RAF Waddington Air Show 7-7-13

Jimbuna · 07-07-13, 02:11 PM

Travelled down on the Friday to watch the Saturday events (show was Saturday and Sunday).

One bonus of going down Friday and staying in a Travelodge overnight was to cater for an early start Saturday morning (best viewing points).

A further bonus was the opportunity to meet up with Herr Berbunch on the Friday night after an evening meal.

It's always good to meet face to face with a community/forum member (memories of meeting Neal and 20+ others in Texas 2008) and I think it's a pity it doesn't happen more often.

So, as I said earlier, not long after The Quality Street Gang had enjoyed a nice steak meal, HB duly arrived and despite the fact he was driving we managed to have a few convivial drinks (HB on non alcoholic) and a chin wag...mostly about SubSim of course.

I must say I found him to be a great guy and fine conversationalist (only when I stopped for breath)

much like just about everyone I've met from here in real life terms.

I know I said it earlier but honestly, I'm the good looking one

I took over a thousand photos on the day but just as we arrived I decided to go for shutter speed priority, not thinking about compensating for camera shake despite having the lens stabilizer turned on.

The weather was quite hot (in Brit terms) 28 - 30 degrees so lighting was okay which meant the static shots were fine but the planes were flying too high and quite a way from the viewing points so my 55-250mm zoom wasn't quite up to the task

Anyway, here goes.....enjoy.

07-07-13, 02:11 PM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,453 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	RAF Waddington Air Show 7-7-13 Travelled down on the Friday to watch the Saturday events (show was Saturday and Sunday). One bonus of going down Friday and staying in a Travelodge overnight was to cater for an early start Saturday morning (best viewing points). A further bonus was the opportunity to meet up with Herr Berbunch on the Friday night after an evening meal. It's always good to meet face to face with a community/forum member (memories of meeting Neal and 20+ others in Texas 2008) and I think it's a pity it doesn't happen more often. So, as I said earlier, not long after The Quality Street Gang had enjoyed a nice steak meal, HB duly arrived and despite the fact he was driving we managed to have a few convivial drinks (HB on non alcoholic) and a chin wag...mostly about SubSim of course. I must say I found him to be a great guy and fine conversationalist (only when I stopped for breath) much like just about everyone I've met from here in real life terms. I know I said it earlier but honestly, I'm the good looking one I took over a thousand photos on the day but just as we arrived I decided to go for shutter speed priority, not thinking about compensating for camera shake despite having the lens stabilizer turned on. The weather was quite hot (in Brit terms) 28 - 30 degrees so lighting was okay which meant the static shots were fine but the planes were flying too high and quite a way from the viewing points so my 55-250mm zoom wasn't quite up to the task Anyway, here goes.....enjoy. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!