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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Airport Miscellaneous
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (lluisripollphotography)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 23:46:21 +0200
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Nice planes Jim
Lluis


> El 10 juny 2017, a les 21:25, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
> escriure:
> 
> I've spent quite a bit of time this week getting some images for the 
> airport manager.  In the process, I've picked up a few that were for 
> myself.  Here are some of them.
> 
> This is a Piper Tripacer in 1957 colors, the prettiest paint scheme that 
> Piper ever designed.  In the late 1950s and early 1960s, my family and I 
> made many trips in these little airplanes. It brought back a lot of fond 
> memories.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2360.JPG.html
> 
> This is one of Piper's current favorites, the turbine-powered Meridian.  
> Pressurized, it cruises above 20,000 ft and really is very efficient, with 
> the reliable P&W Canada PT-6.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2372-2.JPG.html
> 
> I was surprised to see this Bonnaroo visitor in her "little black dress", 
> hardly the norm for an outdoor music festival.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2382.JPG.html
> 
> While some of the visitors watched the skydivers, others watched the 
> watchers.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2421.JPG.html
> 
> This shows some of the contrasts at the airport.  There were a number of 
> moms who brought their kids out to watch.  Here, a young father babysits 
> in the grass as the passengers from the arriving jets walk into the 
> terminal building.  I couldn't help but wonder if those shoes were the 
> cause of the banged up knee. :-\
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2442-2.JPG.html
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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