Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know that yellow is more visible than red. Mark William Rabiner > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:54:35 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Diesel in the snow > > Mark, > nice shot of a Gerrman taxi :-) > I always did like the models with the chunky radiator grille. > > Useless fact: The cream colour was selected for German taxis because it > was the colour best able to be seen at dusk and under street lighting - > many years ago MB did a test with various colours, viewing the cars from > the top of an apartment block. > > Cheers > Douglas > > Mike Durling wrote: >> Mark, >> >> Thanks for posting these. I always enjoy them. >> >> Mike D >> >> Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> I shot this in Patterson New Jersey. >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/automobiles/collectibles/04EGO.html >>> Or >>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/9yr5kz >>> >>> It's a cream 1985 300D Mercedes diesel, (this fella has three) >>> Goes for many thousands of miles. Many decades. >>> >>> Paterson home of the Colt company who made the Colt Paterson 45 >>> And Alan Ginsberg who didn't pack one, >>> But packed a Leica M6. >>> And wrote the pivotal Beat Poem "Paterson". >>> >>> The first planned industrialized city. Because of the Waterfall; >>> Right in the center of town. Like Rochester NJ; only closer. >>> Mr. Paterson signed the Declaration of Independence. >>> Paterson is where "On the Road" starts out at. >>> "On the Driveway" . >>> >>> It's a pretty gritty town. >>> I got some grit. But its got nice areas too. >>> Was hard to pull over because of the snow drifts. >>> >>> I sure love the snow! >>> >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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