Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Nice to see your airports shots again. I always meant to do a parachute jump, but too late as my knees are knackered these days. Must go up in a glider again though. Douglas On 07/09/2020 21:40, Jim Nichols wrote: > I made a short visit to the local airport today.? A Bellanca Super > Decathlon in eye-catching colors was visiting from Huntsville. This > looks like it would be real "fun machine". > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073538.JPG.html > > The local skydivers were active in the beautiful sunshine.? Here, a > tandem pair (instructor and student) were making a sharp turn upwind > for landing. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073544.JPG.html > > Two more tandem pairs were lined up for landing. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073556.JPG.html > > Students are told to raise their feet as they approach the ground, > while the instructor handles the ground contact. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200907-P9073558.JPG.html > > This was my first time to try the ZD 50mm f/2.0 Macro with AF for sky > divers.? Not being as agile as I once was, I shot from near the > terminal rather than out near the landing zone, but tracking the > jumpers against blue sky was not as difficult as I thought it might > be.? I might even get up enough nerve to try the 50-200 SWD. >