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 by thaddeus on Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:35 pm
I went for a buzz through the choppy skies of Sydney today and thought I'd share some photos.
Here's one of my mates getting pummelled by some towering cumulus. (The aircraft is the little dot in the mid-right of the photo!)
I quite like the area around Watson's Bay. I was trying to get a kind of sea, land and city shot in one. Unfortunately I got the lighthouse a bit too close to centre, plus they insist on painting lighthouses bright whites which flare up too much, but them's the breaks!
South can look quite nice. Makes you want to jump in a fighter jet and go screaming down the coast!
This one almost worked. This is from Ben Buckler Point (Bondi). I liked the way the light played on the Opera House.
Here's a water taxi trying to move Clarke Island. He didn't have much luck!
I then spent 10 minutes or so chasing jetboats. They are little buggers to follow because they zip around this way and that. You have to make sure you don't focus on them too much or you'll end up slamming into a bridge. (They seem quite clever like that.) After a while I figured out their patterns and managed to grab this shot which I will subject you to in large size!
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by ozczecho on Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:37 pm
thaddeus, cant remember who won the chopper ride, but judging by these images they are gonna get some great shots...Surprised you didnt do a fly by one of Sydney beaches to see what they look like deserted....
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by thaddeus on Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:43 pm
pippin88 won my choice and I will taking him out for a fly in January. I extended a last-minute invite to him for this trip but he couldn't make it, which is reasonable enough.
I did pop down to Bondi but nothing much was happening:
A mate was buzzing Cronulla but he said it was quiet there too. Last edited by thaddeus on Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
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by phillipb on Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:05 pm
May I suggest that you do a low pass above Belmore on a Saturday afternoon, could make an interesting photo of a mini meet.  __________
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by Killakoala on Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:48 pm
Great images once again. It is very refreshing to view Sydney from a different angle for a change.
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by marcotrov on Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:39 pm
Some great shots here thaddeus. The cloud burst just shows how insignificant we are against nature. Nice capture with the jet boat. It would be difficult to track.
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by Glen on Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:25 pm
Thaddeus, once again your images make full use of your vantage point. Good shots
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by sirhc55 on Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:29 pm
The jet boat shot is awesome and the others make one - well - just envious  Chris
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by DionM on Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:32 pm
A great alternate view.
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by mudder on Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:00 pm
Some great shots there from a terrific vantage point, that must be such a buzz...
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by Geoff on Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:58 pm
These shots are great Thaddeus - excellent for making oneself think about booking a joy flight 
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by glamy on Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:23 pm
Very nice shots. It'd be nice if we could take pictures of each other up in the air!
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