[Leica] Arnold Center 55th Anniversary

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Great shots. I esp. like the Sabre, but that must be because it's one  
of my all time jetfighter prefs.
And, as Daniel proved already numerous times, the Jupiter is a  
fabulous lens.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe


Op 29-mei-06, om 19:50 heeft Jim Nichols het volgende geschreven:

> As World War II ended in Europe, General Hap Arnold and  
> aeronautical genius Dr. Theodore von Karman pondered ways to assure  
> that other nations never got ahead of the United States in  
> aeronautical and engine research to the extent that Germany had  
> done in the 30s and 40s.  In June 1951, President Harry Truman  
> dedicated the Air Engineering Development Center near Tullahoma, TN  
> as a research and test center to pursue cutting edge developments  
> for the U.S.  I was fortunate to go to work at the center two years  
> later, and spent most of my career there, first, as an engineer  
> completing and calibrating wind tunnel facilities, and, later in  
> management.  Now known as the Arnold Engineering Development  
> Center, it celebrated its 55th anniversary this past weekend with a  
> display of vintage and modern aircraft and an air show at the  
> Tullahoma Regional Airport, itself built in the 1940s as a training  
> base for B-24 crews.
>
> I chose my Leica IIIf RD with a Jupiter 12 35mm f/2.8 lens as my  
> primary camera for the static displays.  It was my first real  
> effort with the J-12, and I was impressed with the results.  Having  
> tried similar tasks with a 50mm in the past, I found that, when I  
> backed up to capture a complete aircraft image, too many visitors  
> got between me and the subject.  The 35mm proved perfect for the  
> assignment.
>
> Selected photos are listed below, with some slight adjustments,  
> cropping, and resizing in PS.
>
> Comments and criticisms are welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Diamond_Lil
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Red_Knight
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/North_American_F_86
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Wicked_Wabbit
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Sweetie_Face
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Tora_Tora_Tora
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Japanese_Replica
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/American_Airlines_DC_3
>
>
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