Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil, As you're only up the road from me, our local railway (GWR Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway) has a special event this Thursday with a flypast of the battle of Britain Memorial flight to mark the 50th birthday of david Shepherd's loco 'Black Prince' http://www.gwsr.com/your-visit/events.aspx Best wishes, Charlie On 15 Aug 2009, at 14:18, Philip Price wrote: > Hi Mark I have never been to the Fairford event, however the company > will have a stand at next year`s Farnborough Air Show. If you are > interested in aerospace, and would like a ticket let me know, its > held around mid July. My passion along with photography is steam > engines, and in particular any thing to do with the old Great > Western Railway, I have spent some happy hours at the museum in > Swindon ! I am lucky living on the south side of Birmingham its not > far from the Severn Valley Railway so I can get a regular fix ! One > of our major customers is Martin Baker Aircraft the ejector seat > maker, and I am very proud of the products I supply which have saved > the lives of pilots from all round the world, sorry to ramble on but > if you are ever coming Birmingham way, and have the time lets meet > up and chat Leica ! Regards Phil > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 1:57:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] [imgs] Inglesham Church Lightrrom gallery > > Hi Phil, > > what an interesting line of work. > As I'm 'resting' at the moment, I'll pass on the spitfire...I think > it's fantastic that such an old design is still popular. Another > cherished memory concerning the Spitfire was a bike ride out to > Fairford on the eve of the international air tattoo a few years > ago. We witnessed a mock dogfight over the airfield between a BBMF > spitfire and hurricane. It was wonderful to watch and to listen to. > > Cheers > > Mark > > Philip Price wrote: >> Hi Mark,Thanks for the reply, unfortunately I would not be able to >> make next weekend, but 12 /13 September may be possible. Liked your >> comment re the Spitfire, I have spent 40 years in the aluminium >> industry mainly supplying aerospace cutomers. One of my current >> customers is a company on the Isle of Wight who build Spitfires to >> the original R.J.Mitchell drawings, we are supplying wing spar >> tubes, and the cleats that hold them. The dates on the drawings are >> 1934 !! Have a look at my web site : www.aspgroup.co.uk Just out >> of interest they will build you a Spitfire, it takes about three >> years costs ? 1.5 million, but that includes an original Merlin >> engine, and being certified for flight. One thing they cannot put >> in are the cannon !!! I wonder why ! Regards Phil. >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:27:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] [imgs] Inglesham Church Lightrrom gallery >> >> Jim, Phil, Charlie, >> >> thanks for looking and commenting on the church pictures. >> It's definitely worth a visit. I was there for about three hours >> and only saw a couple and their rather noisy adolescent son for a >> few minutes. The rest of the time I was completely alone. It was >> truly magical. >> >> If you want to visit it, here's a link which contains some >> information and an OS grid reference.. >> http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/243497 >> >> Though I suspect it's a bit far from TN... >> >> Cheers >> >> Mark >> >> Mark Pope wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've just posted a lightroom gallery which contains a few more >>> images taken at Inglesham church. >>> They can be seen at http://www.monomagic.co.uk/inglesham >>> >>> Hope you enjoy them >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Mark >> > > -- > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > _______________________________________________ > 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