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Hi guys, just got back from a week long stay on Anglesey (In Wales) and I just wanted to show a photo I took at RAF Valley (Airbase).



I'll post a few more on my Flickr soon, but anyway ill get to the point....
Last tuesday I decided I'd spend half a day at Valley with all my gear:
Camera, Tripod, Camcorder, etc. and got some pretty neat shots of the jets including a Red Arrow who's pilot was taking some exams.
The day after on the way to have a meal we pulled over at the end of the runway just to take a look.

At that very moment in swoops a Hawk T.1 with smoke billowing out the engine and two seconds later both pilot and navigator ejected.

Compltely unprepared with not even a disposble camera to hand all I could do was hit my head on the dashboard..... Oh well, but you can be asured from now on my camera will either be supergluded to my palms.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18.
http://flickr.com/photos/Barnsey313/

'Ninety per cent of the hard work of photography is done before you even touch the camera' - David Noton.

Aargh Nothing on the news so I take it (and hope) that nobody was hurt.

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.

Yup, I asked one of the airfields security staff on the wednesday, apparently it was a fuel problem and no one was hurt (helped by the fact it was a trainee but a fully fleged pilot flying) - although ejecting can't be that pleasant.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18.
http://flickr.com/photos/Barnsey313/

'Ninety per cent of the hard work of photography is done before you even touch the camera' - David Noton.

The human body, if i m not mistaken can only tolerate a few ejections before the spine will break as its such a huge force applied to the body!

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Dear Barnsey313,




Sincerely,
Cheezbrgr

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*Laughs*, Thanks Cheezbrgr!

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18.
http://flickr.com/photos/Barnsey313/

'Ninety per cent of the hard work of photography is done before you even touch the camera' - David Noton.