48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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shorsley
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48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Aircraft wouldn't get in the air without the people that keep them there. The pilot(s), the ground crew, the engineers, the baggage loaders, the list goes on...

So I would like to see your best shots featuring a human being(s) in shot.

Couple of rules:
- The human must be clearly visible in the shot
- There must be some element of an aircraft in the shot
- Reenactors are allowed, as are Museum staff/volunteers working on preserved aircraft

I'll allow up to three entries, good luck!

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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Nice theme for this one.

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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Oooh a nice theme.

2 Para after being airlifted into RAF Keevil
Image2 Para (15) by Gaz Ewart, on Flickr

Military Police on the Crowd Line at Air14
ImageSwiss MP Payerne by Gaz Ewart, on Flickr

Ground Crew at Little Grandsen 2014
ImageIMG_4773 by Gaz Ewart, on Flickr

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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Low level Herc - Top fun being pax!
ImageC-130 low level Herc by Andy Heap, on Flickr



This is a "selfie' - not a type of shot I usually take! It is a still from a video I made for my local gliding club.
Far far harder to do than I imagined - and left with the golden rule of aviation - Fly the Aeroplane first!

ImageDont try this at home! by Andy Heap, on Flickr

Video at

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one of the students getting it a bit wrong.. Overcooking rotation. What you can't see is the 'aghhhh' on the face of the instructor (me) watching him solo.

ImageIMG_8532-01 by Andy Heap, on Flickr
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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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1. Taking Hornet fot a walk :)
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2. Flight technican tapping wing tip of Su-22 before take off.
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3. Man and his Machine
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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Three from Cornwall:
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Not really my thing, but this guy looked the part
Imagecv2 by Paul Downes, on Flickr

ImageDSC_8770 (2) by Paul Downes, on Flickr

ImageDSC_9464 (3) by Paul Downes, on Flickr
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The master at work?

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Just making a few adjustments...

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Hitching a ride...

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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Well, a thought provoking competition-

Marshalling a DC3 from the active into the public area (the CAA would have kittens)-
ImageOshkosh DC3 marshalling by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

Just when we have picked up a drag chute another gets dropped-
ImagePoland Su-22 Fitters by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

It's not just the Thunderbirds who put one a great show-
ImageFri Sun N Fun Pt 1-280 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Mine, as usual taken in the 1990s, at Mildenhall, Farnborough and Fairford

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Imageimg446 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr
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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Some from North Weald

Emergency services exercise simulating an aircraft force landing on a road and catching fire, causing a large pile-up. The Airfield fire crew were participating...

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Brendan O'Brien doing a promotional photshoot. Pete teichman is driving the photographer in his Sunbeam Tiger

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One of the BBMF's overnight stays. Dunc mason and Parkie are chatting to Squadron Leader William Pearce, who flew Hurricanes and Thunderbolts in Burma. He got to sit in the Spitfire and one of the Hurricanes

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A Super Hornet TacDemo ground crewman greets the pilot after a display...
ImageUS Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet at Abbotsford International Airshow 2019 by Peter Starling, on Flickr

Marshalling a Lightning after a twilight run...
ImageTwilight Lightning by Peter Starling, on Flickr

Ground crew prepare a C-47 for D-Day...
ImageC-47A 'Drag em oot', Cosby Victory Show 2019 by Peter Starling, on Flickr

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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Tough one to pick.

2017 Nimrod ground crew, wait their turn as Olllie eases 974 out to display.

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2007 NAS Fallon, top gun.
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2007 AFB Beale.
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Belgian Solo begins taxi for it's display slot at RIAT
ImageBelgian F-16 Solo Display by Iain Thomson, on Flickr

Running through the routine prior to an aerobatics competition at Leicester.
ImageGetting in the zone... by Iain Thomson, on Flickr

BBMF and Canadian Lancaster crews gather after landing at Wadddington
ImagexIMG_3763 by Iain Thomson, on Flickr
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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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I thought I spent most of my time at airshows trying to avoid getting people in the frame, however it proved to be surprisingly difficult to choose just three!
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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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Very good different take on the hobby

1. RIAT 2019 - waiting for the call to backtrack down 09
ImageReducing the glare by Tony Adams, on Flickr

2. Bit cheeky with this one - groundcrew prepping at Timeline's Odiham Nightshoot 2019
ImageZH777 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

3. "Brakes on" - Tucano RAF Valley
Image_MG_1293 by Tony Adams, on Flickr
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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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A great theme and some cracking ones already.

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Re: 48 Hour Photo Comp: The Human Element

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March 2019, Eric Dabas flew this Flight Designs CTLS from Europe to New Zealand.
Took around eight hours over the Tasman Sea to fly from Lord Howe Island to NZ.
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December 2018, another impressive feat, Chris Pote flew his suitably registered
Eurofox from the UK to NZ as part of the 100 year anniversary of the RAF.
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June 2019, Matt Denning pre flighting the CAC Boomerang he restored before displaying it.
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