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Re: [OM] IMG: From the Airport - Again

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: From the Airport - Again
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:40:34 +0100
They look good, Jim.  I like the idea of "Sunday Drive 2012 Style", but fear 
that my wife would not see it as a relaxing day out.  

The AT-6 looks like a good "drive" as well.

Chris
On 15 Jul 2012, at 19:03, Jim Nichols wrote:

> I have a Leica Elmarit-R 28mm that I purchased as a "normal" lens for my 4/3 
> bodies, but found it very difficult to focus.  I took it to the airport on 
> the E-1, set up to zone focus and use as a point and shoot.  Most of these 
> images were made that way, though some were manually focused.
> 
> Sometimes, things just catch your attention, like these shadows:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shadows+68.jpg.html
> 
> Interesting forms are added to airplanes in order to increase efficiency:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Winglet+64.jpg.html
> 
> In these modern times, the Sunday drive with the wife can take on a different 
> form:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Zenith+71.jpg.html
> 
> The favorite noisemaker of every airshow is the venerable North American AT-6 
> or SNJ:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AT-6+74.jpg.html
> 
> Most people recognize the powerplant of that old workhorse, the DC-3:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DC-3+55.jpg.html
> 
> Sometimes old birds just roost or rest together:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Birds+50.jpg.html
> 
> Looking at these images, I think I will try this more often.

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