The Reds

[Clactonian]

The Red Arrows

Reds 1



Reds 2



Reds 3



Reds 4



Reds 5



Reds 6



All Nikon D2Xs, Nikkor 70-300VR

[jiro]

Awesome!

[Donald]

You have got to, just got to, somehow make the Red Arrows people aware of these images.

I'm sure they've got a drawer-full of very many good images that they use for promotional reasons, but ......! They're not going to have many of this quality in terms of artistry.

[Clactonian]

They're not going to have many of this quality in terms of artistry.

The guys in the aircraft are the artistes. Lay a ruler across the wings in Reds 4. Truly amazing flying when you realise their position relative to one another.

[Donald]

The guys in the aircraft are the artistes

Stop changing the subject.

Here's the 'contact us' page from their website

[Katy Noelle]

WOW! Mike, these are thrilling! I can't wait to show my oldest son who has a very keen interest in aircraft!

[arith]

I like reds 4 and reds 1 most. I did a lot of aerobatics when I was a kid in the air cadets, I was even taught to do barrel rolls and loops myself. I saw these at RAF Tagnmere around 1970, where they used live bombs to make the runway unuseable.

That was when I was as fit as a fiddle though. They are all great photo's showing great skill.

[Dave Humphries]

Great series Mike,

Did you catch them in Akrotiri (winter training), or is this from earlier in the year?

Cheers,

[Clactonian]

Did you catch them in Akrotiri (winter training), or is this from earlier in the year?

Clacton Air Show 2010

[mk00]

There're all brilliant but 4 is my favourite. Excellent - great work.

[wilgk]

Wow!
they are amazing!

[Wirefox]

Mike

We have seen these arrows photographs in all sorts of configurations but No 4 is very unusual and your framing is spot on

[ascott]

An excellent collection of images there, Mike can't fault any of them. Red 4 is my favourite, love the diagonal.

[Clactonian]

...... your framing is spot on

In an ideal world I would have liked just a little more space at either end of the formation in Red 4 ... but they move so fast !!

Thanks everybody for your generous comments.

[pono]

Mike,
Your photos are awesome! It must have been so LOUD!

I saw the Blue Angels earlier this year in Hawaii, but they only have 6 jets. 9 just makes it that more spectacular, with the amount of smoke in the air.

[Peter Ryan]

Great sequence Mike and I do like the diagonal compositions in 3, 4 and 5 but #4 is a fantastic perspective. Well done.