Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, George. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 10/26/2015 11:49 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > On Oct 10, 2015, at 12:51 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> You certainly saved the best for last!!! >>> On 10 Oct 2015, at 05:13, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >>> >>> The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn. (AOPA) is holding its last regional >>> fly-in of the year this weekend at our airport, hosted by the Beechcraft >>> Heritage Museum. For the early arrivals, they put on a Barnstormers >>> Party tonight, complete with live music from, where else, Nashville. I >>> introduced myself to one of the musicians, who uses the stage name, >>> Jimmy Nichols. >>> >>> After a nice day for the rapidly-arriving airplanes, heavy rain moved in >>> as the crowd was arriving, so things got off to a slow start. Standing >>> at the entrance of the large museum hangar, I could see everything from >>> Cubs to a DC-3 to a business jet, parked in the wet grass. >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+1.tif.html >>> >>> I wandered around, looking at the few planes that were left in the >>> corners as the hangar was emptied to set up tables, and found an early >>> Staggerwing bearing the colors of barnstormer Roscoe Turner, along with >>> a decal depicting Gilmore, the young lion, that he carried with him >>> until it got too large to handle. >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+2.tif.html >>> >>> The food was very tasty and plentiful. >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+3.tif.html >>> >>> As the rain let up, the crowd increased rapidly. >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+4.tif.html >>> >>> Live musicians from Nashville, some of whom are pilots, entertained the >>> crowd. >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+5.tif.html >>> >>> This attractive young lady was using her cell phone to photograph the >>> radial engine that was on display, commenting that she was fascinated by >>> intricate shiny parts. I asked her to pose with the engine, and she >>> willingly obliged. >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+6.tif.html >>> >>> All with the X-E1 and 27mm, at ISOs from 400 to 1000. The mixture of >>> lighting made color balance a pain. >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. > +1 > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >