[Leica] Found in Camera

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Hi Howard,

No, no Monochrom.  I had a local lab process the C41 and give me high 
resolution scans on a CD.  They do a reasonable job, but I did a little 
post-processing.

Thanks for the kind words.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/11/2015 3:59 AM, H&ECummer wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> I really liked the tonality in these pictures - when I first opened them I 
> thought maybe you had sprung for a Monochrom.
> There?s still something to be said for film.
> Thanks for posting.
> Howard
>
>
> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:21:41 -0500
> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>, Olympus Camera
>       Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Found in Camera
>
> A few days ago, I noticed that my Bessa R2a had a roll of BW400CN in it,
> from some time ago.  I got it processed by a local lab and checked out
> the images.
>
> Tullahoma owes its existence to the railroad connecting Nashville and
> Chattanooga.  Though the depot is closed now, it once did a bustling
> business.  During the Civil War, there was a field hospital here, and a
> local cemetery contains the remains from both sides. The railroad and
> depot divide Atlantic Street into parallel two-way streets, making it
> one of the widest streets in the US, according to local postcards.
> There is still a branch line coming into the main tracks, along with
> sidings, so switching is a common hindrance to cross-town traffic.
>
> The switches are set manually:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Switching+7.jpg.html
>
> Four-locomotive teams are not uncommon:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/The+Engines+9.jpg.html
>
> The final image is from the airport, where, on some forgotten visit, I
> spied a Piper Tripacer in the same paint scheme as the one I flew for a
> number of years.  I had to grab an image:
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tripacer+10.jpg.html
>
> I'm not sure what lenses were in use when these images were made.
>
> C & C welcomed.
>