Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 8, 2011, at 12:15 AM, Peter Klein wrote: > LUG: If you're interested, you can partake of more of my family history > here: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/family/messen20s-40s1/> wonderful Peter, memories ! The images look very similar to my own, except the people are different (I think)... :-) what a joy for you and your family, Steve > > These are from my late mother Emilie's cache of black and white snapshots, > scanned with VueScan on an HP consumer flatbed. Some were in pretty bad > shape. I've done some curve adjusting and removed the worst spots on > people's faces where possible but nothing really drastic. Black and white > really lasts, and even if faded, a judiciously applied curve can bring it > back to life. > > I remember my grandfather had a folding camera with black leather bellows, > brand unknown. It had some kind of little right angle viewfinder that he > looked down into. The shutter was triggered with a cable release. The > photos from the 1940s are probably taken with this camera. Most were > taken in New York City, with summer photos in White Lake, NY (in the > Catskills). > > Enjoy! > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information