Flying Boat
by Lucky Lee
I popped over to IWM Duxford yesterday and, although it wasn't a 'flying day' there were a couple of planes in the air.
This flyingboat was being put through it's paces over the museum, which had been a WW1 & WW2 airbase.
This flyingboat was being put through it's paces over the museum, which had been a WW1 & WW2 airbase.
Uploaded08/10/2011 - 10:13
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Posted 08/10/2011 - 11:41
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Thanks very much lads.
The Catalina (thanks Paul, I've never had a great knowledge of planes) was approaching the runway for another flypast and I didn't even need to angle the camera, it was banking as I lined up the shot.
I only had a 70-200mm lens (I really want the Sigma 120-400mm) so this picture has been slightly cropped, not much though.
The Catalina (thanks Paul, I've never had a great knowledge of planes) was approaching the runway for another flypast and I didn't even need to angle the camera, it was banking as I lined up the shot.
I only had a 70-200mm lens (I really want the Sigma 120-400mm) so this picture has been slightly cropped, not much though.
Posted 08/10/2011 - 12:21
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GIULIO57 - Thanks mate.
Posted 08/10/2011 - 13:46
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Hi Lee,
Nice shot of a Consolidated PBY Catalina.
Last time I saw one at Duxford, it was in a horrible yellow colour, and was being restored,as it wanted a lot of restoration.
I wonder if this is the same PBY?
Nice shot of a Consolidated PBY Catalina.
Last time I saw one at Duxford, it was in a horrible yellow colour, and was being restored,as it wanted a lot of restoration.
I wonder if this is the same PBY?
Posted 08/10/2011 - 15:42
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It might well be Roscoe. They did seem to be putting her through some tight flying.
Posted 08/10/2011 - 17:39
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Brilliant shot, really captures the moment perfectly and has great detail in both the plane and the sky!
Regards
David
Regards
David
Posted 08/10/2011 - 19:12
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Cheers David. I was lucky as I'd stopped photographing the Catalina and gone inside one of the huts; when I came out it was doing a flypast right in my direction.
Posted 10/10/2011 - 16:00
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I like the good composition and the great sky with the nice clouds. The propellers look like the logo from a warning table of the X-rays.
Posted 10/10/2011 - 17:01
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Gábor - You're right, I'd not looked at them like that!
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