Sunset Silhouette Specials!
29th June 2010
In: Photo Uploads
A couple of recent silhouette shots taken while out and about:
This photo was almost the last shot (in fact 2nd from last) taken on a trip to the popular RNAS Merryfield open evening.
This event is held each year so the Royal Navy can thank the local population who live close to, or are underneath the flight path of, the helicopters that train here. The pilots practice all kinds of eventualities, including landing/taking off under fire with low engine power. These guys are often posted to Afghanistan so you can imagine the bravery....
To take this shot I ended up prone on the floor being blasted by grit from the downdraft of the rotors - worth it though as I think it's a stirring image!
Another meet-up of like minded photographers - this time we climbed up Glastonbury Tor in anticipation of the National Trust lighting the Tower.... only for a member of the public who took it on themselves to decide they didn't like the lights and cut the wires.
So, as the sun dipped and we all took shots of varied things (in this case everyone lined up to shoot the orange tinted moon which was rising) I decided to shoot the shooters!
This photo was almost the last shot (in fact 2nd from last) taken on a trip to the popular RNAS Merryfield open evening.
This event is held each year so the Royal Navy can thank the local population who live close to, or are underneath the flight path of, the helicopters that train here. The pilots practice all kinds of eventualities, including landing/taking off under fire with low engine power. These guys are often posted to Afghanistan so you can imagine the bravery....
To take this shot I ended up prone on the floor being blasted by grit from the downdraft of the rotors - worth it though as I think it's a stirring image!
Another meet-up of like minded photographers - this time we climbed up Glastonbury Tor in anticipation of the National Trust lighting the Tower.... only for a member of the public who took it on themselves to decide they didn't like the lights and cut the wires.
So, as the sun dipped and we all took shots of varied things (in this case everyone lined up to shoot the orange tinted moon which was rising) I decided to shoot the shooters!
