Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 9, 2011, at 12:17 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Interesting to see the lifestyles--thanks for sharing, Peter. It inspired > me to dig into my own archive of photos I inherited following my father's > death 7 years ago--I scanned many of them, but now I will start putting > some on the web, mainly to share with family world-wide. But some of you > might also find them of interest. I only regret that so few street photos > and environmental portraits were done in those days. > > http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/My-fathers-pictures thank you Nathan, the image of the three is one of the most riveting portraits I have ever seen, Steve > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Apr 8, 2011, at 9:15 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/> >> >> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information