RIAT - A Different Take

[HuwJHopkins]

Cheers Martin!

The first one does it for me! Superb composition and really nice contrast. I'm wondering whether the last one in that first post might have looked slightly more balanced had all the vertical stabiliser been left in the shot rather than that little bit get cropped out? Either way, always a pleasure to view your work and see how you approach things. Thanks for sharing!

Paul

Thankyou Mr Nichols! I kind of agree with you on the Gripen shot, it was tricky to get trying to walk backwards into a crowd of moving people and fit it in at 100mm on the 100-400. However due to the fact that most of the jet is so low in frame, the vertical stabiliser penetrating the frame somehow anchors the jets position, if it had been included would it have looked too low in frame? Anyhow, I should probably think more whilst taking photographs!

Cheers, Huw

[MrAngry2]

There ok I supose ,

Have said it to you many times before Huw, but you really do have a fantastic eye for a pleasing photo, You B&W photo processing is some of the best I have seen around.

[HuwJHopkins]

Thanks so much Richard

[Wes_Howes]

These are superb Huw I think the Gripen NG just nudges the Herc out of top spot for me

[aviationphoto]

A nice, creative set

[Macc]

Crikey, if anyone ever says photography is not art I think I'll use some of these to disprove them!
I love the colours in the Gripen NG, strange thing to say for B&W but the difference of greys on the tail and the fuselage is striking. The B52 is also magnificent. The E3 is my favourite, don't know why really, I just love it!

Was great to meet you aswell,
Chris.

[Andrew McP]

I think I recognise that bit of sky in the B-52 shot. Towards the end of Sunday there were some pretty dramatic, if gloomy shots to be had.

Anway, that's a really interesting set of pictures. It's easy to OD on crisp action shots after the RIAT week, so its nice to have some posts which are really different. Well done.

Andrew McP

[valerics]

You definitely should apply for shooting the next Breitling catalog !
Top shots.

[Arno 01]

Here's a quick few photographs from this years RIAT with my week old 50D. I've tried to post something a bit different from others as I can't really compete with the standards of most Cheers, Huw

Nice work Huw, who are you trying to kid with the above statement Your other work is well up with the best on here

[Blackdog]

Very very nice indeed!! These show a depth of imagination that works well as opposed to the usual wonky shot passed off as 'arty' as is so often seen on here. Well done chap.

[HuwJHopkins]

I'm bowled over with all the positive feedback I've had back from these images, I really never knew they'd be such a hit! Its all greatly appreciated.

Crikey, if anyone ever says photography is not art I think I'll use some of these to disprove them!
I love the colours in the Gripen NG, strange thing to say for B&W but the difference of greys on the tail and the fuselage is striking. The B52 is also magnificent. The E3 is my favourite, don't know why really, I just love it!

Was great to meet you aswell,

You can't mean colours, I think tones is the word you're looking for It was great meeting you too!

You definitely should apply for shooting the next Breitling catalog !

Just lemme at it!

Cheers, Huw

[PMN]

Due to the fact that most of the jet is so low in frame, the vertical stabiliser penetrating the frame somehow anchors the jets position, if it had been included would it have looked too low in frame?

Possibly but that was the very first thing I saw when I looked at the photo, and once I'd noticed it my eye kept creeping up into that corner rather than looking at the whole frame. Perhaps a 4:3 aspect ratio rather than 3:2 would work better for that particular composition?

[MarkL]

Superb images Huw, I wish I could compose shots like these. Love the M2000 but the B-52 is just pure class, awesome lighting.

M

[HuwJHopkins]

Due to the fact that most of the jet is so low in frame, the vertical stabiliser penetrating the frame somehow anchors the jets position, if it had been included would it have looked too low in frame?

Possibly but that was the very first thing I saw when I looked at the photo, and once I'd noticed it my eye kept creeping up into that corner rather than looking at the whole frame. Perhaps a 4:3 aspect ratio rather than 3:2 would work better for that particular composition?

It probably would have looked better with it in frame, like I said, I need to think more whilst taking photos!

[FOTO4]

Outstanding first shot, very nicely processed B&W