Lancaster Bomber- War Memorial Canberra

hilarydougill, 3 months ago

Fantastic find, wonderful aircraft, wonderful condition, great imagery and colours, lovely light

dawndavies, 3 months ago

fabulous shot of this, very hard to do inddors, well done, dawn

Trudi ~, 3 months ago

Wonderful use again of the available light,great subject and shot

Elaine Farmer, 3 months ago

Awesome…..comp. colors….the craft its self…. lighting….all very well done….with a lot of care! :)

Maximus, 3 months ago

Very cool Boss, my late Dad worked on these in WW2. :)

Gwenda Oxley, 3 months ago

fantastic image Sharon

SharonD in reply to hilarydougill’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Hilary. I forgot my tripod.LOL.

Noelene Davies, 3 months ago

Fantastic capture and lighting Sharon.

SharonD in reply to dawndavies’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks dawn. Forgot my tripod, so I put the camera on auto.

SharonD in reply to Trudi ~’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Trudi, thanks to my Fuji s9500.LOL.

SharonD in reply to Elaine Farmer’s comment, 3 months ago

Hello Elaine, many thanks for your great comments.

SharonD in reply to Maximus’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Maximus, wow did he. They’re really big.

SharonD in reply to Gwenda Oxley’s comment, 3 months ago

Hi Gwenda,thank you.

SharonD in reply to Noelene Davies’s comment, 3 months ago

Hi Noelene, thanks heaps.

HippyDi, 3 months ago

Hi Sharon…what a great shot!!! Our Fuji strikes again:-)

Lisa Kenny, 3 months ago

this is so cool …. fantastic lighting

roybob, 3 months ago

Good capture MIL. You’ve got the light just about right in a difficult condition, you’ve framed the shot nicely also. I could see theis being on postcards in the souvenier shop of the War Memorial or featured in Canberra/War Memorial visitors brochures.

johno4280, 3 months ago

WoW Sharon, craker shot, instant favourite! Lisa put it well “This is so cool…”

dougie1, 3 months ago

brilliant. and congrats to the museum for their presentation, wonderful!

stevendesiow, 3 months ago

Excellent light. 2 thumbs up from me.

GailD, 3 months ago

Wonderful Sharon. Love the use of available light.

justrick, 3 months ago

thats a great shot, back in my home town a farmer not far from us was one of the pilots that flew the dam buster mission, and do you
remember that clasic movie anyone.??? cheers rick

Jim Caldwell, 3 months ago

Post card quality

Maximus, 3 months ago

Dad was a radio & radar mechanic, all very top sercet…. :)

SharonD in reply to HippyDi’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Di. Yep… great camera.LOL.

SharonD in reply to Lisa Kenny’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks very much Lisa.

SharonD in reply to roybob’s comment, 3 months ago

LOL. Thanks Roy, I’m glad you think so.

SharonD in reply to johno4280’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Johno, I’m really glad you like it.

SharonD in reply to dougie1’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Dougie. I’ll have to go back again because I only saw about half of it.

SharonD in reply to stevendesiow’s comment, 3 months ago

I’m glad you like it Steven. Thank you.

SharonD in reply to GailD’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Gail, I’d better thank the camera. LOL.

SharonD in reply to justrick’s comment, 3 months ago

Hello Rick,fancy knowing one of the pilots . I vaguelly remember the movie. Thanks.

SharonD in reply to Jim Caldwell’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks very much Jim.

SharonD in reply to Maximus’s comment, 3 months ago

Hello Maximus. Gail and I are looking into the role our uncle played in the war.

Maximus, 3 months ago

It’s a fascinating thing to do, I am enormously proud that my maternal Grandfather served in the famous Lighthorse in WW1 & Dad in the RAAF in WW2, I also had an uncle on the Kokokda track. :)

SharonD, 3 months ago

I’m going to BM you.

WOLF, 3 months ago

very cool image my grandfather served rafc

Ranald, 3 months ago

Lovely shot. The light really shows up the matt paint nicely. The guys used to take (smuggle) empty beer bottles with them to throw out over German towns. The bottles tumbled and whistled on the way down.

Kofoed, 3 months ago

Great tribute to this great plane, Sharon. The lighting is wonderful.
I once saw one of these at RAF museum in Hendon, but the ligthing was deliberately kept so low, that photograping was impossible.
Great work.

Loreto Bautist..., 3 months ago

Awesome shot of a great plane…well done.

SharonD in reply to WOLF’s comment, 3 months ago

Hello Wolf,thanks for commenting.I don’t thnik I have anybody in my family that flew.

SharonD in reply to Ranald’s comment, 3 months ago

Hi Ranald,thank you. Did they really.LOL. I’ve never heard of that one before., LOL.

SharonD in reply to Kofoed’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Kofoed. The lighting was pretty low here too.I just put my Fuji s9500 on auto.

SharonD in reply to Loreto Bautista Jr.’s comment, 3 months ago

Hi Bot,thanks very much.

Mark Weaver, 3 months ago

Great lighting. Well done!

justrick, 3 months ago

yes sharon, the farm in question has a museum, run by the martin family, there is a section dedicated to Jesse’s father who was the pilot. its an incredible story of the bouncing bombs they used, and the aircraft as well…. worth a vist cheers rick

barkeypf, 3 months ago

Great shot Sharon.

Steven Agius, 3 months ago

Excellent shot Sharon, very hard to capture these there so big, well done.

Jen7, 3 months ago

Great shot. Very clear considering the low lighting you had to work with. Well done.

SharonD in reply to Mark Weaver’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Mark.

SharonD in reply to justrick’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Rick, sounds a great place to visit.

SharonD in reply to barkeypf’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks a lot Paul.

SharonD in reply to Steven Agius’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Steven, yes they’re definately very big.

SharonD in reply to Jen7’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Jen, I don’t know why the lighting was so low.

Alan Findlater, 3 months ago

really good work well done

SharonD in reply to Alan Findlater’s comment, 3 months ago

Hi Alan, thank you.

debsphotos, 3 months ago

What a beauty Sharon!!! Fantastic capture and lighting!! Bet you girls had a great time!! *-)

Jason Connolly, 3 months ago

Have to fav this one, it’s brill sharon..

SharonD in reply to debsphotos’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Deb we sure did.

SharonD in reply to Jason Connolly’s comment, 3 months ago

Hi jason, thanks very much.

Woodie, 3 months ago

Great capture.
It looks like it is “G” George, 460 RAAF Squadron. Did over 90 ops, that 3 tours, and still survived.
Cheers Neil

SharonD in reply to Woodie’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Neil, I know they have a G for George there.Probably it.

TREVOR IRWIN, 3 months ago

Sharon, Each year i see the Lancaster fly along with tow spitfires, at farnborough Air Show. On their return to base, They actually fly over my house. The noise of a Lancaster bomber in the distance is amazing. You have captured history well. This is definately favored.

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SharonD in reply to TREVOR IRWIN’s comment, 3 months ago

Thank you Trevor. I’m so glad you like it.

joak, 3 months ago

brilliant what a fantastic shot lighting superb …nice to see it so well preserved

SharonD in reply to joak’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks so much Joak.

Gilberte, 2 months ago

Congratulations Sharon for your superb photo being chosen as the avatar of the month

Philip Golan, 2 months ago

I missed this one Sharon. All been said. Congratulations.

johno4280, 2 months ago

Congrats Sharon, well deserved :)

tess1731, 2 months ago

Well Done Sharon … Excellent shot it is to.

SharonD in reply to Gilberte’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks so much Gilberte.

SharonD in reply to Philip Golan’s comment, 2 months ago

Hi Phil,thank you.

SharonD in reply to johno4280’s comment, 2 months ago

Thank you johno

SharonD in reply to tess1731’s comment, 2 months ago

Hi Tess, thanks.

Marvin Collins, 2 months ago

Congrats Sharon, this is a great shot, well deserved!!!

keleka656, 2 months ago

Wow, great shot. Congratulations on this being chosen for avatar! I totally missed this one first time around. The lighting in the scene is beautiful, enhancing the sleek lines/curves of this beauty to the max. You did a beautiful job photographing this.

Anaa, 2 months ago

Wow …Fantastic image !! Congrats Sharon … very well deserved !! :)

kenspics, 2 months ago

Congratulations Sharon!!!
This is one fantastic photo…and well deserves the honor being given to it!!!!

Kofoed, 2 months ago

Congratulations, Sharon. Well deserved. It’s a wonderful image.

SharonD in reply to Marvin Collins’s comment, 2 months ago

Hi Marvin, thank you.

SharonD in reply to keleka656’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks so much Theresa,I’m really glad you like it.

SharonD in reply to Anaa’s comment, 2 months ago

Hello Anaa, thanks heaps.

SharonD in reply to kenspics’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks so much ken.

SharonD in reply to Kofoed’s comment, 2 months ago

Hello Kofoed. Thanks very much.

Elaine Farmer, 2 months ago

Sharon “D” MUST stand for “DEAR”!!! Just LOOK at ALL of these comments!! And SO well deserved….. OH MY….and now I see miss D is here too and put her on my watch list just as soon as I saw that. Blessings to the fullest to both!. No finer people anywhere… HUGS…XXXX

Jason Connolly, 2 months ago

Just a quick one Sharon, well done on this being chosen for the former DPF avatar of the month, an excellent shot as i’ve said before..

SharonD in reply to Elaine Farmer’s comment, 2 months ago

Hello Elaine, and blessings to you too. Thanks.

SharonD in reply to Jason Connolly’s comment, 2 months ago

Hello Jason, thanks ever so much.

john403, 2 months ago

One of the best Lancastor shots I’ve seen, Sharon. Simply beautiful. It’s one gorgeous air craft.

blossom, 2 months ago

Wonderful work Sharon!! Congratulations!!
The Australian War Memorial certainly is “First Class””!! “G for George” looks so very impressive!! Thanks for sharing!!!

SharonD in reply to john403’s comment, 2 months ago

Hello John,I’m so glad you like it. Thanks.

SharonD in reply to blossom’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks blossom. yeah it’s a great place. We ran out of time and didn’t see everything so we’ll have to go back.

Laurie Puglia, about 1 month ago

Wow, that’s really cool sharon :) laurie

SharonD in reply to Laurie Puglia’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thanks Laurie,I’m glad you like it.

Arrowman, 29 days ago

Brilliant !

SharonD in reply to Arrowman’s comment, 29 days ago

Thank you so much Arrowman.

Arrowman, 29 days ago

Good luck in the war Challenge – Colin

SharonD in reply to Arrowman’s comment, 29 days ago

Thank you Colin, are you in there too.

Arrowman, 29 days ago

No, I only joined yesterday, so missed entering !

SharonD in reply to Arrowman’s comment, 29 days ago

Bummer.