[Leica] IMG: From a Smokey Airport

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Jim, it appears to be very much needed needed here where we do clouds 
almost daily. I tried another supermoon photo this evening as the moon 
cleared the horizon above the sea, but the inevitable clouds killed the 
shot.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Smokey Airport


> Thanks for looking, Douglas.  Yes, there are health warnings here for 
> young children.  I had a few errands to run, but haven't spent many hours 
> outside.
>
> The Cirrus is a very nice airplane, and the parachute really works. 
> Congratulate him for me on the IFR rating.  I never got that far, but with 
> today's traffic and rules, it is almost a necessity.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 11/14/2016 7:12 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>> Not good for chest infections, Jim.
>>
>> Nice plane. My brother is just back from Florida where he did his IFR 
>> qualification. Luckily, for his passengers, the plane he has a share in 
>> (a Cirrus) has its own parachute....
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" 
>> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera 
>> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 9:23 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Smokey Airport
>>
>>
>>> The extreme drought in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina has 
>>> resulted in extensive wild fires, and the smoke has invaded our area. 
>>> It is clearly visible when looking at buildings less than a mile away 
>>> across the airport.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Smoke+_amp_+Haze+at+the+Airport.tif.html
>>>
>>> This local pilot is preflighting his aircraft for a trip to Winston 
>>> Salem, NC.  He says from 14,000 ft, the only visibility is straight 
>>> down.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+340+Preflight+Inspection.tif.html
>>>
>>> The pretty Cessna 340 RAM Conversion is ready to crank.  The color 
>>> change at the rear window was not noticeable when I was around the 
>>> airplane.  I think the change in taper of the fuselage causes the light 
>>> to strike the skin differently aft of that point.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+RAM+340.tif.html
>>>
>>> One thing that I noted about this J8 lens is that there is absolutely no 
>>> distortion.
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>>
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