Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The last one, for sure. Excellent tones and composition. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 18 Dec 2018, at 22:16, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > I stopped by the airport today and caught the latest addition to the local > aircraft fleet out soaking up some sun, so I grabbed a few shots. This is > a 2001 Dassault Falcon 2000 which is available for charters. I'm told it > was once owned by George Clooney, before he moved up to something larger. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7154.JPG.html > > Our airport has a history, since it was built as a training base during > WWII. Lots of B-24 crews trained here, along with a lot of other military > aircraft. The old airport beacon was removed when the original water tank > was demolished, and it now sits on a pole alongside the present hangars. > I thought it made a nice contrast to the much newer Bizjet. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7156.JPG.html > > As an engineer, I'm always interested in the details. Here is one of the > two engine pods on the Falcon, a very nice, clean installation. I'm > assuming that is a radome on top of the fin. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7157.JPG.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >