Photo of the Month - December 2008

Subject: Photo of the Month - December 2008 2008-12-14, 08:54

Photo Of The Month Competiton

Here is a re-cap of the rules for the second Photo Of The Month competition.

The rules are simple –

1. One entry per user

2a. Photograph must be taken during the month in question, however please note the following rule 2b.

2b. Since December is usually a quiet month and many may not have been able to get out this month, for this competition only, the photograph can have been taken at any time, but should have some relation to a 'festive theme', such as snow, or Santa on finals etc.

3. Photo must be taken by the user themselves (or another family user who is unable to post their own, children for example, but please state on your entry if this is the case)

4. The picture can be anything you like as long as there is some military aviation connection.

5. The winner will be voted for by the Moderating team. Moderators will not be exempt from the competition, but cannot vote for their own entry.

6. To enter simply pick your best shot of the month and post the image onto this thread, together with information regarding the a/c pictured, location and date etc

7. Images can be 'photo-shopped' to some extent - cropping, sharpening, brightness tweaks, colour saturation alterations are all fine. The photo must retain it's initial subject however. Do not cut and paste aircraft from other photographs you have into your entry to make it look more interesting. If in doubt, please PM me or one of the other mods.

8. All images must be posted in line with the usual FC posting rules (Rules Clicky)

9. Competitions will usually be set up around the middle of the month and will remain open until midnight on the first day of the following month - so you will have 24 hours into the next month to post. Hopefully this will allow anyone with a prize shot taken late on the last day of the month to enter.

10. The winner will usually be posted within 72 hours of the competition closing

11. Rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

12. The decision of the Moderating team is final, but let's keep this nice and friendly and see some cracking shots

For the winner this month –

The coveted ‘Photo Of The Month Winner’ status under their user-name for 1 month.
A small feature on Air Scene UK
Your photo will be added to the 'Hall of Fame' sticky
Further prizes to be determined, donated by Squadron Prints
A new 1Gb memory card, kindly donated by a member of the moderating team (format to be determined by the winner)

This month the competition will be open until 23.59 on 1 January 2009. Remember, post either a military aviation photograph taken this month, OR a military aviation photograph taken at any time, but with a festive theme

Good luck!

Steve

Location : Lincs

RAF Coningsby, 3rd December 2008

Typhoon FGR.4, serial ZJ939.

Photo of the Month - December 2008 A242b3b4

Location : Hatfield Spotter Watch Member : Yes

RAF Lakenheath, 9th December 2008

Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

Photo of the Month - December 2008 FCLNEagle-0863

Cheers, Roger

Moderator Location : In a layby

Raf Brize Norton 3rd of December

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Day7-2

Location : Bristol

Mach Loop 10th December 2008.

Photo of the Month - December 2008 IMG_cadeast4

Admin Location : Abu Dhabi

Taken during Feb 2007 at Brize Norton

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Snow005800x

Dunk

Subject: Re: Photo of the Month - December 2008 2008-12-15, 05:16

Hi all,

Mach Loop 3-12-08 Dusk with snow threatening.

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Bwlchexit03-12-088

Cheers Gareth

Location : Nottingham/Mildenhall

Here's one from me,a C17 departing 29 at Easter with snow on the ground lol!

.

Photo of the Month - December 2008 EASTER-8

Photo of the Month Runner-Up Location : Wiltshire, UK

Taken last week...we don't get much snow down south...

Photo of the Month - December 2008 SPTA3

Location : Essex Spotter Watch Member : no

69-0015 C-5 Galaxy departing Mildenhall 9-12-2008

Photo of the Month - December 2008 69-0015_C-5_Galaxy_Mildenhall1

Location : Manchester

Photo of the Month - December 2008 3110542105_9287d56343_o

Sorry about that, forgot to re-size it. Could you delete my old post please thanks :D

Nimrod MRA.4-Warton-08/12/08 :D

Location : grimsby Spotter Watch Member : no

ZJ814 QO-Z @ Coningsby 9th

Photo of the Month - December 2008 IMG_0168copy

Brize Norton 6/12/08 - One of Tonks' toys Steve

Brize Norton 6/12/08 - One of Tonks' toys

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Brize6-12VC10rear

Steve

Location : Wolverhampton Spotter Watch Member : no

Taken yesterday at the Classic Flight night photoshoot!

Photo of the Month - December 2008 IMGP5033ps

:D

Location : grimsby Spotter Watch Member : no

raf coningsby 9/12/2008 eurofighter
Photo of the Month - December 2008 DSC_0114

Location : Cleveland Spotter Watch Member : No

Swiss Airforce F-18 at Meiringen October 08.

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Axalp014

Subject: Re: Photo of the Month - December 2008 2008-12-16, 12:11

I've had a couple of PMs recently about the rules regarding the competition this month

To clarify, you can post EITHER

1. A photograph taken this month depicting whatever you like, as long as their is some military aviation connection

OR

2. A photograph taken at any time, but with a 'festive' theme, such as snow

They will all be judged together as one - as I'm sure you know, December is not usually a busy month, either for forums or photography visits, so we thought we would open it up to photographs taken at other times, but with the proviso they are 'festive' themed

Hope that clears it up

Steve

Photo of the Month Runner-Up Location : Hull; E yorkshire

A Swiss Air Force Hornet climbing over the top of a mountain covered in early winter snow for my entry. Photo taken 7th October 2008

Photo of the Month - December 2008 HornetUH

Photo of the Month - December 2008 HornetUH

Location : blackpool england Spotter Watch Member : no

Warton saturday 13/12/08

Photo of the Month - December 2008 012-3

Subject: Re: Photo of the Month - December 2008 2008-12-17, 13:19

Lovely shots every one heres mine taken on the 6th of December using the over run 29 @ Mildenhall :D

KC135R 61-0324 from MARCH AFB

Photo of the Month - December 2008 KCMARCH61-0324A4PRINT3

Photo of the Month - December 2008 KCMARCH61-0324A4PRINT3

MERRY XMAS to all :joker: :rendeer:

Location : Ipswich Spotter Watch Member : No

AF1 Departing mildenhall (with the bush himself aboard) on Monday 15th December 2008.

Photo of the Month - December 2008 RafMildenhall15-12-08083Small

Photo of the Month - December 2008 RafMildenhall15-12-08083Small

Nice pictures so far guys this will be a hard one! Good luck all :pirat:

Location : Belgium

Belgian Seaking RS01 doing his last flight. On this pic he is doing one of his last formation flights with other seakings and an alouette above Koksijde Airbase. Pic taken at 17-12-08 ;)

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Voorwedstrijd

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Voorwedstrijd

Location : A secret airbase in Oxfordshire

In for a penny...

Photo of the Month - December 2008 F3-2-1

AARA 5 Tornado F3 17 Dec 08 at FL180.

Olympus E-500 f/11 1/320 ISO 100 14mm lens (35mm film eq of a 28mm lens).

Tonks

Location : aberystwyth Spotter Watch Member : no

Here's Hawk XX195 shot on the 10th December 08 early in the morning at the Bwlch.

Mark

Photo of the Month - December 2008 Hawk800

Subject: Re: Photo of the Month - December 2008 2008-12-19, 08:59

That's fantastic,welcome to the forum MJ.

Mike