Seen Over Your House Today

NARSES2 · April 03, 2014, 07:08:33 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on April 02, 2014, 03:27:23 PM
F-16 looks awesome too. Great job !

Indeed, great photograph

Sticky Fingers · April 04, 2014, 07:40:01 AM

Thanks

Today's weather was miserable for taking pics, and I still have a lot of practising to do with the new lens, but I did manage to get this one:

kerick · April 04, 2014, 08:12:15 AM

The dark sky gives it a menacing look. Any weather is good weather for taking pics (well, daylight anyway). Its just a matter of capturing the mood.

Sticky Fingers · April 04, 2014, 08:17:45 AM

What you can't tell from the pic is that it was raining, and my gear isn't waterresistant.

Captain Canada · April 04, 2014, 10:27:16 AM

Umbrealla !

I like it. I love shots like that....a bit diferent. We've all seen 'perfect' Typhoon pics eh ? And the weather does make it look menacing !

Sticky Fingers · April 07, 2014, 01:08:47 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on April 04, 2014, 10:27:16 AM
Umbrealla !

I am not going to balance 1,5 kilograms of optics and an umbrella.
Unless it's one of these ;-)

Right, today was dry, if cloudy, so I went back to the air base. These will be the last pics I'll post regarding Frisian Flag 2014 because by now you've seen every kind of plane participating that's stationed over here. There's other planes as well (couple of tankers, Awacs) but they're kept elsewhere.

Evertime a plane comes in to land, the swans just... eh... duck.

Finnish Air force F18

German Luftwaffe Typhoon

Norwegian Air Force F16

And, yes...

Royal Netherlands Air Force Whatsitcalled...

Captain Canada · April 07, 2014, 01:42:54 PM

Nice umbrella ! That is a good idea for photographers.

Great pics as well. I love watching a/c land....my favourite part. Lovely Herc pic as well. Love Hercs with things hanging !

Glenn · April 07, 2014, 07:29:44 PM

"Ma, Jed, Zac........they're here again....circlin the homestead....those God-Darn KIOWA'S!"

Just another day in Ashgrove,

Glenn

Captain Canada · April 07, 2014, 07:31:48 PM

Looks camo...is that an Army Kiowa ?

Glenn · April 08, 2014, 12:16:23 AM

Yeah Capt'n, normally they are Jet Ranger's, but in the ADF...they are Kiowa's,!

Glenn

rickshaw · April 08, 2014, 03:02:44 AM

Not to be too pedantic but there is a fair bit of difference between a Kiowa and a Jet Ranger, including of course a taller set of skids. Good to see the Kiowas still flying some 40 years after they were introduced. I remember doing a few trips in them on exercises way back in the 1980s.

Captain Canada · April 08, 2014, 05:29:46 AM

Canada had both Kiowas and Jet Rangers. Wish we still did !

Captain Canada · April 08, 2014, 08:31:40 AM

Just had a nice pass by a KC-135.....love that aeroplane ! Got a crappy pic with my phone.....not really worth posting.

JayBee · April 08, 2014, 08:44:45 AM

Quote from: rickshaw on April 08, 2014, 03:02:44 AM
there is a fair bit of difference between a Kiowa and a Jet Ranger, including of course a taller set of skids.

Not totally correct Brian, as both Bell 206's and OH-58's can be seen with either short or tall u/c.

Jim

kitbasher · April 13, 2014, 01:27:48 AM

Got a fantastic view of the ISS passing over my back garden last night. Oh for some decent binoculars.

And tonight, London Spaceboys and Girls:

Time: Sun Apr 13 9:02 PM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 87 degrees, Appears: W, Disappears: E

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