[Leica] [OM] IMG: Just Another Sunday at the Airport

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Nathan.  The X-T2 and 35/2.0 make a nice, compact package that 
performs very well.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/16/2017 12:44 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Nice smile in the second one, and the last one is excellent too—you are really getting the hang of your new equipment.
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>> On 09 Apr 2017, at 22:01, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> After breakfast, I read the headline in the local paper and it said that the State of Tennessee had named the local airport as the Number 1 airport in the state.  This provided another opportunity for the Mayor and the Airport Board to get their photos in the paper, but, non-the-less, the folks have been working hard to provide service to all visitors, and not just the fancy jets that arrive for Bonaroo.
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>> As I began to hear the skydivers overhead, I decided I needed to get out and get some exercise, walking on concrete.  As I got to the airport, the Twin Otter was getting a refill after a busy morning.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170409-DSCF1295.JPG.html
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>> As I waited for the next load of jumpers to load up, I spoke with the young high school student who had done the refueling.  The city hires and trains several part-time workers to help cover weekends and larger fly-ins.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170409-DSCF1306.JPG.html
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>> The loading began, under a beautiful blue sky.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170409-DSCF1312.JPG.html
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>> Finally, the twin Pratts come to life, and the Twin Otter headed for the runway.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170409-DSCF1315.JPG.html
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>> I walked out to the landing zone and watched a Civil Air Patrol glider tow depart for another cadet training flight.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170409-DSCF1323.JPG.html
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>> The glider is a modern two-place training ship.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170409-DSCF1325.JPG.html
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>> And, finally, as the first jumpers descend, I got a shot of this lady sky diver against the nice blue sky.
>> www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170409-DSCF1334.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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