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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Airport - Again
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:40:05 +0200
References: <54D0743C83EA410BA75209F255AFE1A3@jimnichols>

The winglet and the AT6 are wonderful.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA



On Jul 15, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> 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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