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by Rugbyref
Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:13 pm
Forum: Biggin Hill
Topic: Lookout cafe at BQH
Replies: 7
Views: 7911

Lookout cafe at BQH

The sign on the door says that the revised opening date is 15 July.

I wonder whether there is any chance they will have an arrivals board?
by Rugbyref
Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:28 pm
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: The perfect afternoon?
Replies: 1
Views: 2012

The perfect afternoon?

9 holes of golf on a deserted course, with wall to wall sunshine and a Spitfire flypast. That was my afternoon today. :D
by Rugbyref
Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: Themed photo topics
Topic: Boeing B787 Operators
Replies: 32
Views: 25987

Re: Boeing B787 Operators

and Jetstar..

ImageJetstar B787 by P Stevens, on Flickr
by Rugbyref
Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:03 pm
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: Coastguard Heli's @ Northrepps (More Added).....
Replies: 8
Views: 3930

Re: Coastguard Heli's @ Northrepps (More Added).....

Well worth an entry in the monthly competition!
by Rugbyref
Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:08 pm
Forum: Photo Competitions
Topic: SPOTM June 2015 - US civil registered aircraft
Replies: 27
Views: 15399

Re: SPOTM June 2015 - US civil registered aircraft

ImageN129NH by P Stevens, on Flickr

S58T over New York in 1997
by Rugbyref
Sat May 23, 2015 7:21 pm
Forum: Photo Competitions
Topic: May photo of the month competition
Replies: 14
Views: 9144

Re: May photo of the month competition

ImageLHR 21 May1_2 by P Stevens, on Flickr

G-CIVC landing at LHR on a sunny May evening.
by Rugbyref
Fri May 22, 2015 7:44 pm
Forum: General photography discussions
Topic: Canon v Nikon
Replies: 0
Views: 3058

Canon v Nikon

No, not the old debate about which is the better, but rather a random thought that whereas Boeing and Airbus pretty much have the airliner market sown up, so Canon and Nikon dominate the DSLR market.

So, is Canon the Boeing or the Airbus of the aviation world, and is Nikon automatically the other?
by Rugbyref
Fri May 22, 2015 7:39 pm
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: SunExpress at Doncaster
Replies: 2
Views: 1757

Re: SunExpress at Doncaster

Did he really grease her onto the runway, or have you 'photoshopped' out the tyre smoke? In any case, I like my favourite is that second picture.
by Rugbyref
Fri May 22, 2015 7:34 pm
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: Has summer finally arrived? LHR 21 May
Replies: 4
Views: 1982

Re: Has summer finally arrived? LHR 21 May

The 2 smaller images are heavily cropped, and were taken in RAW initially.
They appeared on Flickr with those resolution rates - perhaps I should play further with the interaction of Nikon Picture Project, PhotoScape and Flickr.

Thanks for the comments.

Phil
by Rugbyref
Fri May 22, 2015 11:38 am
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: Has summer finally arrived? LHR 21 May
Replies: 4
Views: 1982

Has summer finally arrived? LHR 21 May

Nothing special among these, but it was a treat to sit in sunshine and catch some arrivals in good light, including the BA B777, one of 3 BA aborted landings I saw yesterday. https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7715/17938167546_d08370628b_o.jpg LHR 21 May1_2 by P Stevens , on Flickr https://c4.staticflick...
by Rugbyref
Tue May 19, 2015 8:08 pm
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: BA flying formation
Replies: 1
Views: 1607

BA flying formation

ImageBA Formation1 by P Stevens, on Flickr

Biggin Hill stack 19 May.
by Rugbyref
Sun May 17, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: B738 - PR-GUO
Replies: 5
Views: 2526

Re: B738 - PR-GUO

Worse than awful - positively ugly! But then again they say that any publicity is good publicity, so perhaps it is a successful scheme?
by Rugbyref
Fri May 08, 2015 6:44 pm
Forum: Themed photo topics
Topic: BN Islander 50 years young
Replies: 14
Views: 10889

Re: BN Islander 50 years young

I agree - the Caribbean is the place to catch Islanders. Like this one: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/13224380345_db270ce9ed_o.jpg St Barths1_10 by philstevens158 , on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3786/13224535173_f4de226ed4_o.jpg St Barths1_9 by philstevens158 , on Flickr Let's see s...
by Rugbyref
Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:31 pm
Forum: General photography discussions
Topic: RAW or JPEG?
Replies: 12
Views: 10179

Re: RAW or JPEG?

I have cast my vote, based upon the detail in the main undercarriage. My Nikon D80 and D50 are set to RAW+JPEG, while my wife's D3000 is set to JPEG fine. In my case this is mainly from having been 'volunteered by my wife to take wedding photos for her friend's 2 daughters, when I want as much detai...
by Rugbyref
Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:30 pm
Forum: Photo Competitions
Topic: April photo of the month competition
Replies: 18
Views: 10426

Re: April photo of the month competition

ImageGatwick April 2015_PK-GIG by philstevens158, on Flickr

Garuda B777 PK-GIG arriving LGW on 22 April.
by Rugbyref
Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:19 pm
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: A few from a sunny day at Gatwick 22 April
Replies: 1
Views: 1243

A few from a sunny day at Gatwick 22 April

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7665/16628824733_aee13f5d34_b.jpg Gatwick April 2015_G-EZOH by philstevens158 , on Flickr G-EZOH https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7716/17061257228_66b245e729_b.jpg Gatwick April 2015_G-GATJ2 by philstevens158 , on Flickr G-GATJ https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7635/172484...
by Rugbyref
Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:54 pm
Forum: Photo Competitions
Topic: SPOTM April 2015 - 'Two's company'
Replies: 25
Views: 14455

Re: SPOTM April 2015 - 'Two's company'

ImageSt Barts 2 airliners by philstevens158, on Flickr

Taken in St Barts in March 2014 from the top of the hill / top of the runway.
by Rugbyref
Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:16 pm
Forum: Photo Competitions
Topic: January 2015 photo of the month competition
Replies: 14
Views: 9651

Re: January 2015 photo of the month competition

Here's my entry - taken on 14 January departing Runway 34 at Sydney.

ImageDQ-FJV by p&jstevens, on Flickr
by Rugbyref
Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:49 pm
Forum: Current Civilian Photography
Topic: Sydney in January
Replies: 2
Views: 1654

Sydney in January

Some of the more interesting visitors to SYD during my stay there. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8637/15754025774_4c8ecef481_b.jpg DQ-FJV by p&jstevens , on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/16376460355_9064b2fc8b_b.jpg B6140 by p&jstevens , on Flickr https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/16...
by Rugbyref
Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:07 pm
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: Dartford crossing works w/e 28-11-14
Replies: 2
Views: 2386

Re: Dartford crossing works w/e 28-11-14

We were promised that it would be free to cross once the bridge had been paid for. Now we are told that once it had been paid for, the charge became a congestion charge - and what causes the congestion - why the payment booths of course. That's politicians for you!

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