The first Wagga Wagga Mud, Sweat & Beers event was held last Saturday, with some 1200 odd people coming out to tackle to circuit. I went along to capture a few shots of the event, and had an fantastic day watching everyone get involved. The gang at Obstacle Racers Australia have published a review of the vent, and I have supplied a few photos! So check out the full article – here are a few excerpts: “From race central there were...
Last Saturday a group of us from Wagga had an early start to drive up to Bathurst for the Saturday qualifying sessions for the Bathurst 12 Hour and also see the various support categories. Unfortunately the support category racing was more of a parade lap and safety car demo laps….. with plenty of carnage & hopefully not too many serious injuries! Listening the Erebus Merc climb up Mountain Straight is one of the things that rates up their with...
The Temora Aviation Museum held its first Showcase day for 2013, and with great timing they celebrated the aircraft built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. In fantastic conditions, where the temperature was lot less than the previous day thankfully, the crowd was entertained with displays from the following aircraft: CAC Winjeel CAC Wirraway CAC Boomerang CAC Sabre and a great show from the Mk 8 Supermarine Spitfire – that needs some...
“Malcolm” a 27 metre Erickson sky-crane helitanker flew into the Wagga airport to be ready to deploy on the chance a fire broke out in the region. I managed to get up close with “Malcolm” – even getting to sit up front! Helicopter Transport Services CH54 B Skycrane helitankers are heavy vertical lift helicopters fitted with high capacity bellytanks capable of carrying 7500 (9000)lt. It has Twin gas turbine engines, fuel...
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be appointed as one of photographers to capture the action at the Farrer League Netball Grand Final. I must admit that in accepting I was a little worried, as I had never watched a game of Netball in my life!… But hey, it cannot be too hard to get a few good pics… can it?? Well it did prove to be a little more difficult than I thought… who would have thought Netball was such a fast game! Was difficult...
As we shared a few months ago, we were requested to go and shoot the Temora 1000 for 2012. This was a great opportunity and was further enhanced when asked to complete the very rare opportunity of shooting some of the competitors cars with the Supermarine Spitfire!! Whilst I didn’t see too much action out on the runway where the cars were breaking records, I was crawling all over the ground capturing the cars & the Spit. We had some...
Normally I head out to Temora to check out some flying action, but last weekend, the RAAF Roulettes were in Tumut to help celebrate an anniversary since the opening of airfield. The team out at the airfield were worried after some 50mm of rain fell during the week, however, the went on, and despite the odd bogged car, the people of Tumut were in for a treat and the Roulettes did not let them down. I’ve even heard stories of people watching the team...
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Berenice AbbottMichael’s passion for photography centres on his love for aviation. Whether it is the gentle Tiger Moth or a roaring Merlin powered Spitfire, his skill in capturing the essence of flight reflects his respect for the men who served our country over the years.
Michael’s images have been used in various aviation magazines, including “Aviator”, “Pacific Flyer” & “The Moth”. He has also contributed to the Bud Tingwell biography “War Stories”.
In addition to Michael’s aviation photography, he is an avid landscape photographer, capturing the rural & outback country of Australia. Michael was the local winner in 2011 “Scott Kelby Photowalk” and was also selected as a Top 8 finalist for an ANZ Banking Group photo competition in 2012. Michael also won the “People’s Choice” and had a Highly Commended in the 2012 Murrumbidgee Catchment Authority photo competition.
In recent times, Michael has completed a photo session for the NSW Commodore Club of NSW at the Temora 1000 featuring some the competitors cars with a the Spitfire Mk16 from the Temora Aviation Museum. Michael has also completed shoots at the NSW/ACT Riverina & Farrer League Netball & Football grand finals.
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“Michael’s passion for aviation clearly shows in his high quality aerial portfolio. However, his photographic expertise goes way beyond this area of proficiency. No matter it be a grass-hopper, scenery or people in love, he frames them into an intriguing mini-story.” – Patrick Verbessem
“Now here is a guy that can take a fantastic photo. Its alway a pleasure too see what Michael has captured and added too his great collection here on flickr for us all to see” – Craig Hall
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