Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Nice engines, I like the second picture, as picture and plane cheers Lluis El 16/10/2011, a las 19:34, Jim Nichols escribi?: > The Beech convention concluded last evening, and the crowd of > visiting airplanes was winding down. I decided to take the Leica > Telyt-R 250/4 along, to try my hand with moving objects. Tracking > was not easy, but a few images survived. > > Last Wednesday evening, the weather was a mess around Memphis, as I > watched the flight track of a Twin Beech that spent almost 10 hours > airborne to arrive non-stop from Las Vegas. This morning, he was in > the line to the fuel pump, before departing. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Twin+Beech.jpg.html > > This highly polished Twin Beech has local connections, and was > brought to the pump with a tug. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Polished+Twin+Beech.jpg.html > > A classic Beech Bonanza makes its departure: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Classic+Bonanza.jpg.html > > A visiting AT-6 made a low level pass down the runway to say goodbye: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AT-6+Buzz.jpg.html > > The bicycle chains were working hard to get the gear up on this > Staggerwing as it departed. Since these engines operate at low RPM, > it is almost impossible not to stop the prop at the shutter speed > required for the 250mm (500mm equivalent): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Staggerwing > +Departure.jpg.html > > First image, E-1 with ZD 35mm Macro > Other images, E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, Monopod > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information