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Subject: [Leica] IMG: The American Airlines Flagship Detroit
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:27:05 -0500
References: <647538ca-4c0f-45a4-4076-074fb3af3292@lighttube.net> <42E6DCC2-082E-4DFE-A001-440A8DC2CFE9@cartersxrd.net>

Thanks, Ric.  Though it was hot out on the concrete with temps in the 90s!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/13/2016 7:56 PM, RicCarter wrote:
> eautiful piece of machinery
>
> well rendered
>
> ric
>
>
>> On Jun 13, 2016, at 5:06 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I looked at the scheduled flights for today and realized one of the prime 
>> restored DC-3s in the country was coming in.  In keeping with its age, I 
>> put a Leica Summaron 35/3.5 on the Fuji X-E1, a lens dating from 1956, 
>> purchased from a former LUG contributor. Here are three images:
>>
>> Parking the DC-3
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Parking+the+DC-3.tif.html
>>
>> A front, quarter view
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Front+Quarter+View+DC-3.tif.html
>>
>> And a full side view of the American Airlines Flagship Detroit
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/American+Airlines+Flagship+Detroit.tif.html
>>
>> And, as an afterthought, life is not always rosy, even when you have 
>> money.  The owner of this very expensive touring bus turned too closely 
>> around a post this morning when departing from Bonnaroo.  The aluminum 
>> wheel must be replaced before it can make the seven hour drive home.  
>> Body work will follow. :-(
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bonnaroo+Boo+Boo.tif.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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