Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Jim for these interesting details, yes the proportion of the pilot and the plane give an image of a small and rare airplane. Cheers Lluis El 20/10/2012, a las 0:13, Jim Nichols escribi?: > Thanks for looking, Lluis. I grabbed the shot because it gave me an > opportunity to show the people inside it. The pilot looked at me, I > waved at him, and he smiled, all after I took the photo. > > There have been somewhere between 1000 and 1500 made, with gradual > improvements, since the 1950s. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at > gmail.com > > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 4:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Ready to Roll > > >> Jim, >> >> I find it a quite rare airplane >> >> cheers >> Lluis >> >> >> >> El 18/10/2012, a las 21:50, Jim Nichols escribi?: >> >>> A front passed through last night, and skies were still overcast, >>> but these gentlemen were ready to take a spin in their >>> amphibian. I'm trying to get more people in my airport images. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ready+to+Roll.jpg.html >>> >>> It helps to recall that most seaplanes and amphibians have the >>> engine controls located on the ceiling, because the engines are >>> usually above the cabin. >>> >>> E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 28mm >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information