My other-other passion

[Sam '43003' Tanner]

Away from everything else, I'm a photographer. My tastes lie in a few different aspects of photography but my main interests lie in both aviation and motorsport, both of which will get a bit of an airing. 

For me, flight is the very essence of what fuels my own personal being and this quote will go some way to explaining that; "To most people, the sky is the limit. For those who love aviation, the sky is home". There is something about being up with the clouds, free from the ties of terra firma that I actually find quite difficult to put in to words. When I'm stuck on the ground though, photographing mans best attempt at doing what clouds and birds do so effortlessly is a big part of my life. I focus on military aviation a bit more than civilian aviation, but the latter is a lot easier to access for the best part of the year. The constant exception to the rule is the Royal International Air Tattoo, held for a week every July at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. I volunteer at the airshow with the refuelling operations team so it gives me a fantastic chance to get up close and personal to these fantastic aircraft. 

 

Austrian Air Force (Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte) Saab 105Oe: RF-26 by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Swiss Air Force Aérospatiale AS.332M-1 Super Puma: T-311 by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Polish Air Force Sukhoi Su-22M-4K Fitter: 'Red 9616' by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

United Sates Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon VX-1 (737-8FV): 167995/JA-995 by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) Dassault Rafale C: 141/113-GT by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

 

ZF244 Watermarking Test by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

 

A colleague of mine at the Air Tattoo organises the Little Gransden Air & Car Show in Cambridgeshire at the end of August and it's an airshow that I attended for the first time last year. It's a stunner and if you're in the area, I can't recommend it enough! 

 

Hardwick Warbirds P-51D-5NA: 44-13521/5Q-B/G-MRLL "Marinell" by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe: RW382/3W-P/G-XVIA by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr


Away from aviation, I absolutely love motorsport. I've always been an F1 man but the money and the politics have turned me away and I've rekindled my love affair with the British Touring Car Championship and the support series. "Tin-Top" racing is so much better! 9 races in to the season and there have been about 7 different winners. You can't argue with that! I've been to Brands Hatch and Thruxton so far this year with Oulton Park a possibility along with Silverstone and Brands Hatch again later in the year and the British GT at Brands Hatch once more in August.

 

MG Triple Eight Racing, Andrew Jordan No.77, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Laser Tools Racing, Aiden Moffat No.16, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing, Derek Palmer No.22, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

West Surrey Racing, Andy Priaulx No.111, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Honda Yuasa Racing, Gordon Shedden No.52, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Wix Racing, Adam Morgan No.33, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Wix Racing, Adam Morgan No.33, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Speedworks Motorsport, Tom Ingram No.80, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Laser Tools Racing, Aiden Moffat No.16, British Touring Car Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

 

The support races provide a diverse range of racing, across a broad aspect of ages. The Ginetta Juniors and MSA Formula feature 14-15 year old racers starting out in their careers in both tin-top and open wheel championships. The Renault UK Clio Cup, The Porsche Carerra Cup and the Ginetta GT4 championships provide a further stepping stone and also a place for experienced drivers to compete. A notable name in the Clio Cup championship in recent years and due to compete in the BTCC at the tail end of the season is Nicolas Hamilton, younger brother of F1 champion Lewis Hamilton. He will become the first disabled driver to compete in the BTCC and the support for him is amazing and goes further to prove the diversity, quality and talent in all levels of racing at the BTCC event. For £35 and over 8 hours of motor racing, it's a superb day outt.

HHC Motorsport, Sophia Floersch No.14, Kickstart Ginetta Junior Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Redline Racing, Jack Falla No.47, Porsche Carrera Cup GB by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Carlin, Colton Herta No.10, MSA Formula Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

Team Cooksport, Rory Collingbourne No.13, Renault UK Clio Cup by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

TRS Arden, Sandy Mitchell No.19, MSA Formula Championship by Sam  Tanner, on Flickr

 

 

A whole lot more of everything can be viewed at https://www.flickr.com/photos/caerusaviation

 

I apologise for banging on but I'm sure you understand how it is when one is passionate about things that interest them! Any C&C's are more than welcomed and would be most appreciated. If you're on Flickr, click that "Follow" button and I shall reply in kind. If you've reached this part, congratulations and thank you.

[Metr0Land]

Very nice pic of SU-22

[Sam '43003' Tanner]

Thanks buddy  

[steve1]

That's the most colourful Saab I've ever seen.

 

steve

[Adrian Wintle]

Very nice. I have been into both aviation and motor racing photography, but most of my photos don't look like those.

 

 

 

My brother is seriously into motor racing photography these days https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricardipus/albums

 

Adrian