north end of the runway only to discover the wind had shifted since this morning and they were now taking off in a north - south direction.
Doh!

I took that with a Lumix FZ1000 - it's only a bridge camera (1" sensor), but has a reasonable lens with 400mm at the long end 👍

A couple of others I took with the Lumix (cropped):

Edited 1 May, 20251 yr by pinkpanther

4 hours ago, Graham Butcher said:

That's so true, if you can stand the cold, you get crystal clear photos in the winter sunshine.

Can't agree more - such a difference in clear skies 👍

A few more from East Midlands (again taken with the FZ1000) last August:

This evening's sunset (and the not very shiny roof of a Karoq)

I had a Brown Water Scorpion on my patio just now:

About 2" long. I don't recall ever seeing one before, but looking them up, they're native to North America. As it flew off, that pink under the wing cases is actually quite a vivid red.

Gaz

18 hours ago, pinkpanther said:

Can't agree more - such a difference in clear skies 👍

A few more from East Midlands (again taken with the FZ1000) last August:

Those split flaps on the Spit look quite odd when compared to the P51, I presume they work using the 'Gurney Flap' principal.

56 minutes ago, Warrior193 said:

Those split flaps on the Spit look quite odd when compared to the P51, I presume they work using the 'Gurney Flap' principal.

Correct they are used when coming in to land.

A few shots from Brands Hatch today.

Edited 2 May, 20251 yr by B33fy

1 hour ago, Graham Butcher said:

Correct they are used when coming in to land.

I was referring more to the 'barn door' aspect that type of flap presents to airflow.

Boeing c17 globemaster over derwentwater this week

And another shot

Edited 2 May, 20251 yr by Mickvrs220

59 minutes ago, Mickvrs220 said:

Boeing c17 globemaster over derwentwater this week

A true inheritor of the "BUFF" appellation ...

This evenings sunset....................

Unbelievably, I forgot to take the camera to Coningsby so had to make do with phone photos 🤦

Nothing quite like the sound of a Merlin (or 4!).................

2 minutes ago, pinkpanther said:

Unbelievably, I forgot to take the camera to Coningsby so had to make do with phone photos 🤦

Nothing quite like the sound of a Merlin (or 4!).................

Hopefully an uneventful display season for the BBMF this year 🙏🏻

BBMF 2025 Schedule

Edited 6 May, 20251 yr by pinkpanther

A few from this evening............

Lovely this afternoon (and stopped off on the way home to watch the sunset)..........

Almost a full Moon this evening........

Today I’m being a tourist:

Cloudy first thing, but coming out nice now.

Obligatory car shot:

Gaz

Edited 12 May, 20251 yr by Gaz
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A few recent photos (including the 99% full Moon)................

Had a trip to Skomer Island (Pembrokeshire) last week. Still going through some 1500 photos, mostly puffins, some in flight like this one coming in to land...