I’d seen the Daks Over Duxford event advertised and knew I had to go. We’d been to Duxford quite a few times and the airshows were getting kind of boring with the same planes attending each; this was something different.
It was on a weekday so my usual crew, Josh and Dad, were at work. I managed to convince my grandparents to come with me.
We took chairs because I knew that we couldn’t cope with standing all day or sitting on the floor which indeed turned out to be a good idea.
The event proved a chance for me to try out my Sigma 120-400mm lens for what I bought it for, airshow photography. It was very good, a lot better than my previous lens although the quality tailed off towards the 400mm end.
I had to edit out so many dust spots. I must remember to clean my camera after each shoot to prevent that happening again, but Duxford does kick up a lot of dust which inevitably gets onto the lens.
I took just over 4,000 photos which I found hard to whittle down, so I apologise in advance of the hundreds of photos below. It was just so hard to choose the best ones when they all looked great.
The videos, on the other hand, were another matter. Some turned out really well… and some not so well. There’s quite a lot of camera-shake in a lot of the videos, so I’m thinking about buying a new tripod that will hopefully prevent me from being so wobbly. I’ve included the videos anyway because they represent the airshow quite well.
Overall, I had a really good day and good fun editing these photos. I’m pleased with the result and glad I got to be a part of something so special.
