I was in SW London all day yesterday and it was 27s from at 10.30 right through to 23.00, the light was perfect all day but sadly I couldn't take advantage.
Jump to postYes, stand on the opposite side of the road and when you see something worthwhile go up close, grab your shots and get out!
Jump to postIf you are after 27R banking shots like this: <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/British-Airways/Boeing-747-436/0783807/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/photo/British-Airways/Boeing-747-436/0783807/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<b...
Jump to postI just replied to email Lee, the crash gate from where the Thai A300 was taken backs onto the beach, there is a Bhuddist temple nearby which can be seen on Panoramio pictures in Google Earth. The light at that spot is best in the afternoons.
Matt
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Jump to postI got a shot of Celebrity Equinox last when she was on a quick run up the Solent and back to Southampton, she's back on Saturday and then heads off to her summer base in Italy. I might get a chance to get a better shot on Saturday perhaps. <a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p59834658.html" t...
Jump to postIn the nine years I've been looking at these forums I think my favourite is this one: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/730650/?threadid=730650&searchid=733306&s=pigeons#ID733306" target="_blank">If a 747 were to have 100,000 pigeons on board</a> Matt
Jump to post'People who are in debt but have money to go the casino and play the lottery' Thats my in-laws down to a tee, they have a complete lack of fiscal responsibility and do a good job of spending my tax money on Lotto scratchcards and Bingo only to then phone me and my wife and ask to lend money for food...
Jump to postA break of journey is permitted on almost all types of tickets except the discounted advance fares that must be purchased in advance. There used to be a rule about not breaking your journey on the outward portion but that changed last year.
Jump to postMe and a few thousand other SWT employees are looking at this situation and wondering if we are next, media sources continue to suggest that SWT was vastly overbid and we are now in serious difficulties.
Jump to postMost, if not all, of the cross channel hovers were built at the Hovercraft factory in Cowes on the Isle Of Wight, and across the water at Lee On Solent is the Hovercraft museum, they have a an open day every year and the next is 24th-26th July 2009.
Jump to postThe Hovercraft service from Portsmouth to the Isle Of Wight still operates, it sometimes can be suspended if it gets too windy but other than that it is a very reliable service. As for the ride, it feels just like being in an aircraft during a take off run-except it goes on for seven minutes!
Jump to postThis is one of the two Hovercraft that operates between Southsea and Ryde on the Isle Of Wight: <a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p55768499.html" target=_blank>http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p55768499.html</a> The other craft was introduced in 2007 and is bigger than the one pictured. Th...
Jump to postI agree with Tim that shooting 09R departures side on beween around 11am and 4pm at this time of year is a recipe for blown highlights and flat colours....I had a whole afetrnoon of it on May 30th! But 09R banking shots are a different story, I don't recall where you were that afternoon Ian but I wa...
Jump to postWho would have guessed that a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> A320 at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> would be my least popular! <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1474342/L/" targ...
Jump to postThanks for your reply, I have been doing that too as I have a VAIO laptop that I use for other stuff, I'll have to do some more comparisons later as I'm not entirely convinced.
Jump to postI have recently purchased a whole new system and now use an <acronym title="Louis Trichardt (LCD / FALO / FALT), South Africa">LCD</acronym> 1920x1080 monitor having used 1024x768 CRTs for the last decade or so. So far I am not entirely convinced by the colour reproduction and I am finding a slight ...
Jump to postIt would be better if you could provide two sample images of the same scene taken at the same time with similar settings, the sky has different hues in different areas depending where the sun is relative to your shooting angle. There is an evident different in the colours but it is hard to tell what...
Jump to postNo your'e not, it is clear from the auditions that in order to attain the contrived final line up there needs to be a minimum number of 15-20 hopeless acts that definately won't get through leaving the favourites with a clear run for the finals. The idea of letting the public vote on who they want t...
Jump to postIt's a 10-15 minute walk from the Cargo Centre but it is worthwhile, I've never had any problems shooting from there in the last six years!
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Jump to postI would have to agree to an extent, I have only ever tried 27L line ups once and I got chased off within minutes, that was several years ago and I have not tried since. On a positive note I have often frequented the northern perimeter road of a summers evening to get line up shots of 27R and have no...
Jump to postThanks for the help so far, I have checked the picture styles and amended them so that both cameras are now using the same settings but a quick check from my lounge window suggests little change in results. I shall be out after work tomorrow and hope to hit <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EG...
Jump to postHere are two images taken seconds apart under clear skies today, one from my trusty 30D that has been very reliable and one from my 40D which has been reliable but I'm not happy with the colour. First from the 40D <center><table align=center BORDER=0 width=650 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 STYLE="bord...
Jump to postButlins Bognor Regis, summer 2008, absolutely the worst holiday I have ever had. <a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p52844354.html" target=_blank>http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p52844354.html</a> As if the state of the room wasn't bad enough with it's awful smell and noisy ambience we had...
Jump to postIdeally I would be looking at buying a new <acronym title="Air Fiji and Continental Airways (Russian Federation)">PC</acronym> but that is out of the question financially until at least next year I expect, I have a nice VAIO laptop that I can use for pretty much anything but I cannot edit images for...
Jump to postThis morning I was editing some pictures in CS3, the monitors brightness suddenly increased and the mouse refused to move any way other than horizontal and then this appeared: <a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p56716987.html" target=_blank>http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p56716987.html</a...
Jump to postPeople have told me for the last 20 years I look like Rowan Atkinson!
http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p56601286.html
Matt
And I did the whole Carlisle-Barrow-In-Furness on a 142 back in the 1990s, it was a summers evening with a glorious sunset against the hills. I've seen the WYPTE 155s and have some pictures of them but mainly I remember the 155s as being my method of transport for getting to games at Fratton park in...
Jump to postSwiftski, you have been misinformed! Season ticket refunds (Passengers Charter) are not subject to any admin fees, but they probably won't apply anyway seeing as poor weather is classed as an 'Act of God'.
Matt
If you think the 153s are bad don't forget they used to run in pairs and were known as Class 155s, they were the precursor to the 158s on Regional routes from Cardiff. And here is the unit concerned, 153312: <a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p52588178.html" target=_blank>http://matthew-tayl...
Jump to postWhy do they always come in twos?
Keegan and Curbishley in 24 hours, Ramos and Redknapp within 24 hours of each other, now it's Adams and Scolari.
Matt
St Pancras has always been a magnificent grandoise station but fell into disrepair in the 1980s and 1990s, it's rejuvenation has been a highlight of the railway scene in the UK over the last few years. I have only used it once since it was brought back into use but I rarely resist the chance to get ...
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Jump to postMine won't embed either. <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/frown.gif" alt="Sad"> I went down to Old Portsmouth today to see HMS Illustrious leave harbour for a few months, got some of the Gosport ferry and Isle of Wight ferries too plus a couple of the hovercraft to the Isle Of Wight....
Jump to postWe're in the same boat Paul! Email says this image has been accepted: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia-State-Transport/Airbus-A319-114/1457549/M/" target=_blank>http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russi...ansport/Airbus-A319-114/1457549/M/</a> The image appears in my stats and my collection...
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Jump to post<a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p55484175.html" target=_blank>http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p55484175.html</a> White Tigers at the zoo in Singapore, it took until my fourth visit to the zoo to finally get a shot of these beautiful animals, lucky we went when we did because the tigers ...
Jump to postNo you were not, I've spent many a summer's evening at that spot and have never had any problems from the police. Late afternoon onwards is best for that spot though. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1038564/L/" target="_blank">View Large...
Jump to postThis year has been a far more productive year than 2007 but I have only uploaded two images that were taken this year, I really should upload more I guess but all my worthwhile shots are uploaded to my personal site. It's a toss up between a Titan 737 at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL...
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Jump to postA sad day for the British high street, and bad news for at least one Anet photographer who works for Woolies.
Matt
Bad weather is often the most photogenic, it all depends if you have the ability to adapt to the conditions and turn them to your advantage. As the images so far have shown, if you sit around and shoot as if it were a blue sky day when the conditions don't suit it you will end up with poor images. M...
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Jump to postOurs are pretty lame this year, we haven't had time to do it properly-nor have we had the money <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/frown.gif" alt="Sad"> <a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p55429857.html" target=_blank>http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/p55429857.html</a> But the...
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Jump to postI'm lucky to have a flat that overlooks The Solent so I get to see everything that comes in and out of Southampton: <a href="http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/c1537782.html" target=_blank>http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/c1537782.html</a> That gallery includes all 3 Cunard Queens in a 24 hour perio...
Jump to postThanks, it was a wonderful experience and I'm glad I did it despite the very dated feel to the cabin we had-I've had better in second rate motels, but there is no matching the history and tradition of the ship.
Matt
Here are some pictures from when I went on the QE2 a couple of years ago:
http://matthew-taylor.fotopic.net/c1453012.html
Matt
I saw QE2 cruise down the solent to Southampton around 5am yesterday on her final trip from NY, she left last night for her final cruise.
Probably soemwhere near Spain at the moment.