Scarborough Armed Forces Day 2013

The only full display by the Red Arrows on the special Armed Forces Day this year was in Scarborough. It is not often that events come to you, so it seemed the whole town and surroundings turned out to view the free spectacle.

1. RAF Typhoon Display



2. Red Arrows #1



3. Red Arrows #2



4. Red Arrows #3



5. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster Bomber) #1



6. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight #2



7. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight #3



8. A Man and his Dog (Taken during a lull in the proceedings!)



John K

All nice shots but my favourites the out of frame in #3 and the man and dog in #8

Thanks

The shots are excellent, but I don't think I really like the effect applied, the grain pattern and the diffusion of detail. I'm not sure what you've done, but a natural shot would IMHO have looked much better.

It's trying to give them a colour slide look. I'll redo one or two later for comparison.

John K

I like the sketch effect in No: 1 and the frame in No: 3

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I like these

The processing you have used seems to split opinion - I like it but I will probably like the other versions as well

Sums up my thoughts completely as I was scrolling down the pictures.

I am hoping to go to RAF Yeovilton in a couple of weeks for their air show.

Well I've chosen to make some comparisons with #2 above.

1st - The K5 jpeg with just the horizon levelling.



2nd - The K5 jpeg with basic auto correction in Elements 11.



3rd - Raw DNG processed in Elements 11



4th- Raw DNG processed in Fusion 2.5 (Demo version)


This one makes it look like the sun wasn't out!

I'm sure there'll be a mixed opinion.

John K

Number 3 looks about the best to me.

Edit: meant to add the processing quite suits number 5, would have liked a bit of prop blur though.

I actually Prefer #1. However, only a few tweaks would make any of them look right I'm sure.

#3 is too light for my taste.

Of the original set #3 has an "I'm different" appeal - just needs a minor tweak at the bottom of the right hand vertical white line to shorten it by a few pixels.

In the second set - pulled between #2 & #3, somewhere in-between would have been ideal.

I see where you mean. Thanks.

John K

Just wish to say that the original #2 was shown on the Look North weather bulletin tonight.

John K

Congrats, John. I like the 'Man and His Dog' shot - the processing works there. (For me).


Agree!