Mach loop. Low flying in Wales Photo Gallery by Rory Trappe at pbase.com

Mach loop. Low flying in Wales

Images from an area in North Wales known as the Mach Loop.
No animals were harmed in any way shape or form photographing these aircraft.

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Rory Trappe		13-Jul-2016 22:15
For any armchair critics please read the comment below.

Rory Trappe		08-May-2016 19:39
Hi Elegant imaging, I use a 300mm lens and occasionally a 2x converter to get the close ups. I have been taking dogs to this location for 11 years. We are not directly below the flight path so the noise levels are acceptable. I occasionally leave the camera down when I know an aircraft is not on the flightline and use the opportunity to see if my dog is affected by the noise. I only wish I recorded the last time when one jet came through whilst he was sleeping. It was quite funny when his only reaction was to lazily just open one eye. Cruel...not really. I spend hours with him on the hill and in between the jets we play catch. When I doze off he occasionally wakes me up with a lick to the face. Thanks for your concern, glad you like the shots.

The Elegant Image Photography		08-May-2016 14:54
EXCELLENT PHOTOS!!! But why on earth would you expose a dog which has super sensitive hearing to extremely loud, low flying jets? A bit cruel, don't you think?

Pawel Kazmierczyk		16-Jan-2016 14:14
spectacular collection, every time I visit your gallery I spend way too much time here ;) bravo!

Barry McCartney		14-Jul-2015 18:52
Superb photography Rory! Enjoyed them. Voted

yaron koler		14-Jul-2015 18:42
wow excellent photos

Stefano Dei		12-Jul-2015 08:23
Cose mai viste! Splendida galleria VVV.

moebeldana		23-Apr-2015 19:00
Nice Picture

moebeldana		21-Apr-2015 19:06
Good Photo

Rob Hynes		26-Jan-2015 04:01
Wonderful imagery Rory !

efraimd		23-Jan-2015 09:32
great aerial action

Jaime Serrano		28-Nov-2014 20:06
Impressive Gallery!!!. V.

Pawel Kazmierczyk		25-Jul-2014 12:09
geez, how much I love this gallery...

Robert Stuart Davies		23-Jul-2014 22:27
A stunning gallery - terrific shots. Congrats!

tito mendez		30-Apr-2014 21:41
absolutely owesome!! thanks for the treat!..

Ron Asp		17-Mar-2014 17:08
Excellent Collection of photos,pretty hard to beat this...BV

charlysax		25-Apr-2013 17:16
VERY NICE GALLERY

apakprearge		22-Apr-2013 16:03
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Michael		08-Mar-2013 02:44
Rory, Absolutely top shots bringing out the magic of flight. Your dog looked interested at first then thought a snooze was in order.

Andy		01-Jan-2013 20:49
Rory, this is a fantastic body of work. Great stuff. Just off to the rest of the site to find your shop... :-)

deryn		22-Dec-2012 18:48
tidy buttie

Michael Coppola Photographics		06-Dec-2012 10:53
Great Gallery!! Very great work

joseantonio		24-Nov-2012 11:56
Excellent collection.V.

Pieter Bos		28-Sep-2012 20:43
Wow! Great collection! ~~V

GaleriaFotoStefan		09-Aug-2012 16:37
amazing photos! V

Robert Strachan		25-Apr-2012 12:24
Some cracking images. Well worth the time and effort spent to get them.

Stefano Dei		28-Mar-2012 19:37
Spectacular shots!!! BV.

camelspyyder		15-Feb-2012 18:39
I flew through for the first and likely only time on 14 Feb 2012 @ 1300. Where should I search for a photo of my trip through the Loop at 420kts?

Guest		13-Feb-2012 22:14
Wonderfull photo's

efraimd		04-Jan-2012 13:48
a very exciting and well done close up of the raf and usaf in action

GaleriaFotoStefan		17-Aug-2011 17:46
impressive and well capture photos! V

William Vogt		26-May-2011 14:48
Excellent, excellent work. Regards, Bill

Anne-Marie Price		20-Feb-2011 18:28
Awesome photography. I spent an amazing afternoon at the Mach Loop last year. Can't wait to revisit.

dave Hallett		28-Dec-2010 21:07
I am a very keen aviation photographer myself but this has to be some of the best shots i have seen really very well done some unique aircraft keep up the great work

Tony Fairey		16-Nov-2010 19:17
A great gallery with awsome shots.Keep up the good work . Tony

Geoff Soden		11-Nov-2010 17:07
Hi Rory Your gallery is great hope to meet some of you guys next year on the mountains if we get a weather window if not it will be in the RV7 again cant stop looking at your fantastic shots thanks again for the link for the RV 7 shots Geoff

Danny Tuason		27-Jun-2010 02:45
Excellent gallery...I wonder how I missed this before! BV

Jean Chiasson		09-May-2010 00:15
Wow spectacular gallery big big vote

Guest		23-Apr-2010 17:00
Rory, as promised I posted the link to your website and bragged about your talents when taking those stunning pictures on both Jon's facebook account and mine. Ironically some of jon's mates are already claiming to be flying the planes on the beautiful picture you gave us. I took a picture of it and posted it with your website address below it. No doubt this will attract many more visitors. Wishing you a lot of successs with this "hobby" of yours. Kind regards Sid

Tarantella		18-Mar-2010 15:10
big WOW!!!!! it was a pleasure watching your photographs

keff		07-Mar-2010 20:58
awsome shots rory

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		06-Jan-2010 15:22
Excellent shooting angles! Great shots. V

Frank Kavanagh Photography		01-Jan-2010 17:21
Super gallery Rory, keep em coming.

Jake Jacobson		21-Dec-2009 16:54
WOW! NICE WORK RORY ...Jake

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		09-Dec-2009 23:08
Stunning! BV Paolo

Malcolm Pinto		04-Dec-2009 22:40
Great shots Rory!

STEVE plaster room y/g		21-Sep-2009 10:10
very good photos,fantastic

Dmitry Zamorin		16-Sep-2009 17:32
Very interesting gallery. Thank you for sharing!

Guy Leach		11-Sep-2009 19:58
I am looking for a picture of the F15E models that flew through the roundabout in wales on 9/11/09 in the afternoon.. If you have any could you please contact me. Thanks

Buba Jafarli		06-Sep-2009 08:26
There are many good aviation galleries at pbase but this one is really outstanding - the POV in most photos is simply fantastic! Big vote!

Bruno Papuchon		13-Aug-2009 20:41
A lot of good pictures.Beautiful ones with the mountains behind.V

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		10-Jul-2009 22:49
Excellent and interesting images, Voted.

Hans-Peter Henriksen starman		06-Jul-2009 21:35
fantastic gallery. v.

Anthea's Photography		06-Jul-2009 14:09
I am in total awe of your gallery, these shots are some of the best plane images I have seen. What a thrill it must have been for you taking this. Beaut work Rory! Anthea :o)

cedric fattebert		06-Jun-2009 06:59
very nice pictures, bravo ! do you know the "AxAlp" concept ? it is nearly the same, but in the Alps in Switzerland.

Milan Vogrin		26-May-2009 18:20
Great photos!V!

Tony Hobbs		12-May-2009 20:34
Amazing work, so lucky to have such access, so inspiring...

Tim Irwin		05-Apr-2009 03:10
page 1 - great shots. As for the gallery, man, that is a lot to get through.

B. Shortall - BCS Photography		04-Apr-2009 03:55
Three words.. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!!! Wow.. All i can say. The videos I must have watched 25 times! To be that close and hear that. Nice!!

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		02-Apr-2009 00:59
Such a prolific collection! Great shots. I'd love to go there one day and experience this myself. Voted

Pawel		01-Apr-2009 15:30
Fantastic gallery! V!

Stan Wojick		01-Apr-2009 01:13
I keep coming back for a look at your shots - very well done indeed, SW.

Neil Bates		29-Mar-2009 09:18
Rory...From a fellow hill climber to another....some stunning shots here totally proving to all why we climb to see these aircraft in their element....Awesome. Neil.

NealyBob		17-Mar-2009 20:28
You've made great additions to this gallery! Wish I could vote again~!

Dek Grant		06-Mar-2009 18:47
Awesome. difficult to express how good these are !.

ptaylor826		10-Feb-2009 19:17
............................................Just speachless what can i say. I live in the Yorkshire dales and we get some good shots (and noise) but nothing like this. I think i need a new camera. lol. Maybe see you up there some day.

Lou Angeli		06-Feb-2009 22:03
Do you guys live on this mountain? Lou

Werner Hendrikz		04-Dec-2008 16:44
Awesome photos...some beautiful light, you are very fortunate...

J�r�me Michaud		31-Oct-2008 23:06
Just great !!!!!!!!!!! Pure adrenaline ! and great shots ! Vote !

rob starling		29-Oct-2008 18:53
god i hate you, why cant i do these, brilliant matey

Paul Watson		26-Sep-2008 19:38
W O W !! This is a place I've got to visit! Stunning images. Keep it up.

Aleksandra & Maciek		26-Sep-2008 19:24
Excellent shots, I wish I was there !!!

Adam Sharp		06-Sep-2008 09:41
hi great work ...what is the location and how do you get there thanx adam

Bob		19-Aug-2008 18:01
Brilliant site Rory, and fantastic pictures. You and others that trek up the hills to take the pictures deserve a medal just for that alone. I only have a Samsung 5MP bog standard camera, so it would not be worth me trecking up there... that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. I like the web site because it has been kept functional, and yet it works so well, easy on the eye. Like the choices for viewing the pictures too. Having driven to Barmouth a few times, and lucky enough to see 2 Harriers crossing the road a the top of that huge hill (is it a mountain/s?) on the way, blah, blah, rambling on. Liked the wildlife pics too on here, and your dog. Great work. You give people something to aspire to.

Flying Dutchman		15-Aug-2008 21:05
Hi Rory, Fantastic gallery you have here, really enjoy browsing through it. Sure is a place I will go and visit one day too. Keep up the wonderful photos and I'll keep checking your photos. Cheers, FD

Guest		30-Jun-2008 23:48
HI RORY,your photos just get better and better!!I see your using a canon 40d now,also whats the "huge" lens your using? I took your advice and got a canon 70-200 2.8!!WOW.what a lens,thanks!1.4tc on the way.Dog looks great! cheers Dave

Steve Nelson		03-May-2008 13:01
Outstanding work! You found a sweet spot to shoot! Keep it up! I would love to find a place like this around here! Everything is working for you.

Steve Morris		19-Apr-2008 17:01
Fantastic plane shots Rory. It takes skill to get shots this good - real entertainment!!! Big vote!

Hans Novak		15-Apr-2008 18:30
E X C E L L E N T E GALLERIE ! Hans - Vienna

emily		04-Apr-2008 18:07
great pics i hope 2 go there with my dad this summer

MarcWildPassion		01-Apr-2008 21:47
This is very nice to gave the palce, web,.. and the pictures are very precise, good.. impressive only the sound and odor are not in.. yet. V

anthony		23-Mar-2008 10:48
OK. That's it. I've just looked through your gallery again, and I'm going to have to make the trip up to Wales sometime this year. Your images are just wonderful - but IMG_2900 (Herc on its side) has convinced me that I have to get to the loop.

Jason Anderson		18-Mar-2008 08:48
I'm just floored by how amazing this gallery is. I have a hard enough time tracking geese through the sky, your reflexes must be trigger-sharp. Great, great work!

Marlin Markle		09-Mar-2008 17:45
Such intense photo's keep up the work

Robert Whetton		18-Feb-2008 18:14
gr8 set of pics, really must get up to the loop

thompp		17-Jan-2008 16:14
Stunning photography - right out of the top drawer. 1) Keywords on photos - e.g. aircraft type / country / squadron / plane number and/or pilot. I know keywording images is a real drag though. 2) Calendars and books. Have you considered produciong calendars and/or books with these images. Try www.lulu.com or www.blurb.com.

Pat Gould		04-Dec-2007 17:02
Simply awesome, I hope to get to the Mach Loop some day! Voted.

Arjayphotography		23-Nov-2007 20:52
Does anybody else instinctively start humming, "da da da daaaa daaa, da da, da da....da da da daa daaaaa daaa dddaaaa...highway to the danger zone...., I'll take you right in to the dangerzooooooone...out along the edges, always where I burn to beeeee, the further on the edge, the hotter the intensity......." etc :-) Where are my mirror aviator specs :-) Amazing gallery.

rob arthur		09-Oct-2007 22:30
these pictures are amazing you defiently have a skill only wish i had the same. keep up the great work

Irene Wehrli		02-Oct-2007 11:23
This really is an incredible gallery Rory! Irene

Bill Taylor		30-Sep-2007 22:40
Fantastic Gallery !

wildoat		17-Sep-2007 20:29
That`s a great gallery Rory. As if you have the worlds est airshow on your doorstep! Some technical info would be real interesting, lenses used etc. Regards Tony. Voted

merlyn9		06-Sep-2007 18:50
Love this Gallery! You are Lucky to be able to grab these in-flight shots, especially on the more vintage aircrafts. Sweet work, keep up the nice job! ...voted here too!

Guest		31-Aug-2007 19:24
Very good captured! Really like the action in theese pictures!

dave		16-Aug-2007 11:19
hello Rory!Fanastic photos!!!Please can you tell me what camera kit you use??hey nice dog!!!

Keith Phillips		02-Aug-2007 23:01
Hello again Rory Nice to meet you this afternoon. Snap on the aircraft in formation!!, it was good of them to come around again. A good day and I think we were in the right spot today. May meet again perhaps. Keith Ph.

Jbquintet		02-Aug-2007 10:12
Hey, Love the site pictures are awsome!! Anyway basically I live in Llanrhaeadr Ym don't know if you know where that is? Well its not that far away from the "Macc loop" and there are always Hawks Tornado's F-15 Hurcules etc... coming over. At the moment i only have a scanner 25-87 108-172 406-512 so not great for military!!So in a few days getting UBC3500XLT I have made a list of frequencies of all the aircraft etc but maybe you have and reccomendations or good freqs for different areas - aircraft? So i'm in OTA G right? Obviously LFA7 but must be pretty close to LFA 7T as they are well under 250ft! anyway thanks, Jamie

Paul		30-Jul-2007 19:28
brilliant pictures

T CONLEY		28-Jun-2007 12:53
RORY GREAT SITE BOMBA GAVE ME THE SITE DETAILS FAB SHOTS OF PLANES BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF WALES AND BEING BUZZED GOING DOWN THROUGH DOWN TO PENRHYN FROM TRAWS KEEP IT UP TED CONLEY

Utsav		23-Jun-2007 04:21
absolutely WOW... stunning images and photography!.... ofcourse i still wonder how u manage to get these ring side views :) cheers and best wishes to more of these

strictlydigital		11-Jun-2007 20:28
OUTSTANDING!!!!

Ali Majdfar		27-May-2007 06:34
Spectacular collection, thanks for sharing. GMV

NealyBob		26-May-2007 09:25
Fabulous collection~! v

Keith Robinson		06-May-2007 13:58
Wow. . . what an impressive gallery!

Guest		11-Apr-2007 13:35
Stunning gallery, beautifully done! GMV Regards, Rod

Scotty Battistoni -SO Photography		24-Mar-2007 00:08
Simply outstanding photos. Excellent work, must have been a blast watching this as you photographed it. Scotty Battistoni/Corporate pilot/CFII,MEII.

Pawel Kazmierczyk		21-Mar-2007 16:01
great photographs - I envy you the location. Where is it ? Do they have this amount and variety of planes there ALL the time, or only during military exercises ? Regards, and vote for the gallery Pawel PS: not sure what the point is of those stretched photos, thou...

routerer		20-Mar-2007 20:45
Magnificent gallery Rory, and VERY difficult to do. john.

William		17-Mar-2007 14:03
Rory, what a great pictures! Very nice event to watch I guess. Can you share the exif? I'm wondering what lens(es)and shutter speed you used...Cheers, William (V)

firstbrook		15-Mar-2007 19:30
Fantastic images

Jim McKinlock		15-Mar-2007 04:59
It was so much fun looking through this gallery, It must have been a real thrill to take all these shots. Such a great variety of planes and terrain. Really great stuff.

Degsy		12-Mar-2007 01:25
Some fantastic shots in this gallery Rory. looks like it's well worth the climb! Thanks for your comment on my Typhoon shot, Yes, it's as loud as H***.

Peter		11-Mar-2007 20:27
You have inspired me to get out there and do a bit. amazing photos.

Zainudin		10-Mar-2007 12:54
Amazing gallery and great presentataion.

Bang Truong		05-Mar-2007 22:15
I love all the close up shots. Great captures

Tom Beech		04-Mar-2007 19:24
What a wonderful vantage point 8-)

Guest		04-Mar-2007 17:54
Absolutely cool gallery!

Guest		02-Mar-2007 16:07
VERY cool gallery!!

Jayesh Menon		19-Feb-2007 22:37
liked this gallery very much.. keep up your good work. Cheers

G.Pietro Munaretto		19-Feb-2007 16:23
Excellent work!

Steven Weng		16-Feb-2007 17:49
Great Gallery!!!

Webman06		14-Feb-2007 19:22
Fabulous gallery !!! you make me jealous ;-) Excellent work. Thanks for posting. Voted (i wish i could more than once !)

Robert Marcsa		14-Feb-2007 17:55
Fantastic gallery .... voted!

Shane O'Donnell		13-Feb-2007 22:37
Wicked Pictures there Rory, I know how hard it is the capture fast moving objects, you've done well there my friend

Chris Spracklen		13-Feb-2007 18:23
A stunning gallery of aircraft in flight, Rory! Superb work all round. Best regards, Chris

Carl Baggott		12-Feb-2007 20:31
I enjoyed looking at your gallery - thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Wolfram M. Stumpf		11-Feb-2007 03:26
Thanks for your comment... I love your shoots. I do have a lot more A/C ones however becuase I'm a photographer for the Air Force it hard to get most of my stuff released to the out side world... It kind of a bummer but it still a killer job.

Susan Craig		10-Feb-2007 15:16
Wonderful gallery!

Andrew Beckett		09-Feb-2007 07:18
What a fantastic collection of aircraft photographs!! nice to see another aviation photographer!

ade rowlands		08-Feb-2007 20:57
Rory, whats the traffic been like lately? I'm itching to get back home in the loop and try out he new toy santa brought me, hope to catch you up there soon

MEIRION WILLIAMS		08-Feb-2007 18:20
SOME VERY NICE IMAGES THERE RORY. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN THE OTHER DAY. REGARDS MEIRION.

Cecil Gardner		07-Feb-2007 14:16
What an incredible and exciting gallery! Great work. voted.

wildoat		02-Feb-2007 21:53
wow, wow, wow !!!!!!!! incredible gallery, what a place. Excellent photos. Some details of shutter speeds and equipment used would be extra helpful. Not suggesting for one minute that it was the equipment that is responsible for this amazing work. Cheers Tony.

A. B. Vann		02-Feb-2007 17:46
I am trying to imagine what the sounds would be. Great shots and a wonderful experience.

closed.....		30-Jan-2007 18:01
Hi This is some very cool shots. I just love air to air, not many people has the oppertunity to do shots like theese. BooX

Arlon		23-Jan-2007 16:54
Great pictures. Thanks for taking the time to share them with us.. Arlon

pixelphoto		17-Jan-2007 07:31
The most Awesome aircraft pictures i've ever seen!!! thanks for sharing Rory simply amazing..

Zainudin		14-Jan-2007 13:50
Hi Rory The selection of jet/fighter images make this gallery exciting. I enjoyed my visit her. Thanks for sharing.

Marco Jansen		21-Dec-2006 13:13
Great gallery from a great viewpoint awesome!! regards

Ian Paterson Photography		12-Dec-2006 11:33
pics are great, enjoyed the slideshow! keep it up

DAnnym		08-Dec-2006 21:47
where is this "mach loop" i wold like to go there 1 day ?

Eldar Kadymov		06-Dec-2006 22:56
Regardless how you managed to get this shots, it's jaw dropping gallery ! V

Ohad.R		13-Nov-2006 11:09
pro !!

Vaughan Jones		02-Nov-2006 20:12
excellent pics looks better here then when i am driving the X32 Bus

Guest		10-Sep-2006 20:30
hi i went to wales in 92 ish with an old girlfriend and remember being high up some mountain looking down at jets screaming by...best bit of the holiday! thanks for posting these pics, they're great

Guest		24-Aug-2006 18:43
Rory, glad you got the Hercs in the end, good day for them too, maybe cader is your lucky spot.

ade rowlands		25-Jun-2006 16:16
Now who left for home early on herky friday?

PBASE		24-Jun-2006 17:13
Great shots Rory, I'll have to get over to Mach Loop soon to see it for myself. Thanks for sharing! GMV

xnir		24-Jun-2006 17:01
great collection v

Piotr Stankiewicz		04-Jun-2006 18:26
Yeah! The anwer was easy. You have a great job man! :)

Fox 3		23-May-2006 20:29
Great shots of the GR3 Tornado!!!

Piotr Stankiewicz		21-May-2006 22:03
Im very curious how you have taken such shoots. Being on the ground or flying? Good job.

Kevin Bryce		15-May-2006 18:47
Fantastic pictures

Bazza		03-May-2006 18:08
Hi Rory.....a great selection of 'Jet' images.Hope to see more like this at Photozo......Cheers Bazza

Jay Crellin		24-Mar-2006 14:32
you have managed to capture some great images here, Shame the F15 crews turned all "camera shy " unlike the Hawk crews that seemed to be into photography !!! Excellent pics Jay

Jarek M		23-Mar-2006 12:03
Wow, fantastic. You muste've been in one of these aircrafts to take these photos!!!

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