Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The winglet and the AT6 are wonderful. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > 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 >