[Leica] For airplane fans- more Spitfires and Red Arrows

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Douglas,

That is undoubtedly the best aerial shot collection that I have ever seen. 
Some of us can luck onto a good, sharp shot once in a while, but all of 
yours are tack sharp.  The combination of a great lens, a high shutter 
speed, and a talented photographer will triumph every time. It appears that 
you also had a good vantage point to enable you to shoot without 
distractions.  Congratulations!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
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Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 7:32 AM
Subject: [Leica] For airplane fans- more Spitfires and Red Arrows


> So, the sub-gallery with Spitfires and the Red Arrow display team is 
> finished.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/main.php?g2_itemId=98798
>
> Terrible problems on all 3 days with changing light, bright sun, low cloud 
> and light mist, and 1 Spitfire pilot who refused to fly his Spit so that 
> you could see the cockpit too. All in all I'm quite pleased with what came 
> out - and particularly pleased with the performance of a second hand CZ 
> 3.5/200mm lens.
> The gallery is ordered with the 2 Spitfires first, then close ups (or 
> tight crops of the Red Arrows, and finally, the Red Arrows showing the 
> different display formations (the names of which I've forgotten.
>
> A little history concerning Whitby and Spitfires:
> The first German bomber shot down over the UK crashed in flames close to 
> Whitby, the first German POW was taken prisoner in Whitby, and the 
> Spitfire  pilot who shot them down was Peter Townsend, later Princess 
> Margaret's boyfriend - not the member of The Who, he's Peter Townshend 
> with an "h".
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
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