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Another of my aircraft series (see Technology), this one is an artistic rendition of a pair of Camels on patrol, the full colour image was tinted and cropped to give it an authentic early 1900s feel. The aircraft are actually the same one photographed at the RAF Museum Hendon

On a visit to the RAF Museum at Hendon, I took a few images of a Bristol Bulldog, a more realistic shot can be found in my Technology pages, but this one has two different perspectives of the same aircraft and a dramatic sky (taken from my back graden) brought together with a lot of Photoshop work into an arty and moody image, and yes, that is me as the pilot

I was trying to get some good telephoto shots of the moon when this 747 flew into my shot, great outcome I think

On the same visit as the P-51 I took another panoramic shot (for the same reasons) of a Messerschmitt Me 262, world's first operational jet-powered fighter. The same techniques were used as for the P-51 including having to paint the underside to remove the undercarriage and put the engine back in where it was obstructed by the gear. To see information on how I created this image look here

I visited RAF Hendon and took a two part panoramic of this P-51 Mustang, I had to do it in 2 parts because from the position I needed to get the perspective I wanted, my 35-105 lens could not capture the whole plane. The clouds were taken at the far end of my 70-210 from my back garden, composed to make it look like they were taken from the air. Photoshop and a lot of work are responsible for this image, the under carriage was down so I had to paint in out using mostly the clone tool, the props were cut out onto their own level, the plane filled in and the props radially blurred to make them move - a worthwhile result I think, and 24MPixels in original form too and this version has me as the pilot. If you like this sort of image look at the photography of Philip Makanna. To see information on how I created this image look here

View of flight path into Luton airport

The air intake on an SR-71 Blackbird, to be able to maintain mach 3 and above every edge and point on this amazing aircraft is razor sharp

On a second visit, 2 weeks later I took some photos of a Bristol Bulldog, this image is the most realistic I've done with careful colour balancing and an aerial view to the west of London I took on the way to Vancouver. Another more ambitions and arty image of the Bulldog can be found in my Fantasy page

Relief crew arriving on the Glomar Arctic One. I did a two week hitch on this rig.

As a kid I made a model of a PBY-5A in this white patrol/anti-submarine livery and it was one of my favourite planes to fly around and land on the floor (land) and bed (sea)

Barnstormers or Wingwalkers formed part of the entertainment, here doing the girls were doing the acrobatics

A beautiful formation of 3 versions of the Spitfire

A classic tear-drop canopy version of a Spitfire

By the end of the day I had really got the hang of panning and framing so I tried something more dramatic with this one, taken at 1/200th of a sec and panned as the Mustang literally screamed overhead, I love this shot, with the plane in the top right as if it's about to zoom out of the frame, and it is very sharp too, best shot of the day I think

The Americans on the other hand have plenty of their aircraft, this B-17 particularly well know, the Memphis Belle

One of only 2 left flying, this RAF memorial flight Lancaster was a graceful and warming sight, if only we had looked after our heritage better

A rare formation of 3 versions of the P-51 Mustang and an F15 Eagle

These two stunning Corsairs put on a good formation show, one a former Royal Navy and one a US Navy plane

Another German classic was this lovely Junkers Ju 52 Tri-motor, now owned and run by Lufthansa as part of its fleet

German aircraft were also there, this version of a Messerschmitt 109 which I did not quite recognise (possibly an E) but unmistakable in its grey camouflage and swastika on the tail

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