Rookie photographer and airshow Oostwold

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 03:47 PM

Yes, I'm one of those lazy guys who only use full automatic pocket camera's. But now, my wife bought a Canon EOS 1000D, so I decided to improve my skills on this airshow. First everything on automatic, but at the end of the show, finally using full automatic, I think I made some decent photo's with this much too complicated camera

What's the deal: In the far North of the NL lies a timy (880 m) grass airstrip with the abitious name "Oostwold Airport". The owner has a warbird, P51D "Damn Yankee", one of the finest looking P51's I've ever seen. He organises a small airshow, every 2 years or so and even manages to get some rare birds as you will see. About 15000 people come to these shows and as the farmland is big, there's plenty of room for everyone. One of those nice, small relaxed airshows..

Damn Yankee was unfortunately not able to fly, so I made a fewstatic shots of her. I only had a big (60-300) lens, so you'll have to do with some crazy closeups. One lesson learned

Coming up, some more P51...

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 03:49 PM

Always there, Big Beautiful Doll.

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 03:52 PM

AN-2 arriving and Dutch Display team Fokker 4, flying Fokker S11 instructors

Stay tuned I'll upload many more pics later. I made 400 pics, many cap (Hurray for digital). Don't worry, I only selected a few

**DBII** · 06-02-2009 03:58 PM

Nice arishow.

DBII

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 03:59 PM

Some french guy who learnes Cranes to fly, also can fly formation with them. They apparently think he's their mother. An impressive sight.
A flying L-39 and a Lysander on the ground..

With the L-39 I decided that automatic was not the way to go

**pbfoot** · 06-02-2009 04:01 PM

good stuff ,you guys with your DSLRs make me jealous

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 04:08 PM

Dutch Magister jet
Pitts special display
Saab Safir
Seagul formation (Piagy's)

**imalko** · 06-02-2009 04:10 PM

Great photos,thanks for sharing! Is there more to come?
I'm jealous too, for not be able to see something like this in my country. (I mean WW2 warbirds like that "Damn Yankee" Mustang.)

By the way plane on that last photo with invasion stripes in post #5 isn't Lysander. It looks like Stinson Reliant to me.

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 04:15 PM

Small airfield indeed
Wingwalkers
Yak 52 and Yak 11

Coming much more...

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by imalko

It looks like Stinson Reliant to me.

Yes, DC2, Hurricane, Spit still to come.

I already thought it didn't look right. Thanks for clearing up.

**Marcel** · 06-02-2009 04:27 PM

The Hurrycane, just restored in January this year. Great a/c. Took about 100 photo's of it..

Tomorrow the last few, DC2 Uiver, P51, Spitfire.

**Thorlifter** · 06-02-2009 04:32 PM

Your right. He does get some nice planes there! What are those Russian planes in the 1st pic of #2? Yak's?

**Gnomey** · 06-02-2009 04:59 PM

Nice stuff Marcel! Looks an excellent little airshow, good you got nice weather as well.

**Airframes** · 06-02-2009 05:17 PM

For a 'rookie' you got some darned good shots, Marcel! I love those ones with the cranes, and the Hurricane taking off, if cropped, could be straight out of the BoB. And yes, the 'Lysander' is a Stinson AT-19, supplied under Lend-Lease to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as the 'Reliant'.