Mike's Flying

F22 Raptor

Originally uploaded by Mikebert4

So, in it’s first European Air Display, we lucky enough to be at the Royal International Air Tatoo (RIAT) 2010 got to witness this shiny new addition to the USAF in all it’s glory.

Coupled with possibly the most awesome commentry I’ve ever heard, the F22 flung itself around the sky in truely brutal style. Showing off vectored thrust and insane flight control computers.

Highlights included ‘flicking’ the aircraft round a loop using the vectored thrust and allowing the plane to fall backwards whilst maintaining control (sorry, “Suh-liiide backWurds”, the commentry was to die for).

Certainly for me, the highlight of RIAT 2010, though the Vulcan and Red Arrows are serious contenders for that title as ever.

Collision

Originally uploaded by Mikebert4

So I spent an evening (stayed up farr to late really) attempting to get a shot of a droplet falling through a bubble.

Why?

Well, to be sure, I don’t really know. It seemed like an interesting idea and so I got the kit out and sat diligently dripping water onto bubbles. Good times.

For those interested the setup is also on Flickr -

- 500W lamp+brolly for ambient light
- Sigma EF-530DG Super slaved to camera flash
- Canon 30D
- Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 in Macro mode

Post process in Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom. Neat eh?

Reach

Originally uploaded by Mikebert4

Another result from a quick walk around and about Taunton with the camera. I’m getting there, I think :p

St John’s

Originally uploaded by Mikebert4

This is the church nicely nextdoor to my flat in Taunton. I took the camera for a walk last night and ended up with this shot – I love the colours. I don’t like the composition so much, shall have to think of a better way of framing this kind of sunset shot of the church…

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http://www.thegreatcaller.com/

M