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Subject: [Leica] IMG - More from Italy in 2003
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:00:24 +0200
References: <49CEAB9B.9060101@gmx.de> <A312F93498EC4E9EA382522218B9A18B@jimnichols>

More than welcome, Jim,

the colour shot was one of the few that turned out ok - the film was 
about 75% ruined by bad processing/old stock or airport X-rays - I'm not 
sure which.

Cheers
Douglas

Jim Nichols wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> I really like your B&W work, and these are nice.  However, in the case 
> where you furnished both B&W and color, I have to choose the color 
> version.  The addition of color adds spice to the photo.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at 
> gmx.de>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; 
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> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:58 PM
> Subject: [Leica] IMG - More from Italy in 2003
>
>
>> Many thanks to all who looked and commented on the earlier posting.
>>
>> A sunny week as a consultant in Pisa and Milan, I can think of no 
>> better way to finish a 30-year career in geophysical exploration.
>>
>> These two gallery pages were shot on my last day of work as a senior 
>> exploration geophysicist, on May 1, 2003.
>>
>> Here are a couple of new additions:
>>
>> The cathedral in Milan from the back, the front was covered in 
>> scaffolding (yes, I know, I cut off the top of the spire - 12 mm 
>> wasn't quite wide enough)
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Italy/1Image4-17-Edit_BW.jpg.html
>>  
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>> Two versions of the same scene, heavily cropped because the weird 
>> perspectives of the 12 mm lens made me feel a little seasick.
>> I'm not sure which one works best - both seem to have their own 
>> merits. Strange that the walking people appear like cardboard cutouts 
>> or synthetic figures in a computer generated image:
>>
>> In colour
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Italy/1Image9-Edit.jpg.html
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>> Same again in BW
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Italy/1Image9-Edit_BW.jpg.html
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>> The Carabinieri were out in force for the May Day demonstration, 
>> beedless to say, it all went off very quietly. Once again that 
>> strange CGI effect, but this time in the buildings in the background:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Italy/1Image3-2-Edit_BW.jpg.html
>>  
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>>
>> Best regards from Hannover
>> Douglas
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