Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, The plane was a Delta Air (Air Botswana) Cessna 208b grand caravan. Nice and stable, and the high wing gives good visibility. Thanks for looking, Marty On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Nice, Marty. ?What was the aircraft? ?The shadow looks sort of like a > Maule. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 9:55 PM > Subject: [Leica] Okavango, at night and from the air > > >> In the Delta, we ate dinner and talked with our guides into the night: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img034ab.jpg.html >> >> around the fire: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img061a.jpg.html >> >> But after a few days it was time to leave. ?I wanted to see the Delta >> from air, particularly to see the buffalo fence which forms the >> critical infrastructure component of Botswana's biosecurity measures >> to keep the buffalo, which carry foot-and-mouth disease, away from >> domestic cattle, which are very susceptible to this serious disease >> which has massive trade implications. ?The Delta from the air is >> incredible: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img413a.jpg.html >> >> I took a photo of our shadow as we landed at Maun airport: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img902a.jpg.html >> >> The next day we left for Zimbabwe. >> >> First two are M7, f1 Noctilux and TMZ at EI 6400 and 1000, developed >> in home made TMax developer substitute. ?Second two are MP, Hexanon >> 50/2, yellow filter, Plus-X in Xtol 1+3. >> >> Comments etc welcome. >> >> Marty >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >