Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice captures of the jumpers. I continue to be amazed that someone would do this for fun. 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 27 Apr 2019, at 23:41, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > On a nice, sunny Saturday afternoon, there are a lot of things going on at > the airport. Despite what the EXIF data may say, these were shot with a > 200 mm Pentax Takumar, set up to see how it would work from a distance on > my monopod. > > After hauling two loads of jumpers to jump altitude, normally around > 14,000 ft, the Twin Otter was ready for some fuel. The Saturday crew > responded, using the Jet-A truck. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190427-DSCF1117.JPG.html > > I had difficulty keeping the jumpers in the frame, but got reasonable > detail. They move faster than one thinks when watching from a distance. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190427-DSCF1091.JPG.html > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190427-DSCF1053.JPG.html > > The foreshortening caused by the long lens makes them appear a lot closer > together than they were in reality. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information