Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Give me 1 in color (with a slightly changed white balance - the cat is a bit bluish) and 2 in B&W plz. Second pose is best IMO. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 29-mei-06, om 21:29 heeft B. D. Colen het volgende geschreven: > Okay - so color or black and white, one or two - I think I'm > partial to two, > black and white...but this is a tough one for me, particular in > terms of > color/bw; I think the bw makes for the far stronger image, but I > like the > colors themselves...so... > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album333/BabyKittyOne > > and three that follow.... > > Cat, tiny but no longer a kitten by any means, is Gray aka Sally > Gray aka > Baby Kitty aka Mona - don't ask - aka White Cat aka Devil Cat aka > Kitty > aka.. ;-) > > > > > On 5/29/06 3:22 PM, "lkhermann" <lkhermann@bresnan.net> wrote: > >> At 12:50 PM 5/29/2006 -0500, you wrote: >>> As World War II ended in Europe, General Hap Arnold and aeronautical >>> genius Dr. Theodore von Karman pondered ways to assure that other >>> nations >>> never got ahead of the United States in aeronautical and engine >>> research >>> to the extent that Germany had done in the 30s and 40s. In June >>> 1951, >>> President Harry Truman dedicated the Air Engineering Development >>> Center >>> near Tullahoma, TN as a research and test center to pursue >>> cutting edge >>> developments for the U.S. I was fortunate to go to work at the >>> center two >>> years later, and spent most of my career there, first, as an >>> engineer >>> completing and calibrating wind tunnel facilities, and, later in >>> management. Now known as the Arnold Engineering Development >>> Center, it >>> celebrated its 55th anniversary this past weekend with a display of >>> vintage and modern aircraft and an air show at the Tullahoma >>> Regional >>> Airport, itself built in the 1940s as a training base for B-24 >>> crews. >>> >>> I chose my Leica IIIf RD with a Jupiter 12 35mm f/2.8 lens as my >>> primary >>> camera for the static displays. It was my first real effort with >>> the >>> J-12, and I was impressed with the results. Having tried similar >>> tasks >>> with a 50mm in the past, I found that, when I backed up to capture a >>> complete aircraft image, too many visitors got between me and the >>> subject. The 35mm proved perfect for the assignment. >>> >>> Selected photos are listed below, with some slight adjustments, >>> cropping, >>> and resizing in PS. >>> >>> Comments and criticisms are welcomed. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Diamond_Lil >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Red_Knight >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/North_American_F_86 >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Wicked_Wabbit >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Sweetie_Face >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Tora_Tora_Tora >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Japanese_Replica >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/American_Airlines_DC_3 >> >> Jim, >> Very nice airplanes and the lens did a great job with a >> little >> help from the photographer. >> Thanks >> Lee >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >