[SABL]

Nice pics, Bo......:thumb:

You'll be a pensioner, yourself, before you know it......:laugh:

I won't be able to Make the Scottish airshow, either......:sigh:

 

[WereBo]

Thanks Joe :smile: - Sadly, it's a bit too far to Ayr for the show, I doubt my car would make it there intact, it's running on 3.75 cylinders at the moment (HT lead arcing to nearby metal, new leads didn't cure it so it looks like I have to replace the ignition-module :sigh


The Breitling Wing-Walkers' display - Thanks to 'Health & Safety' regs, they have a special harness that can swivel around and is fixed to the top-wing, unlike the original walkers of the 1920s USA 'Barnstormers' era...... :wink:

Chinook display - It's amazing how they can chuck these things around the sky.....

Chinook farewell......

 

[WereBo]

Nice pics, Bo......:thumb:

You'll be a pensioner, yourself, before you know it......:laugh:

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Thanks SABL - I'm not so sure now, every time I get close, they raise the age-limit on me (retirement is now 67, instead of 65) :grin:

 

[SABL]

They raised the age on me, too......but, I took a small monthly penalty and retired at 65.

 

[joeten]

Bo check the website as I thought the same 67 but after a check it's 66 for me.
https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age just click through and put in the minimum they ask for on info takes about 2 mins to do.

 

[WereBo]

Hehehehe, thanks Joe, I'll show that link to my adviser at the jobcentre, according to the .gov site, I retire next year after all :grin:

I expect the jobcentre estimates 2 years extra to fill out all the forms and paperwork :lol:


I've seen 'Sally B' before under adverse weather, but this time the weather worked for me :wink: The B17 Flying Fortress Sally B......

At the end of every display, the Sally B smokes 2 engines, in tribute and remembrance to all the crews that never made it back home.....

NOT the way to get a sun-tan.....

'G-Force Aerobatics' display......

The plane on the left has a pilot sat in it, the plane on the right is a scale R/C model, with the pilot's mate stood on the ground :rofl: - It's definitely a novel display.....

 

[WereBo]

I had a wonderful day yesterday photographing the 'Thames Barge Parade', that sailed from the Isle of Dogs (just cross the Thames from me) to Tower Bridge and back. It was due to start at 11:00am but I had a rather frantic phone-call from a friend onboard one of the boats saying they've just started off at 10:00am!!!

A very rapid drive got me to 'The Deptford Foreshore' just in time to see the last few barges sail by.......

Once the last boat had passed, I shot back home to grab my free bus-pass and then head off to Tower Bridge, I got there about 15 minutes before the barges, so had time to explore a bit.....

I finally got another entry off my 'bucket-list' by seeing Tower-Bridge opening. I've lived here 36 years and this was the 1st time I've ever seen the bridge in action. I was lucky enough to see it in action twice, as it opened to let the barges through, then closed to let the traffic cross. The barges moored up for approx 30 minutes the sailed back down again, requiring another bridge-lifting.... :lol:

This boat had suffered an engine-failure, so the crew organised a tow, all the way up-river and back again. That's determination to not disappoint the viewers :grin:

 

[SABL]

Very nice photos, Bo......:thumb:

Those are views of Tower Bridge I've never seen.......fascinating. Tower Bridge is something I very much want to see.....especially a bridge lift in action. If things go according to plan I'll be there next summer......something I never thought possible.

 

[WereBo]

It'll be good to see you here SABL :thumb:

There was approx 30 minutes wait between the barges sailing up-river and returning back down, so I had time to get some details off Tower Bridge......

A short distance down-river from the bridge is 'HMS President', a Royal Navy' training centre.....

HMS Puncher, used to train the cadets about navigation and river conditions etc.

The Tower of London makes an excellent backdrop for the barges......

I can think of several politicians I'd like to invite for a visit here....... :lol:

 

[SABL]

For me, there would be plenty to see in the Tower Bridge location alone....:laugh: HMS Belfast is just upriver from the bridge.....Tower of London well within walking distance. Looks like there is plenty to see within walking distance.....:thumb:

I've noticed most of the barges spend a few minutes upriver.......but, not too many. Most lifts are 30mins apart from time going upriver and back downriver. Sometimes they'll take mooring for overnight but not often. I wish the TB cam was working......I used to keep it tabbed up all day.

 

[WereBo]

HMS Belfast is approx 5 minutes fairly brisk walk, 10 if taking photos.... :grin:

The tall tower with the golden top (right hand side background) is 'The Monument' to the Great Fire of London, waaaaay back in 1666. It's now open to the public for views across London, but it's a lot of steps to get up there.....

If you fancy looking at London from on high, there's the 'Sky-Garden' at the top of the 'Walkie-Talkie' building, A.K.A the 'car-burner' :lol: - You'll need to book online in advance, but it's free to visit and view. The tea/coffee/food/drink in the cafeteria and bar is extortionate though :wink:

 

[Done_Fishin]

Some great photography there werebo .. reminds me of my visit just a few months ago .. thought about you as I, family members and friends walked down from London bridge to Rotherhithe .. Still haven't found the time to finish off editing my shots though and have had a couple of months more photography to catch up on since ... Keep posting I enjoy every minute of it !

 

[WereBo]

Thanks DF, I intend to whenever I go anywhere decent :lol:

That's the only snag with digital photography nowadays, I find it all to easy to rattle off a thousand shots or more, without worrying about it.

When I went to the 'Royal International Air Tattoo' in Oxfordshire last month, I came back with over 1800! - A lot were trashed as it was a dull dismal rainy day, the rest I don't consider fit for public consumption :grin:

 

[Done_Fishin]

I managed to do over 500 pics in one day .. and whilst I was cycling !! With the d3300 I purchased recently I am a little reluctant to have it dangling anywhere on my body as I am cycling, so I keep it in my backpack. but even so it is far too easy to take break (especially when I am cycling alone) and pop off so many shots of the same subject that I am left wondering which is/was the best of them all.

 

[sinclair_tm]

Perhaps it has more to do with starting on film, but I have never taken that many photos at once. Sure, I take more since going digital, but I still just don't point and shoot, I still try to frame and plan out shots so to get what I want with as little post processing as possible, since I'm so bad at PP.

 

[WereBo]

'Burst' mode is essential nowadays for fast-moving subjects, planes, birds etc. but sorting through a dozen almost identical pics after 1 'shot' is what takes my time :lol:

I too prefer to get the framing right before shooting, rather than crop and expand afterwards - The only post-processing I do is to occasionally twiddle the levels (as per DonaldG's tutorial, some years ago) if it's been a dull weather day, plus an occasional bit of cloning to remove unwanted heads, wings or whatever.

 

[WereBo]

Some shots of last night's 'Harvest Moon', slight tweaks to the 'Levels' to enhance contrast/mid-tones etc.......

This one is at max optical zoom (60x)+'Dynamic Fine Zoom' (approx 3x). It can zoom in further, but serious degradation becomes noticeable then.

These are me playing with the camera's 'Temperature' settings.... Ohh OK... Colour-casts... :grin:

 

[SABL]

Very nice.....:thumb:

I quit trying to take pics of the moon with my old camera. I finally got it out yesterday to take a quick pic of an old shirt I still have with a radio station logo.....:laugh: They started an online 'museum' after 40 years on the air and I sent in a pic of my 30+ year old polo shirt. Had to dig it out of a bag destined for a charity but the truck skipped me last month.

I left the camera (DSC V1) on the charger for over a month but it was completely dead when I got it out. Must have acted like a 'refresh' and drained the battery......I plugged it back in and it took a full charge. So far it's holding the charge......fingers crossed.

 

[WereBo]

SE London is getting pretty rough nowadays, what with biker lizards moving in and bringing their families with them.....

Oh well, they can't be any worse than most of my present neighbours...... He said, hopefully..... :grin:

 

[SABL]

Cute......are those your trinkets??

Haven't made up my mind on whether to buy a camera or just get a better phone. Most phones today take better pics than my old camera......and do pretty good movies.

Trip to the UK is still a 'go'.......I better get started on getting my very first passport.