[Leica] [OM] IMG: Airport Observations

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Nathan,

I try to watch for that, but my eyes aren't what they used to be.  Maybe 
I need to back off a notch, just in case.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/17/2016 12:25 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I like the ones of the jumpers, but most of them (as well as the planes in flight) have a bit of a halo around the edge of the parachute—I wonder if you are being a bit enthusiastic with the sharpening?
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 14 Aug 2016, at 23:02, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> The temperature was a little more tolerable at the airport today.  A departing Piper 6-seater was the first activity, and joined the clouds quickly.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/A+Visiting+Piper+Departs.jpg.html
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>> After a break for lunch, the Twin Otter that carries sky divers took off with a load of jumpers and climbed rapidly.  I haven't timed him, but it takes approximately 15 minutes to get to 15,000 ft.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Twin+Otter+Jump+Plane+Climbs+Rapidly.jpg.html
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>> The tandem jumpers descend a little more gently than the singles, so are easier to photograph.  Here is a bright blue canopy, a multi-color, and a red and white.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue+Canopy+Tandem.jpg.html
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue-Yellow-Green+Tandem.jpg.html
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/White-Red+Tandem.jpg.html
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>> And, as I started to leave, I noticed a home-built "Baby Ace" airplane having its fuel system calibrated at the fuel pump.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Home-Built+Baby+Ace+Gets+a+Fuel+System+Check.jpg.html
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>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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