[Leica] IMG: People at the Airport

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Well done Jim. These are all good environmental portraits. The one of Don
is especially good for character. I'm certain that he would welcome a print
from you next time.Nice to see your airport starting to be populated too.

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 23 August 2012 05:47, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> On today's airport visit, I was determined to get some "people" images.
>  The first is of Don, a retired military veteran who served in the Navy,
> Marines, and Air Force.  An experienced mechanic, he is shown with his 1946
> Ercoupe, which he still flies and maintains.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Don+F.jpg.html
>
> I found Jim, a retired engineer, sitting in a rocking chair watching the
> airport action.  I snapped his image before I sat down to discuss grandkids
> and medical problems, the general conversation of octogenarians.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Jim+M.jpg.html
>
> This Bombardier Challenger, which stopped for fuel, was the center of
> attention at the time.  A beautiful business aircraft, it is equipped for
> single-point refueling, so that all tanks can be serviced with a single
> connection to the fuel truck.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Single-Point+Refueling.jpg.html
>
> All shot with the Olympus E-1 and Leica Elmarit-R 28mm.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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