Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/21

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Subject: [Leica] Airshow
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Tue Sep 21 02:50:33 2004
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20040921103324.0248eb40@mail.screengang.com> <BD75C442.78C6%philippe.orlent@pandora.be>

I knew. These guys did some air manoeuvres that are not allowed on air 
shows in Switzerland (and probably everywhere), they flew too close to the 
ground and people.


>They're good, true. But 8 years ago one of them didn't manage to pull out of
>a (too) low loop in Ostend. Result: 10 spectators dead, 24 heavily injured.
>
>But this doesn't affect the beauty of your photograph, ofcourse.
>
> > From: Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:34:00 +0200
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Airshow
> >
> > Exactly! These guys where the kings of the show.
> >
> >> Very nice composition. Are these the Jordanian Marchetti's?
> >>
> >>> From: Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com>
> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> >>> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:07:23 +0200
> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> >>> Subject: [Leica] Airshow
> >>>
> >>> Airshow picture shot with M6-Summilux 75mm
> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album52/belpmoos1
> >>> The 75mm is certainly not the most suitable lens for flying airplane
> >>> close-ups, so I tried to make a kind of sky/airplanes composition. Next
> >>> airshow I'll use my newly acquired 3.5/135mm...
> >>> Comments welcome.
> >>> Didier



In reply to: Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Airshow)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] Airshow)