[Leica] IMG: Scenes From the Past

[crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall)]

Jim

Its heritage makes it very interesting and the quality is very good.
In my mind there is a trade off between keeping the original 6x9
format against a cropped image which cuts off some of the lower grassy
area. I can note I like the blocking of the car by the sign! Either
way a fine image.

Chris B

On 25/11/2007, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I am in the process of going through the old negatives and prints that I 
> found in some boxes belonging to my late father-in-law, who worked in 
> various types of photography during the first half of his working life.  
> The link below shows a carousel captured on a 6x9 B&W negative which, 
> judging from the car in the background, was exposed in the 1920s.  These 
> portable carousels made the rounds of county and state fairs and the 
> animals were very detailed, as compared to the plastic one finds today.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Carousel.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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