Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are classics. Have flown on almost every airframe including a tri motor and b247 but never c47 dc3 Sent from my iPad On Sep 20, 2012, at 3:08 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Nice image. We have a DC-3 on the ramp, but it at least has its > cowlings in place. Like old guys like me, they are no longer very > useful. ;~) > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge at mac.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:32 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: sad ol' girl > > >> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/25483361_MjsNJ5#!i=2099571652&k=5Q2r4Qt >> >> > >> >> A Lockeed Lodestar, once a proud hauler of corporate America before >> the jets arrived, sinks into oblivion at the Yolo County airport >> back lot. At least there are no obvious birds' nests. But if you >> look closely you'll see the spiders have made their homes amongst >> her cylinder heads and the remains of her exhaust manifolds. >> >> When I was growing up there were a pair of these at the Vandalia, >> OH airport serving several major companies. Then the Gulfstream I >> turboprop arrived and the old birds were swept away. Then the GII's >> got their own hangers further down the ramp. >> >> I love the old birds. >> >> Adam >> >> Oh, NEX-7, Leica 35mm sumicron, probably about f8. Yes, I used >> focus peaking but being able to zoom in on a portion of the image >> is more useful. >> >> ab >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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