Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay - so color or black and white, one or two - I think I'm partial to two, black and white...but this is a tough one for me, particular in terms of color/bw; I think the bw makes for the far stronger image, but I like the colors themselves...so... http://gallery.leica-users.org/album333/BabyKittyOne and three that follow.... Cat, tiny but no longer a kitten by any means, is Gray aka Sally Gray aka Baby Kitty aka Mona - don't ask - aka White Cat aka Devil Cat aka Kitty aka.. ;-) On 5/29/06 3:22 PM, "lkhermann" <lkhermann@bresnan.net> wrote: > At 12:50 PM 5/29/2006 -0500, you wrote: >> As World War II ended in Europe, General Hap Arnold and aeronautical >> genius Dr. Theodore von Karman pondered ways to assure that other nations >> never got ahead of the United States in aeronautical and engine research >> to the extent that Germany had done in the 30s and 40s. In June 1951, >> President Harry Truman dedicated the Air Engineering Development Center >> near Tullahoma, TN as a research and test center to pursue cutting edge >> developments for the U.S. I was fortunate to go to work at the center two >> years later, and spent most of my career there, first, as an engineer >> completing and calibrating wind tunnel facilities, and, later in >> management. Now known as the Arnold Engineering Development Center, it >> celebrated its 55th anniversary this past weekend with a display of >> vintage and modern aircraft and an air show at the Tullahoma Regional >> Airport, itself built in the 1940s as a training base for B-24 crews. >> >> I chose my Leica IIIf RD with a Jupiter 12 35mm f/2.8 lens as my primary >> camera for the static displays. It was my first real effort with the >> J-12, and I was impressed with the results. Having tried similar tasks >> with a 50mm in the past, I found that, when I backed up to capture a >> complete aircraft image, too many visitors got between me and the >> subject. The 35mm proved perfect for the assignment. >> >> Selected photos are listed below, with some slight adjustments, cropping, >> and resizing in PS. >> >> Comments and criticisms are welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Diamond_Lil >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Red_Knight >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/North_American_F_86 >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Wicked_Wabbit >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Sweetie_Face >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Tora_Tora_Tora >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Japanese_Replica >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/American_Airlines_DC_3 > > Jim, > Very nice airplanes and the lens did a great job with a little > help from the photographer. > Thanks > Lee > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information