Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Tina Manley >It's such a relief to occasionally hear the "You've got > mail!" chimes and to be able to sit down for a few minutes and read > the gems of wisdom from the LUGnuts. . . Don't know about "gems of wisdom", Tina, but I sure had a great time yesterday with a pair of Coast Guard Dolphin HH65A helicopters. We flew formation around Trinidad Head along the Calif North Coast. Weather was perfect, with just a slight haze giving some nice separation of the landscapes behind close-ups of the Dolphin. I was in the other one on a gunner's belt, aiming Leicas out the open door and getting to act as "director" to both crews. I used an M6, M3 and an old SL with Telyt 280/4.8 lens. The Telyt worked great and produced some of the best shots. I shot everything on Fuji Astia, which does a faithful job of recording USCG international orange. I like the Velvia for landscapes, but it makes the helicopters look like neon signs. The main purpose of the flight was hoist training ops, where a second Dolphin always flies stand-by. Next week, we're planning another formation flight over the dramatic Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains about 100 miles inland from Eureka. I hope to have some fresh photos for a slide program at this month's Coast Guardsman of the year program, sponsored by the Navy League. Want to help me, Tina, with my own couple thousand slides waiting for sorting and filing? Regards, Gary Todoroff Tree LUGger