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

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Ira, they are very interesting detail studies. I especially like the Curtis
Robin C-1 shot.

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/

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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.ht
ml
_ 
(http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/Lincoln_Page.jpg.ht
ml) 
 
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.htm
l_
 
(http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/WW1_Hanriot.jpg.htm
l) 
 
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