Low-Level images - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - Wales 9/10 Oct 07
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Low-Level images - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - Wales 9/10 Oct 07
A few from my most recent visit to the low-level routes in Wales. If any of the aircrew involved recognise themselves/airframe, and would like high-res copies, then please feel free to get in contact - no charge. I've got a fair few images of Tornado ZA546 with different backgrounds as it approached the pass entrance. I didn't get any cockpit shots of ZA546 as I ran out of buffer just as it filled the frame!
Harrier GR.9 - ZG501 - 41(R) Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 10 October 07
Tornado GR.4 - ZA546 - 9 Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
Tucano T.1 - ZF144 - 1 FTS - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
Hawk T.1 - XX185 - 208(R) Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 10 October 07
PC-9 (Named Percy) - ZG969 - BAE Systems - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 10 October 07
Hawk T.1 - XX171 - Royal Navy - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
Harrier T.12 - ZH661 - 20(R) Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
A few other shots of Harriers ZG501,ZH661 and Tornado ZA546
ZG501
ZH661
ZA546
Harrier GR.9 - ZG501 - 41(R) Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 10 October 07
Tornado GR.4 - ZA546 - 9 Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
Tucano T.1 - ZF144 - 1 FTS - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
Hawk T.1 - XX185 - 208(R) Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 10 October 07
PC-9 (Named Percy) - ZG969 - BAE Systems - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 10 October 07
Hawk T.1 - XX171 - Royal Navy - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
Harrier T.12 - ZH661 - 20(R) Squadron - Tal-y-Llyn Pass - 9 October 07
A few other shots of Harriers ZG501,ZH661 and Tornado ZA546
ZG501
ZH661
ZA546
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Thanks for the comments!
Those were taken with a Nikon D2X fitted with a Nikon Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 lens. I receive quite a few e-mails asking about the set-up. The camera/lens is heavy so I mount it on an old tripod head that I fitted with a grip. It allows me to obtain more control rather than just hand-holding the lens.
What camera/lens did these, please?
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Thanks for the comments!
Ref the RN Hawk
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server.php?show=nav.3276
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3275
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3277
XX171 flew with the Black Seahawks Display Team. A cracking display at RAF Fairford this year!
http://www.militaryaircraft.de/pictu...Falcon-20.html
Ref the one roundel on the PC-9.
The Harriers in those images also only carry one roundel on the top surfaces as well as the Tornado. If it carries one on the top surface then there should only be one roundel on the undersides. I suppose the reason behind it is that it meets the minimum legal requirements for military markings without going overboard.
See images
http://valleyaviationsociety.net/Cop....php?pos=-9311
http://valleyaviationsociety.net/Cop....php?pos=-9351
http://valleyaviationsociety.net/Cop....php?pos=-9273
Videos of various aircraft through the Tal-y-Llyn Pass where I took the photos
Tornado F.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwsZbDDBsM8
Harrier GR.9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-AgSDkoFMw
Jaguar T.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7jUa3uBbH0
Tornados
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll7iNcMCQk8
C-130
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgGfQG-pdHE&NR=1
Typhoons, Tornados and Hawks from the eastern side. Not very good for photography as they normally bank to starboard to enter the pass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jI7zh_fhgU
A great video of a trip in a 19 Squadron Hawk with some footage at low-level
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UISjEEQfuLs
Thanks to the aircrew for the great flying in Tornado F.3. ZH556 from Boscombe Down on the 5th October. The sound of the air ripping after flying through the pass entrance was amazing!
Caption competition?
Blackadder
[Melchett unfurls the map the wrong way.]
Melchett: "Please everybody, now where's my map? ... God it's a barren, featureless desert out there, isn't it?"
Darling: "Other side sir."
Image of ZH556 taken on 5th October.
I was lucky to be underneath one of the display Hawks (XX307) as it came through the pass on the 10th October. I ramped up the shutter speed and managed to get ...
Ref the RN Hawk
Why is the Hawk "Royal Navy"?
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3275
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3277
XX171 flew with the Black Seahawks Display Team. A cracking display at RAF Fairford this year!
http://www.militaryaircraft.de/pictu...Falcon-20.html
Ref the one roundel on the PC-9.
..and why only one roundel on the upper surfaces ?
See images
http://valleyaviationsociety.net/Cop....php?pos=-9311
http://valleyaviationsociety.net/Cop....php?pos=-9351
http://valleyaviationsociety.net/Cop....php?pos=-9273
Videos of various aircraft through the Tal-y-Llyn Pass where I took the photos
Tornado F.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwsZbDDBsM8
Harrier GR.9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-AgSDkoFMw
Jaguar T.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7jUa3uBbH0
Tornados
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll7iNcMCQk8
C-130
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgGfQG-pdHE&NR=1
Typhoons, Tornados and Hawks from the eastern side. Not very good for photography as they normally bank to starboard to enter the pass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jI7zh_fhgU
A great video of a trip in a 19 Squadron Hawk with some footage at low-level
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UISjEEQfuLs
Thanks to the aircrew for the great flying in Tornado F.3. ZH556 from Boscombe Down on the 5th October. The sound of the air ripping after flying through the pass entrance was amazing!
Caption competition?
Blackadder
[Melchett unfurls the map the wrong way.]
Melchett: "Please everybody, now where's my map? ... God it's a barren, featureless desert out there, isn't it?"
Darling: "Other side sir."
Image of ZH556 taken on 5th October.
I was lucky to be underneath one of the display Hawks (XX307) as it came through the pass on the 10th October. I ramped up the shutter speed and managed to get ...
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Tell me that you do get some financial remuneration from this. Your photos are stunning! Put simply!
And do you get fit walking up the hill all the time?!
Tell me that you do get some financial remuneration from this. Your photos are stunning! Put simply!
And do you get fit walking up the hill all the time?!