It's great to see the RNHF Sea Fury back on the display circuit at last. I like this classic beast of an aeroplane almost as much as Ozzy likes his Spitfires.
Shame I missed it arriving - a sad case of finger-trouble on my part. Left the lens cap on.
I rushed down the flightline & caught it being refuelled. I was there to catch it being towed into the static park. An ideal opportunity for some unusual close-ups. Hope you like 'em.







I caught it later taxying out to take off. If I'm not mistaken someone not a million miles away from this forum is in shot.

Nope, not guilty your 'onour. I'm not grey 'aired (yet) and I wasn't wearing a cap...


Charlie  

(I think I'm just out of shot to the right...)

nice crispy shots Doug! nice prop blur too in the last one.
oh, if you want to get rid of the lens cap problem, you should by a DLSR...if the cap is still on, you won't see a thing through it so you never forget to remove it! helped me out alot in the past. 

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Thanks Ken. All except the last one were taken with my old trusty F 401.

Thanks for the tip too but I get the same effect as a DSLR on my digital viewfinder. Everything is black when I look through it. By the time I remove the cap the opportunity is gone. It only happens when I want a quick shot & I keep making the same stupid mistake. Must be my age. I'm just not used to lens caps as the F 401 & my old Canon SureShot don't have one.

PS. I've found that prop blur depends on engine revs & the type of prop. That big 5-blader on the Sea Fury comes out well at most revs.

Those are some real nice birds! Awsome shots!