Tommy At RIAT *Updated* (Image Very Heavy!)
Tommy At RIAT *Updated* (Image Very Heavy!)
N'yello all, great first day at RIAT. Far too many photos to sort through, but here's one or two highlights to give a flavour of the day from West rather than East:
A-Grade by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Pairs Display by Tom Jones, on Flickr
30 Down Under by Tom Jones, on Flickr
BirdTail by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Rafa Rollover by Tom Jones, on Flickr
PolStripes by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Tools of the Trade by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Liftwaffe by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Gainz by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Pointer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Standing Stalwart by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Twintaxi by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Toom Raider by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Sleek Greeks by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Skywalker by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Flaps, Not Traps by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Systems: Go by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Well done if you've made it this far!
I would *love* some C&C on these. These have been taken with the Sigma 150-600mm contemporary - a huge step up from my old Tamron 70-300mm and a steep learning curve (in addition to the sodding zoom ring turning in the opposite way to my old lens!)
I doubt I'll upload any tomorrow because Andy is showing some of us lucky staffers the delicacies of Japanese buffet!
Thanks for looking. To those going, enjoy the show. Right, back to drowning my sorrows about Wales' loss, and bed to rinse & repeat tomorrow. Remember that we're covering everything in Andy's Live Arrivals Thread, and through our Twitter feed.
Thanks,
Tom
A-Grade by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Pairs Display by Tom Jones, on Flickr
30 Down Under by Tom Jones, on Flickr
BirdTail by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Rafa Rollover by Tom Jones, on Flickr
PolStripes by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Tools of the Trade by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Liftwaffe by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Gainz by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Pointer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Standing Stalwart by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Twintaxi by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Toom Raider by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Sleek Greeks by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Skywalker by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Flaps, Not Traps by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Systems: Go by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Well done if you've made it this far!
I would *love* some C&C on these. These have been taken with the Sigma 150-600mm contemporary - a huge step up from my old Tamron 70-300mm and a steep learning curve (in addition to the sodding zoom ring turning in the opposite way to my old lens!)
I doubt I'll upload any tomorrow because Andy is showing some of us lucky staffers the delicacies of Japanese buffet!
Thanks for looking. To those going, enjoy the show. Right, back to drowning my sorrows about Wales' loss, and bed to rinse & repeat tomorrow. Remember that we're covering everything in Andy's Live Arrivals Thread, and through our Twitter feed.
Thanks,
Tom
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Lovely stuff, please post some nice quality from tomorrow
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Topside of Dave is a good opener, even if it is still fugly.
Shame they spoiled the look of both F-4s with gaudy drop tanks.
Shame they spoiled the look of both F-4s with gaudy drop tanks.
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Cracking set, first shot is immense!
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First shot, nice map - just in case he gets lost
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Great photos,is there one of the Oman 295?
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great set and not just a boring set of planes against a plain background on approach
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Great set thanks for sharing
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These are really nice images Tommy and IMHO far better than anything I've seen from the East P&V and RIAT grandstand (sorry Andy!) - no airfield detritus, people behind fence-lines, vehicles, BAE banners etc. just a lovely natural back drop of greenery which really enhances the ground shots.
Although it is still an ugly heap of junk, the F-35A is by far the better looking variant, but still an ugly mother.
Agree with you 100% on that, they really have spoiled the look of those jets, in what is normally a cracking looking camo scheme on the F-4. The elation of seeing Greek F-4's would have been swiftly soured by those drop tanks
You certainly seem to be getting to grips with the 150-600, your images are looking nice and sharp too
Although it is still an ugly heap of junk, the F-35A is by far the better looking variant, but still an ugly mother.
LN Strike Eagle wrote:Shame they spoiled the look of both F-4s with gaudy drop tanks.
Agree with you 100% on that, they really have spoiled the look of those jets, in what is normally a cracking looking camo scheme on the F-4. The elation of seeing Greek F-4's would have been swiftly soured by those drop tanks
You certainly seem to be getting to grips with the 150-600, your images are looking nice and sharp too
Re: Tommy At RIAT *Thursday Added*
Thanks for the comments, guys. Lovely of you all to take the time.
Well, that's one of the pleasures of West, the trade-off being that you don't catch everything, and it can sometimes be frustrating seeing that super-duper rare jet turn off before making it down that end! Six of one... I'll be in FRIAT for the rest of RIAT, though.
Sadly not, I wanted to stay and catch it but being Welsh, I had a football game to watch..
Anyway, I sadly haven't had the chance to edit many as I've spent the evening smashing the Japanese buffet at Andy's hotel
Couple from today which are hopefully of interest. Conditions decidedly less clement and a lot quieter at the Western end. Still, though, not a bad day spent by any means:
General Franco by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Cyber-T by Tom Jones, on Flickr
BluePhoon by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Mirage a Trois by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Balding Eagle by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Light had really gone at this point!
Croaviation by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Thanks again for the comments, and well done if you've made it this far again!
Enjoy the show, to those going.
Thanks,
Tom
Beefy wrote:no airfield detritus, people behind fence-lines, vehicles, BAE banners etc. just a lovely natural back drop of greenery which really enhances the ground shots.
Well, that's one of the pleasures of West, the trade-off being that you don't catch everything, and it can sometimes be frustrating seeing that super-duper rare jet turn off before making it down that end! Six of one... I'll be in FRIAT for the rest of RIAT, though.
lambo17841 wrote:Great photos,is there one of the Oman 295?
Sadly not, I wanted to stay and catch it but being Welsh, I had a football game to watch..
Anyway, I sadly haven't had the chance to edit many as I've spent the evening smashing the Japanese buffet at Andy's hotel
Couple from today which are hopefully of interest. Conditions decidedly less clement and a lot quieter at the Western end. Still, though, not a bad day spent by any means:
General Franco by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Cyber-T by Tom Jones, on Flickr
BluePhoon by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Mirage a Trois by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Balding Eagle by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Light had really gone at this point!
Croaviation by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Thanks again for the comments, and well done if you've made it this far again!
Enjoy the show, to those going.
Thanks,
Tom
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Re: Tommy At RIAT *Thursday Added*
Lovely stuff Tom, thanks for sharing. I think the 2000N might be my new favourite looking modern aircraft
Are there two special schemed ones or did you just catch the second one in the right light to make it look like it's got a different camo scheme?
Enjoy today
Are there two special schemed ones or did you just catch the second one in the right light to make it look like it's got a different camo scheme?
Enjoy today
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Re: Tommy At RIAT *Thursday Added*
2 different special schemed German Tiffies, just the one 'La Fayette' Mirage 2000N, with two others in standard camo, presumably one being a spare.
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Re: Tommy At RIAT *Friday Added*
Couple from today. I did have more, but my hotel internet/flickr is deciding to be an arse and not let me upload them for some stupid reason . Probably for the best anyway... As per, C&C much appreciated.
The weather was pretty crap today. Very little light at times, and just clag all over the place, making photography difficult.
That's Dedication by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Flame On by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Bug's Life by Tom Jones, on Flickr
HawK Hunt by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Going Home by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Amerocket by Tom Jones, on Flickr
STOVL Returns by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Crew-Up by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Ram-Air by Tom Jones, on Flickr
The Future Is Now by Tom Jones, on Flickr
They're a bit crap, imo, and I could probably bring them out a little more, but I'm too knackered to have another sweep of the card or do more editing at the moment!
Thanks for all the kind comments, and taking the time to look at my arrivals/practice photos. It's been hard work but rewarding. Now to sit back and enjoy the show!
Thanks, guys.
Tom
The weather was pretty crap today. Very little light at times, and just clag all over the place, making photography difficult.
That's Dedication by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Flame On by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Bug's Life by Tom Jones, on Flickr
HawK Hunt by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Going Home by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Amerocket by Tom Jones, on Flickr
STOVL Returns by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Crew-Up by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Ram-Air by Tom Jones, on Flickr
The Future Is Now by Tom Jones, on Flickr
They're a bit crap, imo, and I could probably bring them out a little more, but I'm too knackered to have another sweep of the card or do more editing at the moment!
Thanks for all the kind comments, and taking the time to look at my arrivals/practice photos. It's been hard work but rewarding. Now to sit back and enjoy the show!
Thanks, guys.
Tom
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Re: Tommy At RIAT *Friday Added*
Great set of photos Tom thoroughly a job well done Sir! Love the shot of the super bug.
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Re: Tommy At RIAT *Updated* (Image Very Heavy!)
Better late than never, right?
Following up with the arrivals stuff, please see a HUGE update below.
In between then and now, I've decided to switch editing to Lightroom to see how it changes things in terms of my PP. Less powerful, but much easier than PS, I'm liking it so far. I've also finally decided to be consistent with my watermark and just apply it to everything now. Hopefully not too conspicuous. Still pushing things with my brand new lens, brand new PP techniques and using the pretty new 16000px thing, so many, many learning curves...
Anyway, my first images run through Lr instead of Ps, so I'd love some C&C if anyone actually manages to make it through to the end of the thread!!
34. Easy to overlook, but it's incredible that we've seen such awesome support from the Japanese in 3 out of the last 4 years
Meatball Marinara by Tom Jones, on Flickr
35. Some really decent rarities around this year, including the support stuff. My first two Spanish Herks - sadly both grey.
The Spaniard by Tom Jones, on Flickr
36. Not flying, but fantastic to see the Kiwis back
KiwiBeans by Tom Jones, on Flickr
37.
Debugger by Tom Jones, on Flickr
38. The Canuks, too. Lovely crew, and I'm glad they sent their Aurora over, say, another Herk...
Far Go by Tom Jones, on Flickr
39.
Toombstoning by Tom Jones, on Flickr
40.
Alpine Fresh by Tom Jones, on Flickr
41.
Blades of Fury by Tom Jones, on Flickr
42.
Mild-mannered by Tom Jones, on Flickr
43.
Green-Eyed monster by Tom Jones, on Flickr
44.
Who Spots The Spotters? by Tom Jones, on Flickr
45.
DarkLights by Tom Jones, on Flickr
46.
Twenty-Twofer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
47. I loved seeing the Croats. Their display perhaps wasn't spellbinding, but some good stuff in there nonetheless.
Blood Diamonds by Tom Jones, on Flickr
48.
Red, White and Blue by Tom Jones, on Flickr
49. Also cool to see the Poles get their F-16 onto the circuit. The standard is set by the Turks these days, but with the Dutch and Belgian models getting old, it's cool to see operators of the "newer" F-16s start to pick up the slack.
Poleaxed by Tom Jones, on Flickr
50. Speaking of Belgians, this absolute beaut was awesome to see.
Crouching Tiger by Tom Jones, on Flickr
51.
Clean Bean by Tom Jones, on Flickr
52. Anyone notice the Spanish dress up their Typhoon? How this didn't win best static, I'll never know...
Yes, Rather by Tom Jones, on Flickr
53.
War Footing by Tom Jones, on Flickr
54.
Prancing Pony by Tom Jones, on Flickr
55.
The Fighter by Tom Jones, on Flickr
56.
Battle Belly by Tom Jones, on Flickr
57.
One Day by Tom Jones, on Flickr
58.
Pastel Break by Tom Jones, on Flickr
59.
To Infinity by Tom Jones, on Flickr
60.
Ugly Calling by Tom Jones, on Flickr
61. This was really, really cool. A Turkish KC-135 in the background, and Greek F-4s in the foreground... Literally no other place (or very few) in the world you would see such a thing...
Don't Mention The War by Tom Jones, on Flickr
62. Speaking of the rare as hen's teeth KC - here she is. I'm led to believe that this particular machine participated in the failed coup attempt two weeks later.
Turk Tank by Tom Jones, on Flickr
63. I was also quite buzzed to catch my first standard Polish F-16.
Pole-Dancer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
64.
Got to P3ee... by Tom Jones, on Flickr
65.
Do You Even Lift? by Tom Jones, on Flickr
66.
Traffic by Tom Jones, on Flickr
67.
'Tor's torque by Tom Jones, on Flickr
68.
Croatian Period by Tom Jones, on Flickr
69.
Sweeper by Tom Jones, on Flickr
70.
Getting Dizier by Tom Jones, on Flickr
71.
Scandinaviation by Tom Jones, on Flickr
72.
Tiger Tiger by Tom Jones, on Flickr
73.
La Fayes by Tom Jones, on Flickr
74.
Diamond Bird by Tom Jones, on Flickr
75.
Turbo Trainer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
76.
Update 2.0 by Tom Jones, on Flickr
77. Was going to delete this, but there's something cool about seeing the sheer bloody scale of the Voyager. I keep forgetting how much of an absolute mammouth of a machine it is!
BP - Big Plane by Tom Jones, on Flickr
78.
La FaYes! by Tom Jones, on Flickr
79.
Hip Don't Lie by Tom Jones, on Flickr
80.
Alba Baby by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Well, that's probably a considerable amount of over-egging.
A huge amount of congratulations to you if you managed to peruse the thread up until this point. Hopefully they were of interest to some!
Thanks for looking,
Tom
Following up with the arrivals stuff, please see a HUGE update below.
In between then and now, I've decided to switch editing to Lightroom to see how it changes things in terms of my PP. Less powerful, but much easier than PS, I'm liking it so far. I've also finally decided to be consistent with my watermark and just apply it to everything now. Hopefully not too conspicuous. Still pushing things with my brand new lens, brand new PP techniques and using the pretty new 16000px thing, so many, many learning curves...
Anyway, my first images run through Lr instead of Ps, so I'd love some C&C if anyone actually manages to make it through to the end of the thread!!
34. Easy to overlook, but it's incredible that we've seen such awesome support from the Japanese in 3 out of the last 4 years
Meatball Marinara by Tom Jones, on Flickr
35. Some really decent rarities around this year, including the support stuff. My first two Spanish Herks - sadly both grey.
The Spaniard by Tom Jones, on Flickr
36. Not flying, but fantastic to see the Kiwis back
KiwiBeans by Tom Jones, on Flickr
37.
Debugger by Tom Jones, on Flickr
38. The Canuks, too. Lovely crew, and I'm glad they sent their Aurora over, say, another Herk...
Far Go by Tom Jones, on Flickr
39.
Toombstoning by Tom Jones, on Flickr
40.
Alpine Fresh by Tom Jones, on Flickr
41.
Blades of Fury by Tom Jones, on Flickr
42.
Mild-mannered by Tom Jones, on Flickr
43.
Green-Eyed monster by Tom Jones, on Flickr
44.
Who Spots The Spotters? by Tom Jones, on Flickr
45.
DarkLights by Tom Jones, on Flickr
46.
Twenty-Twofer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
47. I loved seeing the Croats. Their display perhaps wasn't spellbinding, but some good stuff in there nonetheless.
Blood Diamonds by Tom Jones, on Flickr
48.
Red, White and Blue by Tom Jones, on Flickr
49. Also cool to see the Poles get their F-16 onto the circuit. The standard is set by the Turks these days, but with the Dutch and Belgian models getting old, it's cool to see operators of the "newer" F-16s start to pick up the slack.
Poleaxed by Tom Jones, on Flickr
50. Speaking of Belgians, this absolute beaut was awesome to see.
Crouching Tiger by Tom Jones, on Flickr
51.
Clean Bean by Tom Jones, on Flickr
52. Anyone notice the Spanish dress up their Typhoon? How this didn't win best static, I'll never know...
Yes, Rather by Tom Jones, on Flickr
53.
War Footing by Tom Jones, on Flickr
54.
Prancing Pony by Tom Jones, on Flickr
55.
The Fighter by Tom Jones, on Flickr
56.
Battle Belly by Tom Jones, on Flickr
57.
One Day by Tom Jones, on Flickr
58.
Pastel Break by Tom Jones, on Flickr
59.
To Infinity by Tom Jones, on Flickr
60.
Ugly Calling by Tom Jones, on Flickr
61. This was really, really cool. A Turkish KC-135 in the background, and Greek F-4s in the foreground... Literally no other place (or very few) in the world you would see such a thing...
Don't Mention The War by Tom Jones, on Flickr
62. Speaking of the rare as hen's teeth KC - here she is. I'm led to believe that this particular machine participated in the failed coup attempt two weeks later.
Turk Tank by Tom Jones, on Flickr
63. I was also quite buzzed to catch my first standard Polish F-16.
Pole-Dancer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
64.
Got to P3ee... by Tom Jones, on Flickr
65.
Do You Even Lift? by Tom Jones, on Flickr
66.
Traffic by Tom Jones, on Flickr
67.
'Tor's torque by Tom Jones, on Flickr
68.
Croatian Period by Tom Jones, on Flickr
69.
Sweeper by Tom Jones, on Flickr
70.
Getting Dizier by Tom Jones, on Flickr
71.
Scandinaviation by Tom Jones, on Flickr
72.
Tiger Tiger by Tom Jones, on Flickr
73.
La Fayes by Tom Jones, on Flickr
74.
Diamond Bird by Tom Jones, on Flickr
75.
Turbo Trainer by Tom Jones, on Flickr
76.
Update 2.0 by Tom Jones, on Flickr
77. Was going to delete this, but there's something cool about seeing the sheer bloody scale of the Voyager. I keep forgetting how much of an absolute mammouth of a machine it is!
BP - Big Plane by Tom Jones, on Flickr
78.
La FaYes! by Tom Jones, on Flickr
79.
Hip Don't Lie by Tom Jones, on Flickr
80.
Alba Baby by Tom Jones, on Flickr
Well, that's probably a considerable amount of over-egging.
A huge amount of congratulations to you if you managed to peruse the thread up until this point. Hopefully they were of interest to some!
Thanks for looking,
Tom
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Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tomd.jones/
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Re: Tommy At RIAT *Updated* (Image Very Heavy!)
Lovely stuff Tommy, that 150-600 looks like it does the job well *looks at bank account *
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Outstanding images Tom, editing looks great
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Veeeery nice Tom, thanks for posting. You have really got a flavour for the show through your thread I think you also give a great flavour of those aircraft we don't see but which play an important role in the show (still, a shame the Turkish KC-135 couldn't hang around )
Favourites? Lots, but I really like the F-35 / RAFAT shot and the arty Belgian F-16 one too, a bit different and really nicely composed. I can't really comment on the editing cos my laptop is too crap to notice, but I am sure they're fine
Thanks for sharing, good to catch up briefly again too
Favourites? Lots, but I really like the F-35 / RAFAT shot and the arty Belgian F-16 one too, a bit different and really nicely composed. I can't really comment on the editing cos my laptop is too crap to notice, but I am sure they're fine
Thanks for sharing, good to catch up briefly again too
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Very nice shots !
A few technical questions, as I am trying to master also the Sigmonster, but I did'nt get yet results as good as yours.
What camera body do you have ?
What average focal lens where you using ?
A few technical questions, as I am trying to master also the Sigmonster, but I did'nt get yet results as good as yours.
What camera body do you have ?
What average focal lens where you using ?
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Have to say that these have come out really well, looks like you've got to grips with the new lens! (You were doing plenty of moaning in Denmark about lack of size )
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Never responded to this!
Thanks for all of the kind comments, you guys.
I'm shooting on a D5100, though that's probably the next piece of kit I'll upgrade - it's iso performance is atrocious, and it's buffer ain't the best.
The Sigma has been tricky getting used to, physically and technically. RIAT was it's first outing, so a lot to learn yet. I've noticed that it appears much more difficult for warbird stuff. Obviously you have to break the focal length/shutter speed rule as 1/500 will freeze the props!
focal lengths are varying - as an example, the first shot in this thread, was at 440mm, the Polish F-16 topside was at 500mm, P-51 & F-35 was 240mm, shot number 51 was at 210mm, and the Wings of Storm pair was at 480mm - so a really diverse range of focal lengths used.
There's a bit of a drunken story behind its purchase...
Yeah, good to see you & Iain, mate. Glad you're well.
Nah, mate. Only my ex girlfriends complain about that!
Thanks for all of the kind comments, you guys.
Col. Chibani wrote:A few technical questions, as I am trying to master also the Sigmonster, but I did'nt get yet results as good as yours.
What camera body do you have ?
What average focal lens where you using ?
I'm shooting on a D5100, though that's probably the next piece of kit I'll upgrade - it's iso performance is atrocious, and it's buffer ain't the best.
The Sigma has been tricky getting used to, physically and technically. RIAT was it's first outing, so a lot to learn yet. I've noticed that it appears much more difficult for warbird stuff. Obviously you have to break the focal length/shutter speed rule as 1/500 will freeze the props!
focal lengths are varying - as an example, the first shot in this thread, was at 440mm, the Polish F-16 topside was at 500mm, P-51 & F-35 was 240mm, shot number 51 was at 210mm, and the Wings of Storm pair was at 480mm - so a really diverse range of focal lengths used.
Wes_Howes wrote:that 150-600 looks like it does the job well *looks at bank account *
There's a bit of a drunken story behind its purchase...
CJS wrote:Thanks for sharing, good to catch up briefly again too
Yeah, good to see you & Iain, mate. Glad you're well.
Ledhead27 wrote:(You were doing plenty of moaning in Denmark about lack of size )
Nah, mate. Only my ex girlfriends complain about that!
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