Four military photos. (Dialup warning ~750kb)

[Killakoala]

Four pics from my last week at sea off the south coast of NSW, before the weather turned nasty. All taken off the coast near Jervis bay.

The helicopter is a Seahawk from the Naval Air Station at Nowra and the ship is HMAS Stuart, an ANZAC class frigate.

All helo pics taken with the 70-300mm G lens and the ship with an 85mm 1.4@ F7.1, 1/1250. I tried to get a bit of motion blur on the blades of the helicopter.

[Glen]

First and third really give a good sense of action. I like them a lot, very impressed with those two

[Neeper]

I like them. Nice shots Steve.

[BBJ]

Great shots Steve, i think they look good and got the motion blur to go with it but yes i like.
Cheers
John

[edneeves]

Definately agree with the motion blur on the first one. Its difficult to get right especially with a wobbling helicopter but I think you have pulled it off. I especially like the composition as you get a brilliant angle of the chopper.

Ed.

[birddog114]

Nice shots alway Killa,
And happy to hear you came home safe! All the engines worked I guessed.
Talked about you last Saturday at the meet.

[Killakoala]

I was wondering why my ears were burning.

We came home two days early because we broke down. (again)

[birddog114]

I was wondering why my ears were burning.

We came home two days early because we broke down. (again)

That means she has been towed back to port by the big tug boat

[leek]

Those are really great shots Steve... They look as if they came straight out of Jane's Monthly or some such magazine... Very impressed... I like the shadow frame effect too...

[Killakoala]

Engines are fine but other parts of the ship aren't. No A/C's, barely any hot water, power problems, cracks in places that are not good to have cracks etc....