Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]what a beauty ric On Sep 20, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/25483361_MjsNJ5#!i=2099571652&k=5Q2r4Qt> > > A Lockeed Lodestar, once a proud hauler of corporate America before the > jets arrived, sinks into oblivion at the Yolo County airport back lot. At > least there are no obvious birds' nests. But if you look closely you'll > see the spiders have made their homes amongst her cylinder heads and the > remains of her exhaust manifolds. > > When I was growing up there were a pair of these at the Vandalia, OH > airport serving several major companies. Then the Gulfstream I turboprop > arrived and the old birds were swept away. Then the GII's got their own > hangers further down the ramp. > > I love the old birds. > > Adam > > Oh, NEX-7, Leica 35mm sumicron, probably about f8. Yes, I used focus > peaking but being able to zoom in on a portion of the image is more useful. > > ab > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information