[Leica] IMG: Ira's PESOs 2008-4....8 - Vintage Aircraft

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Ira,

Fine details of some beautifully restored vintage aircraft.  Very nice 
close-up work with the 90.

Its hard to imagine that Douglas Corrigan flew a Curtiss Robin from New York 
to Ireland.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Ira's PESOs 2008-4....8 - Vintage Aircraft


> These are all unconventional pictures of (mostly) American vintage 
> aircraft,
> all taken to emphasize a particular characteristic of that bird.   I say
> mostly, because this specific Hanriot, although French built, was  brought 
> to
> states by French WW1 Ace Charles Nungesser and used in various  films. 
> Nungesser
> and co-pilot Francois Coli were lost trying to fly the  Atlantic westbound 
> at
> the same time Lindbergh took off on his famous  flight.
>
> 1928 Lincoln-Page LP-3
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Lincoln_Page.jpg.html
> _
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Lincoln_Page.jpg.html)
>
> 1923 Swallow Twin-Place
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Swallow_TP.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Swallow_TP.jpg.html)
>
> 1927 American Eagle A-1
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Amer_Eagle.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Amer_Eagle.jpg.html)
>
> Curtiss Robin C-1
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Robin.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Robin.jpg.html)
>
> 1918 Hanriot HD.2
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/WW1_Hanriot.jpg.html_
>
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/WW1_Hanriot.jpg.html)
>
> All were taken with the M4, 90mm Tele-Elmarit on Tri-X, with some cleanup 
> of
> the backgrounds in Photoshop.
>
> As always, comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ira Silverman
> Irvine, CA
>
>
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