2 Trips to SPTA (Pic heavy!)

[Olicat]

Here we go...
My first trip to SPTA in a while, bombing it up to the Plain on a Monday after school with another local photog. Ended up catching this up close in a Confined Area

IMG_7493 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7536 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7556 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


If you go down in the woods today... by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7567 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr

And that was that for that evening, then went back and made another trip. And I am so glad I did...
Apache was there on the plain when we got there and we rushed up to catch him, was the closest I have ever been to a helicopter in flight. He was less than 10 metres at times, the downwash was so intense I couldn't hold my camera steady enough and it sent my tripod along with GoPro camera cartwheeling away. Had to signal for them to move back!


IMG_7666 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7679 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7700 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7731 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr

This is at 135mm...

IMG_7748 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7763 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7872 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7880 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7815 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7829 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr

We left the hill very happy, and caught another Merlin in the Confined areas just after 8

IMG_7957 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7965 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_8028 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_8086 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7408 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr


IMG_7439 by O.C.Photo, on Flickr

And a video of the landing...


That'll do nicely. Hopefully will get up again soon, things are starting to get dusty...

[Stigish]

Wow

Awesome set of pics there Oli, it looks like the Apache pics were taken on board another aircraft in flight!

[Olicat]

Thanks, right place (or should I say hill!) at the right time...

[Ray C]

Like um.....what lens.....?

[Jigsaw]

Great shots mate. Really impressive

[Olicat]

Thanks, was using a Canon 100-400 L for most of them, except for the last 2 which were using a Samyang 14mm

[Ipso]

Good pics Mr Cat. Do you have a scanner frequency for SPTA?

[Olicat]

Thanks, Im afraid not though, sorry

[Lucas1860]

Nice selection there.

[Ipso]

Thanks, Im afraid not though, sorry

No worries.