Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good to see you out and about! I like the last one best, a real action shot. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 7 Sep 2020, at 22:40, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > I made a short visit to the local airport today. A Bellanca Super > Decathlon in eye-catching colors was visiting from Huntsville. This looks > like it would be real "fun machine". > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073538.JPG.html > > The local skydivers were active in the beautiful sunshine. Here, a tandem > pair (instructor and student) were making a sharp turn upwind for landing. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073544.JPG.html > > Two more tandem pairs were lined up for landing. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073556.JPG.html > > Students are told to raise their feet as they approach the ground, while > the instructor handles the ground contact. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073558.JPG.html > > This was my first time to try the ZD 50mm f/2.0 Macro with AF for sky > divers. Not being as agile as I once was, I shot from near the terminal > rather than out near the landing zone, but tracking the jumpers against > blue sky was not as difficult as I thought it might be. I might even get > up enough nerve to try the 50-200 SWD. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >