objective c - NSArray -initWithObjects: does not store objects -

i'm getting bizarre output contructor. not store of objects. debugged method , objects being stored initialized properly. use array set vc's on uitabbarcontroller , tab bar empty. here's code

-(void)initbaritemswithallfeatures {      /*      issues       */       uiimage *issuesimage = [uiimage imagenamed:@"issues_on.png"];       uitabbaritem *issuestabbaritem = [[uitabbaritem alloc]initwithtitle:nslocalizedstring(@"issuestabbartitle",@"") image:issuesimage tag:0];      [issuesimage release];      issuesnavigationcontroller.tabbaritem =issuestabbaritem;      [issuestabbaritem release];     /*      thumbs      */      thumbsviewcontroller *thumbsviewcontroller =  [[thumbsviewcontroller alloc]initwithnibname:@"thumbsviewcontroller" bundle:nil];       uiimage *thumbsimage = [uiimage imagenamed:@"thumbs_on.png"];      uitabbaritem *thumbstabbaritem = [[uitabbaritem alloc]initwithtitle:nslocalizedstring(@"thumbstabbartitle",@"") image:thumbsimage tag:1];      [thumbsimage release];      thumbsviewcontroller.tabbaritem = thumbstabbaritem;      [thumbstabbaritem release];       /*      contents      */      contentsviewcontroller *contentsviewcontroller = [[contentsviewcontroller alloc]initwithnibname:@"contentsviewcontroller" bundle:nil];      uiimage *contentsimage = [uiimage imagenamed:@"contents_on.png"];      uitabbaritem *contentstabbaritem = [[uitabbaritem alloc] initwithtitle:nslocalizedstring (@"contentstabbartitle",@"") image:contentsimage tag:2];      [contentsimage release];      contentsviewcontroller.tabbaritem = contentstabbaritem;      [contentstabbaritem release];       /*      search      */      searchviewcontroller *searchviewcontroller = [[searchviewcontroller alloc]initwithnibname:@"searchviewcontroller" bundle:nil];      uiimage *searchimage = [uiimage imagenamed:@"search_on.png"];      uitabbaritem *searchtabbaritem = [[uitabbaritem alloc] initwithtitle:nslocalizedstring (@"searchtabbartitle",@"") image:searchimage tag:3];      [searchimage release];      searchviewcontroller.tabbaritem = searchtabbaritem;      [searchtabbaritem release];       /*      favourites      */      favouritesviewcontroller *favouritesviewcontroller = [[favouritesviewcontroller alloc]initwithnibname:@"favouritesviewcontroller" bundle:nil];      uiimage *favouritesimage = [uiimage imagenamed:@"favourites_on.png"];      uitabbaritem *favouritestabbaritem = [[uitabbaritem alloc] initwithtitle:nslocalizedstring (@"favouritestabbartitle",@"") image:contentsimage tag:4];      [favouritesimage release];      favouritesviewcontroller.tabbaritem = favouritestabbaritem;      [favouritestabbaritem release];      /*      contact      */      contactviewcontroller * contactviewcontroller = [[contactviewcontroller alloc] initwithnibname:@"contactviewcontroller" bundle:nil];      uiimage *contactimage = [uiimage imagenamed:@"contact_on.png"];      uitabbaritem *contacttabbaritem = [[uitabbaritem alloc] initwithtitle:nslocalizedstring (@"contacttabbartitle",@"") image:contactimage tag:5];      [contactimage release];      contactviewcontroller.tabbaritem = contacttabbaritem;      [contacttabbaritem release];        /*       add array       */      allfeaturesavailabletabbaritemarray = [[nsarray alloc] initwithobjects:                                           issuesnavigationcontroller,                                           thumbsviewcontroller,                                           contentsviewcontroller,                                           searchviewcontroller,                                           favouritesviewcontroller,                                           contactviewcontroller, nil];       /*      release objects      */      [thumbsviewcontroller release];     [contentsviewcontroller release];     [searchviewcontroller release];     [favouritesviewcontroller release];     [contactviewcontroller release];   } 

thanks in advance!

i think may on releasing tab bar images (fwiw).