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As I transferred files from the Nikon D200, I realised that I hadn’t used the camera since January. The keepers make me glad that I forced myself to shoot the Farnborough Airshow this year.

The above photo was taken with the D200 and a vintage manual Sirius 70-210mm f/4-5.6. I had to frequently adjust the exposure because the light constantly changed. The trick, I found, was to place the clouds at +2 EV—as per the zone system— and let the exposure just be in the rest of the frame.

I’m impressed with Photo Ninja. It restored this picture, which was under-exposed by about 2 EV. It also removed much of the noise that was produced in recovering shadow details.

I wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope that 2013 was a good year and that 2014 will be an even better one.

This picture reminds me of the festive atmosphere in London on the last day of 2008 as we wandered around, waiting for the NYE celebrations to begin.