Thanks for the compliments guys. The photos were taken with a Canon EOS 30D and a Canon EFS 17-85mm lens at F7.1 & ISO 250. The last four photos were taken with a Sigma 150mm F2.8 lens at F2.8 & ISO 250 on the same camera body. I had my flash fitted but didn't end up using it and instead relied on the natural light in the conservatory. They're not perfect but I think they came out okay!
Blocking out the IMEI with the sim-card holder was actually intentional (believe it or not..). I was thinking I'd have to blur those details out but figured that would ruin the look of the photo. I tinkered about with different angles with the card holder upright and lo, it covered up the numbers well enough!
I've been disabled for a number of years which has so far ruled out trying to make a move in to professional photography; I've done a few bits of paid work but with being house-bound currently my options are a little bit limited! That is a Red Arrows "Hawk" jet, as far as I recall the Gnat was retired from the display a while ago but I could be mistaken!
The photo I use for my background is the following one. The Red Arrows put on an unexpected display just a couple of miles from our house and I was fortunate enough to be well enough at the time to get down there. Sadly my sensor needed cleaning and I didn't have time to sort it out before shooting, hence the flecks of dust.
EDIT: I've just uploaded the dust-free version of the photo. This one and the next were taken with a Canon EOS 20D and a Sigma 50-500mm lens.
It makes a really nice background as it works well in both portrait and landscape. If anyone wants to use it feel free.
There's also this photo that's had the dust-free treatment, though I'm not sure how well it works as a background as I haven't tried it:
I've got quite a few more pics of the Red Arrows so I could post them up here if there's a relevant section to do so...
Thanks again for the kind words and if these photos could be used to help spot fake N95s then all the better!
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