Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, Barney. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 10/10/2015 8:07 AM, Bernard Quinn wrote: > Sounds like a lot of fun! > > Barney > > Barney Quinn, WK3Z > C: (301) 775-1386 > H: (301) 654-0938 > >> On Oct 9, 2015, at 11:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> wrote: >> >> The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn. (AOPA) is holding its last regional >> fly-in of the year this weekend at our airport, hosted by the Beechcraft >> Heritage Museum. For the early arrivals, they put on a Barnstormers Party >> tonight, complete with live music from, where else, Nashville. I >> introduced myself to one of the musicians, who uses the stage name, Jimmy >> Nichols. >> >> After a nice day for the rapidly-arriving airplanes, heavy rain moved in >> as the crowd was arriving, so things got off to a slow start. Standing >> at the entrance of the large museum hangar, I could see everything from >> Cubs to a DC-3 to a business jet, parked in the wet grass. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+1.tif.html >> >> I wandered around, looking at the few planes that were left in the >> corners as the hangar was emptied to set up tables, and found an early >> Staggerwing bearing the colors of barnstormer Roscoe Turner, along with a >> decal depicting Gilmore, the young lion, that he carried with him until >> it got too large to handle. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+2.tif.html >> >> The food was very tasty and plentiful. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+3.tif.html >> >> As the rain let up, the crowd increased rapidly. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+4.tif.html >> >> Live musicians from Nashville, some of whom are pilots, entertained the >> crowd. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+5.tif.html >> >> This attractive young lady was using her cell phone to photograph the >> radial engine that was on display, commenting that she was fascinated by >> intricate shiny parts. I asked her to pose with the engine, and she >> willingly obliged. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+6.tif.html >> >> All with the X-E1 and 27mm, at ISOs from 400 to 1000. The mixture of >> lighting made color balance a pain. >> >> 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 >