Thanks, Brian. I was somewhat surprised as I saw the building take shape,
but their competition is in the form of banks that have also put up fancy
buildings. The CU definitely needed the space, and their old building was
in demand at the time. And I'm sure they got the property as a bargain,
because of the drainage ditch. The only ones who can really complain are
the deer that formerly roamed the area.
The fountain in the side pond was probably installed to discourage Canada
geese, because the airport authority has been trying to get rid of them in
the areas near the airport. They also placed two large white artificial
swans on the shore of the pond, for the same purpose.
The lens seemed the best compromise for use on the Leica rangefinder. Most
Leica or Nikon lenses that I found available had problems due to age. This
Canon lens has perfect glass and functions nicely.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Last Film Images of 2011
> Jim N wrote
>> I shot a roll of Kodak 200 color in my Leica IIIf using my new to me
>> Canon
>> 50/1.4 lens, and had it processed to CD at the local Walgreen store
>> today.
>> This was mainly to see what the lens produced, and, at the same time,
>> check out the Walgreen processing. I found that, for posting on-line,
>> the
>> CD resolution is not too bad. Here are some examples:
>>
>> Our local credit union started out 60 years ago at Arnold AF Base, and
>> now
>> has branches all over the mid-state. They recently built a new
>> headquarters building on a half block site that contained a large
>> drainage
>> ditch, carrying storm drainage from the north end of the airport.
>> Landscaping is still underway, but, needless to say, water was a
>> consideration in all of these efforts.
>>
>> Street side view:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Credit+Union+Headquarters.jpg.htm
>> l
>>
>> Front entrance:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fountain+and+Reflections.jpg.html
>>
>> A new Sikorsky S-76 passed through today on a factory delivery flight. I
>> don't know the destination, but all of the placards were in Spanish.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sikorsky+S-76.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sikorsky+S-76+Details.jpg.html
>>
>> A week or so ago, I came across a Pitts Special S-2B at the gas pump.
>> Though no longer competitive in the "Open" classification, these little
>> aircraft can be very challenging to master. They were built especially
>> for aerobatics.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pitts+Special+S-2B.jpg.html
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rear+Seat+Instrument+Panel.jpg.ht
>> ml
>>
>> Last is the observation deck, or front porch, of the new airport terminal
>> building. As you will note, the rockers were donated by a local
>> manufacturer familiar to most of you.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Observation+Deck.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> By the way, I am impressed with this lens!
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>
> A series of great shots Jim. Hand-held, with a 200 asa film and a ? 60+
> years-old camera & Canon lens. Look to be tack sharp to me, and the
> scanning to CD was no cheap-skate stuff either - for screen use at least.
>
> I'm amazed at the opulence of the Credit Union building. (Maybe I
> shouldn't
> be - most banks splash their funds around on buildings like its going out
> of
> fashion - but it makes me think about where their priorities lie). My own
> Co-
> operative Bank to which I have belonged for more than 50 years has very
> modest buildings (all leased as far as I know) and gives better service
> than
> most other banks in NZ. All the big ones in NZ are Australian-owned now.
> This is one area where I think patriotism should apply !! (No hard feeling
> to
> the Aust members of this wonderful list - yes I share Chris Trask's and
> AG's
> opinions on this)
>
> However, back to topic- great shots.
>
> Brian Swale.
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