Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, A nice series. I would rotate the stairs picture 1 or 2 degrees counterclockwise so that you correct the slight tilt--it is really bothersome in an image of this type. Nathan Adam Bridge wrote: > > Last week, while in Southern California, I took the BMW up to the top of Palomar > Mountain (what a wonderful drive) where the 200 inch Hale Telescape still does > science for Cal Tech. > > For me this is ascending to a childhood heaven. The telescope experienced first > light in 1948, the year of my birth, and I grew up with images of it and the > spectacular images it revealed. > > Here are some images! > > As you walk up a path from the parking lot, past the small museum, you get this > view of dome: > > <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004-Palomar/PalomarDome.jpg> > > I love that the top of the mountain has these wonderful small trees and bushes > to give a sense, not only of scale, but also of life surrounding this instrument > for peering out toward the birth of time. > > Walking closer: > > <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004-Palomar/Palomar2.jpg> > > The structure was designed in the late 30s or early 40s. The surface of the > lower building is textured and has an art deco sensibility. > > Standing at the base of the stairs: > > <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004-Palomar/EntryStairs.jpg> > > A view of the dome: > > <http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2004-Palomar/DomeDetail.jpg> > > All taken with M6 ttl, 35mm sumicron f/2, on TMAX100 @ 100 in XTOL 1:1 at 20F > following the recommended Kodak agitation. > > I got there and desperately wished for my selection of filters. These are > without a red or orange filter. > > You criticism and comments would be very valuable. > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html