NZFF

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:29 am**

Here are a few I have picked out from yesterday.
Heading back this morning and hopefully the weather there is better than it is here.
The show was great yesterday, some nice displays flown and first class weather.

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:53 am**

Nice pictures. Thanks!!!

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:05 am**

Awesome Gavin.

Excellent Pics as usual. Love the Corsair.

Cheers Mate

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:48 am**

Great stuff, that second shot of the corsair is brilliant.

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:54 am**

Great ones Gavin

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:44 am**

Brilliant as usual Gavin! Where were you? On the stand near the commentators?

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:19 am**

All those pics i can tell your favorite aircraft Gavin ... the Sopwith Triplane

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:39 am**

Very awesome shots Gavin, especially the Seasprite ones for me.

Alex

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:25 am**

Great photos Gavin, the last one of the Triplane is very nicely composed with the heart in the background.

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:30 pm**

Unusual to see some ground based angles in your photos Gavin- but a real treat all the same.

Like everyone else, I just love that 2nd Corsair pic

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:42 pm**

Stunning pics Gavin, no idea what the technicalities are but the depth-of-field looks bloody great, must be nice fast lenses aye? Just love that shot of the Seasprite doing that banking manouvere

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:18 pm**

Love the pics Gavin

Something about the last one really gets me though

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:41 pm**

Awesome Pics Gavin.

Taken with the 100-400?

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:27 pm**

Nice to see some of your work Gav! Noticed you with Mr Sullivan yesterday visiting the TVAL tent

Looking forward to your shots from today!

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:18 pm**

NZ255 wrote:
QUOTE (NZ255 @ Jan 22 2009, 09:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Brilliant as usual Gavin! Where were you? On the stand near the commentators?

Was in the gold stand most of the time, had a media pass as well but never got there as the enclosures were close together.

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 22 2009, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
All those pics i can tell your favorite aircraft Gavin ... the Sopwith Triplane

Its pretty close to my favourite machine

FlyingKiwi wrote:
QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Jan 22 2009, 11:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great photos Gavin, the last one of the Triplane is very nicely composed with the heart in the background.

it was a load of fun taking photos from the ground, not something I have done laltely but really enjoy it.

The shot of the Triplane and heart were taken for my mate Macca, leader of the Checkers, as I promised something a bit different and the Triplane pretty much lined up perfectly, will have a look through the others as I lined up some other planes as well.

deeknow wrote:
QUOTE (deeknow @ Jan 23 2009, 02:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Stunning pics Gavin, no idea what the technicalities are but the depth-of-field looks bloody great, must be nice fast lenses aye? Just love that shot of the Seasprite doing that banking manouvere

The lenses can be quick but you still have to make them work pretty hard to get the best from them.

benwynn wrote:
QUOTE (benwynn @ Jan 23 2009, 05:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome Pics Gavin.

Taken with the 100-400?

Mostly yes.
The 100-400 has its positives and nagatives but offers lots of flexibility.
Has taken me a long time to learn how to work it properly as it does some things well but other things not so well.

K5054NZ wrote:
QUOTE (K5054NZ @ Jan 23 2009, 06:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice to see some of your work Gav! Noticed you with Mr Sullivan yesterday visiting the TVAL tent Looking forward to your shots from today!

You should have given me a yell.
Lots of good stuff in the TVAL tent, best thing was loads of cold water.

Here is a shot taken as the Kittyhawk headed to Masterton.

Posted: **Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:36 pm**

Took this during the first F4 display I have seen in NZ

Boy it was quick!!!

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:57 am**

Awesome pics!!

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:23 am**

Gav , that P-40 really has the look , weather worn almost combat fatigued , but the F4

now thats an interesting model , just for interest sake , USS Roosevelt short for ' Franklin D Roosevelt ' CV42 was the second of three 'Midway' class carriers , the third being the 'Coral Sea'.

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:23 pm**

Gavin Conroy wrote:
QUOTE (Gavin Conroy @ Jan 18 2009, 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Took this during the first F4 display I have seen in NZ
Boy it was quick!!!

You confused me for a second- I thought that there must have been a huge well kept secret about getting an F4 to New Zealand for a special surprise finale to the WoW airshow, then I looked a bit closer and saw that there were no pilots in the cockpit and a huge antenna coming out of the fuselage!

The all grey background is very deceptive though- you have no idea of the scale of it. What sort of size was it?

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:36 pm**

Trolly wrote:
QUOTE (Trolly @ Jan 24 2009, 01:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You confused me for a second- I thought that there must have been a huge well kept secret about getting an F4 to New Zealand for a special surprise finale to the WoW airshow, then I looked a bit closer and saw that there were no pilots in the cockpit and a huge antenna coming out of the fuselage!

The all grey background is very deceptive though- you have no idea of the scale of it. What sort of size was it?

This should give you some idea of the scale.

Here are the last few photos for now, will post more on my website next week

NZFF

Masterton Airshow 2009