One suggestion is to go to Flickr and put in the search the camera you are considering buying like the Sony HX99 for example and see the images produced in the real world by various ordinary shooters and see if you are happy with the image quality, I find Flickr a useful tool for this type of resear...

This app is useful in knowing the suns position during the day, or any other place or date, I use it all the time
https://app.photoephemeris.com/

Lufthansa J52 by Mark Handley, on Flickr

Great, any news on kleine brogel spotters day 2024?

Hi - my wife and I have purchased tickets to 2024 RIAT, it will be our first visit! First proper airshow ever actually. We are going on the Saturday and we went for Cotswold Club. Anyone have experience with that package? We're gonna be on the Swindon shuttle bus also, hopefully that goes smoothly ...

During the morning I had a look around the various hangers, you can see the album here;

https://www.flickr.com/gp/65081372@N04/7058UFB2cK

My take on Fridays activities, easiest to share a direct link to the Album;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/65081372@ ... 0311226935

Blackbird wrote: ↑

Fri 21 Jul 2023, 7:18 pm

Superb!

Thanks Andrew, yours aren't to bad either

Planed to turn up at RIAT on the Monday at Kempsford towing my caravan, photos from Wed 12th to Sunday the16th, Sat & Sunday shot from Kempsford Gave up with static walk Friday, not a single picture ! Wed / Thurs good, as was shooting from Kempsford had tickets for departures but decided to head...

I'm back in my caravan in kempsford camping I abandoned the show about 2pm, drenched, not a single photo taken, lot of static had covers on got to be worst day ever at riat for me, luckily I was here from Monday and have 1500 pics from previous days Don't know If its me but there seemed to be many m...

4.45am kempsford campsite, rains just started, if you look at rainfall radar it shows the bulk of the bad weather tracking west of us, maybe we will stay just on the edge and get lighter showers than suggested

Used to camp at Kempsford camping, but this year will be in an Eriba caravan for the first time, 7 days, compared to availability and cost around the show it is good value and walking distance into show The whole hotel thing around the UK is swamped with overpricing and lack of availability, hopeful...

Just had a large UV golf umbrella delivered yesterday with a mount that fastens it to my chair, set it all up yesterday and it provides great shade, amazon delivered 1 day delivery so still time for the weekend visitors to bring your own shade

I'm in Kempsford camping for the week, including Departures Monday, what's the photo opportunity like from there? done a search but cant find much? Thanks

From Riat 2012, 10 years ago, looking forward to seeing them again

Black Eagles by Mark Handley, on Flickr

On route to Duxford now on Flight radar, looks about 30mins out

Riat 16

Phantom nose by Mark Handley, on Flickr

Red Arrows Ground Crew

Red Arrows Groundcrew 1990 by Mark Handley, on Flickr

..... Red Bulls Corsair by Mark Handley, on Flickr

Where's all the 1000's of visitors cars going to park?

Spitfires Scramble

Spitfires Scramble by Mark Handley, on Flickr

Meteor T7 by Mark Handley, on Flickr

F16 J-061 RIAT 2013 by Mark Handley, on Flickr

Dipping into my slides again ... 1990

Red Arrows Groundcrew 1990 by Mark Handley, on Flickr