Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Very nice shots, my favorite is the last one, Have a happy New Year! Cheers Lluis El 29/12/2011, a las 7:06, Jim Nichols escribi?: > I shot a roll of Kodak 200 color in my Leica IIIf using my new to me > Canon 50/1.4 lens, and had it processed to CD at the local Walgreen > store today. This was mainly to see what the lens produced, and, at > the same time, check out the Walgreen processing. I found that, for > posting on-line, the CD resolution is not too bad. Here are some > examples: > > Our local credit union started out 60 years ago at Arnold AF Base, > and now has branches all over the mid-state. They recently built a > new headquarters building on a half block site that contained a > large drainage ditch, carrying storm drainage from the north end of > the airport. Landscaping is still underway, but, needless to say, > water was a consideration in all of these efforts. > > Street side view: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Credit+Union+Headquarters.jpg.html > > Front entrance: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fountain+and+Reflections.jpg.html > > A new Sikorsky S-76 passed through today on a factory delivery > flight. I don't know the destination, but all of the placards were > in Spanish. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sikorsky+S-76.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sikorsky > +S-76+Details.jpg.html > > A week or so ago, I came across a Pitts Special S-2B at the gas > pump. Though no longer competitive in the "Open" classification, > these little aircraft can be very challenging to master. They were > built especially for aerobatics. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pitts+Special+S-2B.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rear+Seat+Instrument+Panel.jpg.html > > Last is the observation deck, or front porch, of the new airport > terminal building. As you will note, the rockers were donated by a > local manufacturer familiar to most of you. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Observation+Deck.jpg.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > By the way, I am impressed with this lens! > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information