The last rays of sunset reflect off the contrail of a passenger jet aeroplane flying high above Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
Dreaming of the sky
The nose of a Comet jetliner, East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, Scotland
I can make my own clouds
Michel ‘Mitch’ Beulen’s F16 of 349 (F) squadron of the Belgian Air Component’s Solo Display Team is busy making his own clouds during the 2010 Leuchars Air Show.
Six of a kind
Six Yak 50s from the Aerostar Yak display team fly in formation.
A noisy Belgian
Michel ‘Mitch’ Beulen’s F16 of 349 (F) squadron of the Belgian Air Component’s Solo Display Team is backlit during the 2010 Leuchars Air Show.
Winter sunset
Winter sunset over the Braid Hills, Edinburgh, Scotland
Stormwatch
Storm clouds gather at sunset over Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland
The devil’s in the details
The bells of Santa Maria Maggiore,Via de Cerretani, Florence, Italy
New York – the city that never sleeps
Rooftop DKNY sign, with water towers and steam. Classic Manhattan skyline.
I am death, destroyer of worlds
A British Army Air Corps Apache AH Mk 1 attack helicopter hovers in front of swirling black clouds of smoke.
Jet clouds
Condensation forms around the wings and cockpit of a RAF Typhoon as it pops out of a grey and dark sky. Differences in pressure above the aeroplane at high-Gs causes a temperature drop, which causes condensation.
I hope you like aeroplanes: you might be seeing a few.
Just fade away…
A different perspective – abandoned railway bridge, Leith, Scotland.
We’re all just a little burnt out
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Did I mention that I love fairgrounds…?
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Abandoned railway bridge, Leith, Scotland
Raindrops
Raindrops on the door handle of a new-style Mini. Nikon D700, 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S VR lens with a a Canon 500d close-up lens.
The owner sent her son out to find out what I was doing… “Can I help you?” he asked in a rather ‘I’m embarrassed because my mother is making me do this’ way… “No” said I, and he almost burst into tears. Ah well.