[Leica] IMG: Airport at Sundown

[RicCarter]

love the sunset tones

ric


> On Jun 13, 2015, at 11:35 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> On a very hot day, the airport can come alive in the cool of the late afternoon.  I walked around, talked to a few people, and snapped some photos.  Because of the warmth of the late sun, I did not try to achieve a "proper" white balance.  It is what it is.
> 
> The Bombardier BD100 presented a warm sundown image.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bombardier+Sunset.tif.html
> 
> Because I neglected the King Air 300 on my last visit, I walked out and got a shot.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1802+FM.tif.html
> 
> I spied Larry Wilhite pulling the RV7A, which he built himself, out to the compass rose to adjust the compass.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1803+FM.tif.html
> 
> Then I spotted the modified Piper J-5 returning from an 8-hour day towing a banner above Bonnaroo.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1805+FM.tif.html
> 
> The J-5 is beefed up, has 46 gal of fuel, and the wing top surface is fitted with vortex generators to enhance performance in slow flight.  On the front is a Lycoming O-360, delivering 180 hp, twice what it originally had.  An oil cooler is installed on the landing gear to provide cooling, which the pilot said is so effective it has to be taped up in the winter months.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1807+FM.tif.html
> 
> Finally, a look at the power plant itself.  It flies with no additional cowling, and the aircraft is in the Experimental Category.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Engine+Details.JPG.html
> 
> All with the X-E1 and the Fujinon 27/2.8 Pancake.
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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