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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Airport at Sundown
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 00:20:07 -0500
References: <557CF664.3040104@lighttube.net> <557CF6F9.8060708@jayburleson.com>

Thanks, Jay.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/13/2015 10:37 PM, Jay Burleson wrote:
> Jim, the King Air shot could be in a company brochure or calendar, 
> well done!
>
> Jay
>
> On 6/13/2015 8:35 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> On a very hot day, the airport can come alive in the cool of the late
>> afternoon.  I walked around, talked to a few people, and snapped some
>> photos.  Because of the warmth of the late sun, I did not try to achieve
>> a "proper" white balance.  It is what it is.
>>
>> The Bombardier BD100 presented a warm sundown image.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bombardier+Sunset.tif.html
>>
>> Because I neglected the King Air 300 on my last visit, I walked out and
>> got a shot.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1802+FM.tif.html
>>
>> I spied Larry Wilhite pulling the RV7A, which he built himself, out to
>> the compass rose to adjust the compass.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1803+FM.tif.html
>>
>> Then I spotted the modified Piper J-5 returning from an 8-hour day
>> towing a banner above Bonnaroo.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1805+FM.tif.html
>>
>> The J-5 is beefed up, has 46 gal of fuel, and the wing top surface is
>> fitted with vortex generators to enhance performance in slow flight.  On
>> the front is a Lycoming O-360, delivering 180 hp, twice what it
>> originally had.  An oil cooler is installed on the landing gear to
>> provide cooling, which the pilot said is so effective it has to be taped
>> up in the winter months.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1807+FM.tif.html
>>
>> Finally, a look at the power plant itself.  It flies with no additional
>> cowling, and the aircraft is in the Experimental Category.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Engine+Details.JPG.html
>>
>> All with the X-E1 and the Fujinon 27/2.8 Pancake.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Airport at Sundown)
Message from leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson) ([Leica] IMG: Airport at Sundown)