[Leica] IMG: Terra Firma!

[Jim Nichols]

Glad to bring back memories for you, Ted.  I didn't expect to encounter 
jumpers today because it was very windy, so I only had a normal lens.  
But, it cropped out pretty well.

But I learned one disadvantage of Autofocus lenses.   When searching for 
a chute against a background of sky, and all is moving, it is difficult 
to get a focus lock.  After I got home, I read the manual and figured 
out how to manually focus the lens, but it still has no hard focus stop 
at infinity.  For jumpers, a good old manual lens is the way to go.

I'll never get to try jumping, because I have to take Coumadin daily, 
and bleed and bruise easily.  My cardiologist forbid me to use a ladder 
or climb on the roof.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 2/19/2016 1:50 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> I did my one and only first and only parachute jump solo a couple of days
> after my 65th birthday! :-)
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> "UNREAL BEAUTIFUL!" The jump master yelled "GO!" And out I went into the
> wild blue yonder! Loved it without a negative thought! That was until
> landing & my wife Irene came up to me to ask? "How are you?" with a death
> like expression on her very white face! :-(
> You see she knew I would be in a plane, I didn't tell her what for.
> OOPS!!!!!!!!!! :-)
> So when son Ted went to pick her up to take to the airfield he told her what
> I was doing. Upon hearing it she responded? " IS IT NEVER GOING TO END WITH
> HIM?" Ted responded.. "Yeah maybe today!" :-)
> That didn't make her any happier.
> Upon landing she walked to me standing there with parachute wrapped in arms
> & she Offered?
> "How do you feel?" Me.. "OK great!" all smiles.  :-)
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> HER RESPONSE??? "Good I'm glad." Slight smile then she offered...? "I'm glad
> you're all OK. However? If you ever do it again even landing safely? Be
> assured I "WILL KILL YOU!"  And walked away to her viewing chair.
> I only needed to be warned once and have never jumped again. Hey she was
> always a very serious lady when it was required! We never talked about it
> again as she had given a fair warning! :-)
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> But to jump out the door and all of a sudden yer hanging there in the sky?
> AWESOME!AWESOME? :-)
> cheers,
> ted  OC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Jim Nichols
> Sent: February-19-16 11:08 AM
> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Terra Firma!
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> I took a windy walk at the airport this morning.  My cap blew off, but
> that didn't stop the jumpers.  These were tandem jumpers today. Here is
> the return to earth.
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> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Terra+Firma_.tif.html
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> Fuji X-E1 with 35/f/2.0
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> Comments and critiques welcomed.
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