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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:07:40 -0500
References: <54D0743C83EA410BA75209F255AFE1A3@jimnichols> <BLU155-W567D6C7EA99D524FB709A48DD40@phx.gbl>

Thanks for the kind words, Jean-Michel.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean-Michel Mertz" <j2m46 at hotmail.fr>
To: "lug LEICA USERS ORGANISATION" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again


>
> An outstanding series, Jim, I found all the pictures to be sharp and 
> well-balanced. Yes, you definitely must do this more often!Jean-Michel
> > From: jhnichols at lighttube.net
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:03:45 -0500
>> CC: olympus at thomasclausen.net
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again
>>
>> I have a Leica Elmarit-R 28mm that I purchased as a "normal" lens for my 
>> 4/3 bodies, but found it very difficult to focus.  I took it to the 
>> airport on the E-1, set up to zone focus and use as a point and shoot. 
>> Most of these images were made that way, though some were manually 
>> focused.
>>
>> Sometimes, things just catch your attention, like these shadows:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shadows+68.jpg.html
>>
>> Interesting forms are added to airplanes in order to increase efficiency:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Winglet+64.jpg.html
>>
>> In these modern times, the Sunday drive with the wife can take on a 
>> different form:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Zenith+71.jpg.html
>>
>> The favorite noisemaker of every airshow is the venerable North American 
>> AT-6 or SNJ:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AT-6+74.jpg.html
>>
>> Most people recognize the powerplant of that old workhorse, the DC-3:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DC-3+55.jpg.html
>>
>> Sometimes old birds just roost or rest together:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Birds+50.jpg.html
>>
>> Looking at these images, I think I will try this more often.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again)
Message from j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz) ([Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again)