Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Douglas, At least you had the presence of mind to take a long lens. All I had was a 60mm. Nice image, by the way. Because of our funding freeze, the U.S. team is not doing air shows this year. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 7/24/2013 4:22 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > > > "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote >>>>> > >> Because of the sequestered funding, the U.S. Army Golden Knight >> parachute team had to be conservative in training expenses. New >> candidates are getting their required number of training jumps at our >> local airport. Here, one approaches his landing spot. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Golden+Knight+Training.jpg.html >>>>>> > > Interesting coincidence Jim, I also took a shot of the Irish Defence > Forces parachute team - the Black Knights (no gold here in Ireland:-)) > landing near my back garden (well on the beach) here in Bray last Sunday. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/AirShow13_BlackKnight.jpg.html > > > > As the team took a video of one of their drops from the army > helicopter, you can get a view of Bray and the Airshow which may put > some of my pictures into context. View it here. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9R-XVHP_hI > > Douglas > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >