With the luxury of three displays by the Red Arrows at the Bournemouth Air Festival this weekend I opt for one of the day's to shoot at either end of the runway for a different approach, rather than just stock shots of the performance itself (of which I have many).
The RAF team always take off in formation (image), thus living up to their motto Éclat the moment they get airborne - well, before that - even the taxi configuration is as one.
As soon as the aerobatic team are out of sight I cycle to the other end of the main runway at Bournemouth International Airport to photograph their return, some 30 minutes later: but once the display is over it doesn't stop there. As professional as ever they return in formation, overfly the airfield and execute a loop - smoke on - before dispersing in all directions when they pull out of it. After regrouping they then made a second approach in-line to land individually.
They never cease to impress on me their awareness of the image they create every time they fly the BAE Hawk.
Éclat indeed.
300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor (VR off). 1/2500 second at f/5.6. -0.33 EV. ISO 200. Handheld.
© 2009
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