Lakeside Typhoon

Jason Connolly

Lakeside Typhoon

I couldn’t believe it, went for a country walk the other week and was wandering along the banks of Lake Windermere in the Eglish lake district national park, I had my big zoom lens on my camera and was shooting some ducks just by the waterside and I heard this deafening roar, I turned to my left and this Typhoon came out of the Blue, I quickly put all the correct focus settings on my camera and whipped the camera up to the sky, focused and followed this beauty through the shot and snapped this one just has it was passing, ‘well done’ I said to myself, all of a sudden I was being woken up in bed by my good lady, ‘wake up, wake up you are gonna be late’..I was just having a fantastic dream, this really didn’t happen :-( LOL, Sounds like a good story though hehe, actually this is 2 shots in one, The Typhoon was shot at RAF Cosford against a white sky and the background is of Windermere in the lake district, applied a little motion blur to give that real speed effect too.
Pretty pleased with it meself..
Both images shot witha Nikon D70s and 18-700mm lens and 70-300mm lens

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Lakeside Typhoon by Jason Connolly
  • pmarella

    pmarella

    fantastic shot !

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers mate, and for the quick response..

  • Trevor Fellows

    Trevor Fellows

    hi Jason nice shot m8 great editing and the story is cool to nice one m8.

    Trev.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Hi Trev, I must have had a momentary bit of creativitity floating around my head for this one LOL..
    Glad you like it mate..

  • Noelene Davies

    Noelene Davies

    Fantastic shot Jason.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Noelene, really chuffed you like it my friend..

  • Warren Williams

    Warren Williams

    WOW WOW got a GR Super 8 shot that was quick thinking , which len did you use.?

    Hey man you a real joker Jason, you had me for a moment

  • Jason Connolly replied

    LOL, hehehe, glad you like it Warren, which it had been a real situ though mate, appreciate the fine comments mate..

  • Alistair Wilson

    Alistair Wilson

    great work jason, looks super cool!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers alistair, well pleased you like it mate..

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    Fantastic pic, great treatment, and very clever combining.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Well thanks Hilary for the superb and fine comments on my shot, cheers..

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    awesome shot Jason

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks for the ‘Awesome’ mate, and for the visit..

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    Beaut of an action shot Jason… excellent low flight shot! Excellent piece of creation!

  • Maximus

    Maximus

    you lucky bastard, well done. :)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    LOL, I’ll take that as a compliment then LOL, thanks Max..

  • SharonD

    SharonD

    Well you had me.LOL.Great work Jason.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    I almost had myself Sharon LOL, thanks for popping in my friend, glad you like it..

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Oh you big cheat you (hehehe). I was just about to compliment you on your panning technique when I read the narrative. Still you must have panned the shot at RAF Cosford, so that counts too.

    Excellent composition Jason, the Typhoon is pin sharp and the motion blur is exactly as expected, well done …

  • Jason Connolly replied

    LOL, Tom, The weather at Cosford was crap and it was such a decent shot of the Typhoon I had to try and show it to the best until I get another shot at another airshow, I was just gonna stick a new sky in but decided a lake scene would be much nicer, pleased you like it, I too wish it had been for real but I wonder how many would have thought it was real if I hadn’t mentioned it?
    Glad you like it my friend, cheers..

  • SharonAHenson

    SharonAHenson

    well done….bet that was a surprise !!!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Sharon, really pleased you like the shot, appreciate the visit..

  • jase8812

    jase8812

    Fantastic !

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers very much Jase, thanks for the visit..

  • georgieboy98

    georgieboy98

    10/11 years ago when we last visited Lake Windermere the RAF were low flying along the length of the lake – only I think I heard someone say they were Tornados. A very believable photo and you have done a great cut out job on the plane. Work like this is the very essence of Photoshop and the reason so many of us go for it. Great stuff mate. Peter

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Hi peter, they do do low flying excercises as you say,not sure what aircraft they were but also saw the the larger craft too I have seen them but I’m sure not this close to the public view, When we were Staying near Lake Bassenthwaite last year they did a lot there too, spose they have to practice somewhere LOL.
    pretty pleased with this one mysaelf, thanks mate, so glad you like the shot..

  • Robert Hardy

    Robert Hardy

    Great result, you had me hook line and sinker until I read the description :-)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    LOL, thanks mate, glad you like the shot and appreciate the fav too..

  • Mark  Jones

    Mark Jones

    OUTSTANDING JASE!! WELL DONE MATE.!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Hi Mark, realy appreciate the visit mate, appreciate the top comments too, cheers..

  • Kofoed

    Kofoed

    Once again, outstanding work. The motion blur really makes this look real.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks very much Kofoed, it really worked well this I think, cheers..

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Fantastic work Jason , you seem to be doing a lot of dreaming LOL.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Zzzzz snore, Where am I? LOL, No, I am here Irene, cheers for the fine comments, glad you like the shot my friend.

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    Great narrative and terrific artistry Jason! Jolly good work Friend!!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    So appreciate your visit rose, thanks for the encouraging comments..

  • bmckain

    bmckain

    Awesome! Love this one. Glad you were ready and had your camera on.

  • bmckain

    bmckain

    ROFL, I just read the story, you got me.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    I shoulda kept my trap, shouldn’t I? LOL, anyway, glad you like the finished result..

  • barkeypf

    barkeypf

    Nice PS work.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Paul, appreciate it mate..

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart

    Very good work to make for a great photo!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks you very much Sandy for the excellent comments, i had fun doing this..

  • TFFDavid

    TFFDavid

    And if I live to be a thousand years, will I still be saying . . . Jason, THIS was your finest hour. hahaha, you daft bugger.

    Great work here mate, I love it. :-)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers mate, yes i’ve got a big mouth LOL, thaks matey, you made me laugh anyway :-))

  • Stewart Laker

    Stewart Laker

    Great shot & excellent ps work

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks again Stewart mate, appreciated..

  • Colin Hollywood

    Colin Hollywood

    Nice work Jason. It works well

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers Colin, i had a look at your gallery, lots of great plane shots, a great gallery mate, thanks for the visit and top comments.

  • Photographer

    Photographer

    Stunning capture Jason, the thing dreams are made of, great work mate.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Aren’t they?, thanks mate for the great comments and visit, cheers.

  • Clive King

    Clive King

    Awesome work Jason. Well captured.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Hi Clive, thanks very much mate, appreciate it..

  • Laura S

    Laura S

    LOL Jason! I was reading and thought wow what a thing to have happen and then you finished the story…ha! Now wouldn’t it be something if we could take pictures of our dreams? Great combining picture Jason..as always! You should be pleased with all of your pictures Jason, they are wonderful! :)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Well thank you so much, you put a smile on my face everytime you write your words, thanks Laura my friend..Glad you like all my shots and this one too.

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    And so you should be pleased with it Jas….UNREAL!!! Great idea and perfctly put together!!!! *-)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Deb, to be honest I haven’t done much of this type of PS work so I’m well chuffed with it my friend, glad you like it mate.

  • davidmilne

    davidmilne

    Brilliant technique Jason!!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks david, appreciated mate.

  • routhwick

    routhwick

    Cool shot!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Routhwick for the visit and great comments, cheers.

  • Jason Connolly
  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    ha ha – what a good image, and nice trick

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers Dave, glad that you like it mate…

  • Barry Norton

    Barry Norton

    They say the camera never lies,hahaha, great capture and compilation

  • Jason Connolly replied

    No such thing any more Barry, chhers mate, glad you like the shot pal.

  • Bevsimages

    Bevsimages

    again well done x ;)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Bev, really appreciate it my friend.

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    Talk about the right place @ the right time! Excellent shot!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    I know mar, thanks very much my firend.

  • TallGuy

    TallGuy

    Nice one, I could only manage a helicopter flying below me the other week and you need a magnifying glass to see that… a great sense of speed :-)

  • TallGuy

    TallGuy

    I should read your comment more before I comment, nice idea and still a good shot :-)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Hahaha LO, you were got mate, anyway you aren’t on your own, I should have said nothing Alan, thanks for dropping by and leavig great comments..

  • TallGuy

    TallGuy

    I do the same, I digitally alter an image, but feel guilty not mentioning it, and confess… most of the time..lol.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Hi again Alan, I couldn’t say nothing mate, as you I would have felt like e cheat LOL, I mentioned to you that I went to Loughrigg near Grasmere, I did, just not got round to processing any shots yet, I’ll get round to it, cheers mate..

  • peterhoenderdos

    peterhoenderdos

    Yeah you executed that really well.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Peter, glad you like it mate.

  • Larry Llewellyn

    Larry Llewellyn

    Love it… Speed personified!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks very much Larry, really glad you like it mate..

  • Xandru

    Xandru

    Amazing shot!! Congratulations for getting it featured.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks ever so much Xandru, really appreciate that pal..

  • Iain Mavin

    Iain Mavin

    Had to be a fine day, they can’t fly in the rain (avionics are rubbish)
    Absolutely brilliant, stunning, amazing shot.
    I’m not gushing too much am I ?

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers iain mate..

  • Denis Molodkin

    Denis Molodkin

    Superb! perfect capture

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks denis mate.

  • Mary Ann Reilly

    Mary Ann Reilly

    this is so surreal. great capture.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers very much Mary.

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