Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., She was just waiting for the Sunday chicken to be put in front of her. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/29/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >