Shuttleworth Swiss Garden Infrared

Last Wednesday, Shuttleworth House and Swiss Garden were open free during Heritage Week. It was a very warm sunny day so I added my pocket SonyRX100 that has been modified for infrared to my kit and was pleased I did. This conversion does not produce the sharpest of images but they are fun to take and attempt a conversion that I like. Here a set using a custom profile that results in a more or less monochrome image with just hints of colour in some areas.

 

Evening Flying at Shuttleworth

We were lucky to have great skies for the display at Shuttleworth yesterday evening. Too much wind to fly some of the lighter planes but very enjoyable event. Here just a selection from the displays.

 

 

Shuttleworth Heritage Day

With the House, Swiss Gardens and the afternoon Air Show, there is plenty to occupy a day at Shuttleworth on their Heritage Day. Unlike last year, yesterday was very warm, bright sunshine and light winds which helped with getting good light for the display. Just a few images to give the flavour of the show.

 

Close Formations in Poor Flying Conditions at Shuttleworth

By the afternoon, the weather had deteriorated further with thick clouds and increasing winds but the planes that did take to the air gave great displays including the Avro Tutor and Tomtit who often looked a little close for comfort. Taken at between 250th and 400th sec shutterspeed on FujiXT-2 depending on speed of aircraft to get blurred propellers but forgot one essential when doing moving propellers and that is not to use electronic shutter. You can see the curved prop well in the Mustang.

Shuttleworth Heritage Day

Today, the Shuttleworth held a Heritage Day with the House, Swiss Gardens and Museum open as well as flying in the afternoon (separate blog). There were lots of period costumes and the gardens, especially the grotto and Fernery looks as spendid as ever.

The Old Warden Estate was acquired by the Ongley family in the 18th and 19th Centuries and subsequently purchased in 1872 by Joseph Shuttleworth a Lincolnshire industrialist. His grandson, Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth, eventually inherited the estate but sadly died in 1940 following a flying accident whilst serving in the Royal Air Force.

Upon Richard’s death, his mother put the estate into a charitable trust for the purpose of promoting Richard’s interests in agriculture and aviation, establishing the Shuttleworth Collection and Shuttleworth College. The non-operational parts of the estate are let to provide funds to support the Collection and College.