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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:35:53 -0500
References: <54D0743C83EA410BA75209F255AFE1A3@jimnichols><83D388F8-E873-4D5B-98BF-9E2903D1CAFC@frozenlight.eu> <CAE3QcF5pFFKMgQztcHtf5=ACuS7SmDm_xDm_3czonNzB-iSRvA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the kind words, Geoff.  Watch for one more today.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again


> Hi Jim. Nathan's picks are my favourites from the set as well. I always
> enjoy your aircraft and in this set you've added some tighter and
> interesting compositions as well. Leave that lens on the camera for the
> next month and post some more ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 17 July 2012 05:40, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
>
>> The winglet and the AT6 are wonderful.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>>
>>
>> YNWA
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>> > I have a Leica Elmarit-R 28mm that I purchased as a "normal" lens for 
>> > my
>> 4/3 bodies, but found it very difficult to focus.  I took it to the 
>> airport
>> on the E-1, set up to zone focus and use as a point and shoot.  Most of
>> these images were made that way, though some were manually focused.
>> >
>> > Sometimes, things just catch your attention, like these shadows:
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shadows+68.jpg.html
>> >
>> > Interesting forms are added to airplanes in order to increase 
>> > efficiency:
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Winglet+64.jpg.html
>> >
>> > In these modern times, the Sunday drive with the wife can take on a
>> different form:
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Zenith+71.jpg.html
>> >
>> > The favorite noisemaker of every airshow is the venerable North 
>> > American
>> AT-6 or SNJ:
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AT-6+74.jpg.html
>> >
>> > Most people recognize the powerplant of that old workhorse, the DC-3:
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DC-3+55.jpg.html
>> >
>> > Sometimes old birds just roost or rest together:
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Birds+50.jpg.html
>> >
>> > Looking at these images, I think I will try this more often.
>> >
>> > Comments and critiques welcomed.
>> >
>> > Jim Nichols
>> > Tullahoma, TN USA
>> >
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