One of the beauties of digital photography is the flexibility. No longer do photographers need to carry two SLR bodies around - one with colour film, and the other with black and white film.
With digital, you can take the photograph in colour, and convert it to black and white with a few keystrokes in Photoshop…
Now for a different slant on flying - instead of being in a plane, this is as nature intended humans to fly - with a parachute! Something I’d like to think I have the courage to do one day, these professional skydivers came down as part of the Air Show. They skillfully followed the same path and one even decided to do a flip!
Negative Gs, as they’re known - that would be a very off putting sensation, especially the first time you experience it. It takes a person with no sense of fear, an incredibly strong stomach, and unbelievable concentration to fly a plane in loops and upside down. Very impressive to watch, and just a little tricky to capture in a photograph!
Planes hold a unique interest for many people. What pilots can do with them holds an ever greater fascination. Whether it’s air acrobatics, or simply marvelling at the enormous military aircraft, watching them in (peaceful) action is incredible.
Last weekend was the Australian Defence Force Air Show at Amberley RAAF Base, outside Brisbane, Australia. It was an incredible day. Here is a photograph of the soon to be decommissioned F1-11 doing a dump and burn:
Now this is an odd combination - a duck and a gorilla, but they were the two odd sights on a recent weekend away.
It’s always a good idea to have your camera handy. This picture was taken at a luxury resort compound - someone with a sense of humour, and just a little eccentric!
