MISSION: Capture evocative images of aviation at air events and museums across the UK
PHOTOGRAPHER: Nigel Wood
LOCATION: Worcestershire, United Kingdom
KIT USED: Nikon D7200, Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary
INSTAGRAM: @n1gelwood
ETSY: www.etsy.me/3AJJ3QR
I got into aviation when I joined the Air Training Corps at 13 and soon visited my first air show. My dad was into photography, so I borrowed his camera and my journey into film stills started. I still have his Nikon F60 and AF 35-80mm f/4-5.6D (that still works well on my D7200). I took a long pause between 1995 and 2016, but redundancy gave me the opportunity to invest in my first DSLR, a Nikon D3200 with the AF-P DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and AF-S DX VR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED. I took it to the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford and my passion was reignited.
This story is from the September 2021 edition of N-Photo: the Nikon magazine.
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