I forgot to mention that it must be hard for Jack Daniels to get those
barrel staves straightened out to make those chairs. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/29/2011 12:41 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Buildings very nicely done. The Pitts also looks like a really hot
> little number!
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/29/2011 11:51 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> Those are distinctive colours, Jim, thanks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 29 Dec 2011, at 06:06, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> I shot a roll of Kodak 200 color in my Leica IIIf using my new to me Canon
>>> 50/1.4 lens, and had it processed to CD at the local Walgreen store today.
>>> This was mainly to see what the lens produced, and, at the same time, check
>>> out the Walgreen processing. I found that, for posting on-line, the CD
>>> resolution is not too bad. Here are some examples:
>>>
>>> Our local credit union started out 60 years ago at Arnold AF Base, and now
>>> has branches all over the mid-state. They recently built a new
>>> headquarters building on a half block site that contained a large drainage
>>> ditch, carrying storm drainage from the north end of the airport.
>>> Landscaping is still underway, but, needless to say, water was a
>>> consideration in all of these efforts.
>>>
>>> Street side view:
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Credit+Union+Headquarters.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Front entrance:
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fountain+and+Reflections.jpg.html
>>>
>>> A new Sikorsky S-76 passed through today on a factory delivery flight. I
>>> don't know the destination, but all of the placards were in Spanish.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sikorsky+S-76.jpg.html
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sikorsky+S-76+Details.jpg.html
>>>
>>> A week or so ago, I came across a Pitts Special S-2B at the gas pump.
>>> Though no longer competitive in the "Open" classification, these little
>>> aircraft can be very challenging to master. They were built especially for
>>> aerobatics.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pitts+Special+S-2B.jpg.html
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rear+Seat+Instrument+Panel.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Last is the observation deck, or front porch, of the new airport terminal
>>> building. As you will note, the rockers were donated by a local
>>> manufacturer familiar to most of you.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Observation+Deck.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> By the way, I am impressed with this lens!
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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