Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Steve - I've got to fiddle with the color balance.... On 5/29/06 8:33 PM, "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > On May 29, 2006, at 4:55 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>>> 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.... > > one of the best cat photos I have seen... I actually am partial to > the color..first...wonderful.Steve > > > > > > > > >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information