Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 29, 2006, at 4:55 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>> Okay - so color or black and white, one or two - I think I'm >>> partial to >>> two, >>> black and white...but this is a tough one for me, particular in >>> terms of >>> color/bw; I think the bw makes for the far stronger image, but I >>> like the >>> colors themselves...so... >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album333/BabyKittyOne >>> >>> and three that follow.... one of the best cat photos I have seen... I actually am partial to the color..first...wonderful.Steve >>> >>> Cat, tiny but no longer a kitten by any means, is Gray aka Sally >>> Gray aka >>> Baby Kitty aka Mona - don't ask - aka White Cat aka Devil Cat aka >>> Kitty >>> aka.. ;-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/29/06 3:22 PM, "lkhermann" <lkhermann@bresnan.net> wrote: >>> >>>> At 12:50 PM 5/29/2006 -0500, you wrote: >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> Jim, >>>> Very nice airplanes and the lens did a great job with a >>>> little >>>> help from the photographer. >>>> Thanks >>>> Lee >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information