Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
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Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Back in October last year I had the chance to join the Aviation PhotoCrew for one of the last air to air sorties with XH558. We flew out of Duxford, met the Vulcan after it's final airshow display at Shuttleworth and then dragged in back past Newmarket and Cambridge.
Less talking, more pictures for this one I think - they're larger on the Flickr page if you want to see that.
I'm not going to forget this for a long time!
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed!
Ben
Less talking, more pictures for this one I think - they're larger on the Flickr page if you want to see that.
I'm not going to forget this for a long time!
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558 - Vulcan To The Sky by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed!
Ben
Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Awesome photographs! Thanks Ben.
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Stunning.....
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
One of the finest sets of a2a images I've ever seen!
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Beautiful!
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Simply the best Vulcan image set I have seen.
Well done Ben!
Well done Ben!
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Lovely crisp, clear images.
Strange perspective on No5; she looks a little bendy longitudinally
Strange perspective on No5; she looks a little bendy longitudinally
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
o my god stunning
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Great set Ben,
You must be well chuffed with those.
Mark
You must be well chuffed with those.
Mark
Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Wow! Absolutely stunning!
Brilliant set
Brilliant set
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Can't argue with those.
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Simply stunning, Im sure it wasnt cheap but it looks well worth it if you can afford it
If you like these pics there are more utterly brilliant shots at https://www.flickr.com/photos/131094099@N08/albums
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Wowzers trousers
I thought the same about number 5, it's like she's turning to smile for the camera.
Number 10 might be my favourite 558 shot ever. Wonderful stuff
I thought the same about number 5, it's like she's turning to smile for the camera.
Number 10 might be my favourite 558 shot ever. Wonderful stuff
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Stunners the lot of them
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Absolutely wonderful set.
They are all stunning, but #9 is almost freakishly perfect, like it's a very high-resolution painting or something.
Magical stuff.
They are all stunning, but #9 is almost freakishly perfect, like it's a very high-resolution painting or something.
Magical stuff.
Posting comments on an aviation-related chatroom, are ya? Looks like it an' all...
Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Pure class Ben! Your one lucky person to get such stunning shots. I like them all but shot 7 with the gear down is something different, normally I'm not a fan of B/W for jets but yours work perfectly.
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Mint. You must be chuffed to fcukery with those.
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Simply superb! You lucky man.
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Wow, amazing shots.
Going to sell any ?
Going to sell any ?
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Never bettered, 13 and 17 are fabulous
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Absolutely beauties, all of them...
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
What an absolutely outstanding set. Truly brilliant - congrats!
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No. 5 has to be one of the bestest Vulcan pics ever taken
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Re: Vulcan XH558 Air to Air - October 2015
Thank you all, quite taken aback by the response to these! Too many comments to reply to all, but to respond to a few questions:
Hadn't really thought of selling any, but mainly because I don't have a commercial brain at all! Always happy to entertain offers though if you are interested
I was using a Canon 5D3 with 24-105 and Canon 7D with 70-200 - if you click each image and go to the flickr page, the settings are there for every photo. Hope this helps!
Yeah, a very odd angle that really shows the fuselage curves. That was in the turn over Newmarket as we were lining up to run in on Runway 23 at Cambridge.
Thanks again!
Ben
kph100 wrote:Wow, amazing shots.
Going to sell any ?
Hadn't really thought of selling any, but mainly because I don't have a commercial brain at all! Always happy to entertain offers though if you are interested
aknott68 wrote:I couldn't agree more that these are excellent images of a sadly missed friend - out of interest, what focal length was being used for these photos?
I was using a Canon 5D3 with 24-105 and Canon 7D with 70-200 - if you click each image and go to the flickr page, the settings are there for every photo. Hope this helps!
reheat module wrote:Lovely crisp, clear images.
Strange perspective on No5; she looks a little bendy longitudinally
Yeah, a very odd angle that really shows the fuselage curves. That was in the turn over Newmarket as we were lining up to run in on Runway 23 at Cambridge.
Thanks again!
Ben