Taken from a moving motor launch. Highest possible shutter speed on this camera 1/500s. Late afternoon light. The observant may notice she is flying the Blue Ensign not the White Ensign. This ship is not yet commissioned.
Thanks. She is rather boxy, not as pretty as the "pocket" carriers she replaces (but they were designed for VTOL/VSTOL aeroplanes e.g. Sea Harriers). The launch was moving quite fast and this camera does not have interchangeable lenses or a motor wind so it was a question of wait for the moment and fire the shutter having metered and adjusted the aperture to the obtain the highest shutter speed possible. Just luck really.