Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the ones of the jumpers, but most of them (as well as the planes in flight) have a bit of a halo around the edge of the parachute?I wonder if you are being a bit enthusiastic with the sharpening? Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 14 Aug 2016, at 23:02, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > The temperature was a little more tolerable at the airport today. A > departing Piper 6-seater was the first activity, and joined the clouds > quickly. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/A+Visiting+Piper+Departs.jpg.html > > After a break for lunch, the Twin Otter that carries sky divers took off > with a load of jumpers and climbed rapidly. I haven't timed him, but it > takes approximately 15 minutes to get to 15,000 ft. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Twin+Otter+Jump+Plane+Climbs+Rapidly.jpg.html > > The tandem jumpers descend a little more gently than the singles, so are > easier to photograph. Here is a bright blue canopy, a multi-color, and a > red and white. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue+Canopy+Tandem.jpg.html > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blue-Yellow-Green+Tandem.jpg.html > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/White-Red+Tandem.jpg.html > > And, as I started to leave, I noticed a home-built "Baby Ace" airplane > having its fuel system calibrated at the fuel pump. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Home-Built+Baby+Ace+Gets+a+Fuel+System+Check.jpg.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >