John Hooton Photography

Designed by the team at Gloster aircraft and first flown in 1943, the Meteor was in service at the end of the second world war, and used mainly in ground attack. The last operational flight of a Meteor was in 1961, although target towing examples remained in use by the RAF until the ‘90s.

Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
Post Processing: Photoshop CS3

© 2008 John Hooton

American P51 Mustang at the 2008 Biggin Hill Air Show. This actual aircraft originally belonged to the 332nd fighter group and bears several battle scars by way of repaired bullet holes in the fuselage. This group became famous as the first all Afro American fighter group – the Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegee being the town where they trained in Macon County, Alabama.

One of their main roles was escorting and protecting B-17 bombers, the ‘flying fortresses’. The present owner, Jacques Bourret, adopted this new colour scheme after discovering a photo of a P51 aircraft in this ‘Jumpin Jacques’ livery.

Technical Details:

Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/11
Post Processing: Photoshop CS3

Background: Nikon Coolpix P5100

This is the little altar of St Mary in the south side of Wilmington Church, East Sussex, England. It separate from the main altar.

A view from the pulpit at the 12th century church at Wilmington, East Sussex.

I had to mount up for this one. From my Racehorses In Training series. Nikon F and vintage 18mm ultra wide.

I had to lay down under the jump rail to get this shot. The horse one of my favourites was a good jumper! Nikon F and vintage 18mm ultra wide. 1964

Horses In Training series, 1964. Nikon F and 105mm Nikkor.

Steady canter down to the start of the 7 furlong rise. Nikon F with 400mm lens. 1964

A picture of my father when he was training racehorses. Nikon F with rented 18mm ultra wide. 1964.

Horses In Training series, 1964. Nikon F and an early 18mm ultra wide lens.

As the sun sets in the West.... Nikon F and 105mm Nikkor 1964.

Talking with the administrators of a Serbian charity. 1972. Nikon FTN and 35mm PC Nikkor.

Taken in a mountainous region of what was Yugoslavia, now Croatia, during a 5,000 mile student charity trip around Europe travelling on this classic Dennis fire engine in 1972. Nikon FTN and 35mm PC Nikkor.

Encounter between a London Taxi and a British fire engine, a couple of thousand miles from home on a mountain road in Croatia. Nikon FTN and 35mm PC Nikkor.

A man lies unconscious in a South London Street as ambulance crews attend. Further around the corner in the next street lies another casualty, condition unknown. This was a serious incident. I found this victim first just after the police arrived. The area was then cordoned off and I could go no further.

The spot where 17 year old Nilanthan Murddi died after being stabbed in the neck during the early hours of August 16th 2008 in Croydon, UK.

Fair ground action testing a borrowed Minolta with a standard lens. 1972.

Britain's yoof showing repect for the elderly while mucking about on the roof of some garages.

Based on the Fokker Eindeker, this is built from a kit by Flair. I constructed it in 1991 during spare time over 5 months, and it is powered by a four stroke O.S. .40 cubic inch engine. The camera used was a Nikon F5 using Kodak print film.

This yew tree planted during the Roman occupation is reputedly 1600 years old and the oldest in England. It can be found at Wilmington, East Sussex, England.