Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Mark. They seemed proud of it. And the prop was turning at idle, but, at 1/1250 sec, you can hardly tell it. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again > LOVE that red airplane! > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Zenith+71.jpg.html > > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:03:45 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Cc: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again >> >> I have a Leica Elmarit-R 28mm that I purchased as a "normal" lens for my >> 4/3 >> bodies, but found it very difficult to focus. I took it to the airport >> on the >> E-1, set up to zone focus and use as a point and shoot. Most of these >> images >> were made that way, though some were manually focused. >> >> Sometimes, things just catch your attention, like these shadows: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shadows+68.jpg.html >> >> Interesting forms are added to airplanes in order to increase efficiency: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Winglet+64.jpg.html >> >> In these modern times, the Sunday drive with the wife can take on a >> different >> form: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Zenith+71.jpg.html >> >> The favorite noisemaker of every airshow is the venerable North American >> AT-6 >> or SNJ: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AT-6+74.jpg.html >> >> Most people recognize the powerplant of that old workhorse, the DC-3: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DC-3+55.jpg.html >> >> Sometimes old birds just roost or rest together: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Birds+50.jpg.html >> >> Looking at these images, I think I will try this more often. >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >