Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right you are.:-) On 5/29/06 6:40 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information