Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to Mitch for organizing last weeks meeting and photo shoot at the Garber facility. The first picture is primarily of Sal DiMarco but also includes Steve and Mitch at breakfast. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1071760 The next image was taken while we were waiting for our docent to start the tour. Notice that Steve L. has a newly acquired LTM. This is what his PAW subjects see. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1072028 Next is a typical scene inside the facility. If you are an aircraft aficionado you will go nuts. Literally everywhere you look there is some piece of aviation history laying on the ground, hanging from the rafters, or jammed willy-nilly all about. The main plane in the picture is an experimental Nazi bomber from late in the war. Imagine an Allied heavy bomber at 500mph with a very small radar signature. Officials at the Air and Space Museum don't consider the progenitor of the B2 to be noteworthy enough to keep in one piece. Now imagine hundreds of such firsts buried away in a warehouse collecting dust. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1072226 On our way to lunch outside Union Station? I took some time to experiment with the 15 Heliar. I love being at contact distance really but with an image that looks like there was some separation. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1072230 The last image in this series is our calm lunch. I have to admit that the DC crowd is not nearly so rowdy as other parts of the country. No Leica stacking, no Goths, just a small victory over the security staff at the airport when Sal showed us the teeny pen knife he keeps in his bag. The Irish pub did do a good job with the Black and Tan. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1072449 When there is a notice on the LUG of a regional gathering I highly recommend that you try to attend. This was my second and it was quite enjoyable to put faces with names and to enjoy each others conversation. Thanks again to Mitch. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html