Tower Bridge – London 1987

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Interesting view of the Tower Bridge on a horrible weather day (for photographing with Kodacolor) – September 1987

Adjusted a bit warmer (tone).

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 80-200mm f/ 4 zoom lens (at 200mm) on Kodak Kodacolor film.

Scanned original 4×6 Kodacolor prints on Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II.

Adjusted a bit on the cool side.

I don’t normally convert color images to black and white but these lacked any real colors so I decided to strip away what little traces of color there were. Improved?

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At the Palace Gates – London 1987

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Buckingham Palace – Iron Gates – September 1987

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodak Kodacolor film.

Scanned from the original 4×6 prints with a Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II.

The photographer – Captured

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Mind your fingers!

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

“I never knew they got THAT big!” – My comment after meeting my first English raven. September 1987

“No shit”!

While waiting on line for a visit to the Tower of London.

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodak Kodacolor. Scanned from 4×6 finished print on Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II.

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Happy SUNday! Isle of Wight – 1987

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Scanning some Kodak Kodachrome slides from my trip to England in September of 1987. It’s hard to believe that it’s been thirty years since I was there.

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This lovely home was photographed around mid afternoon under tricky lighting conditions. Kodachrome 25 isn’t at its’ best in less than full sun but I believe the colors are appropriately warm given the circumstances. Little post production of the image apart for some minor cropping to remove the edges of the slide mount and to tone down the highlights to bring out more details in the wall in the bright sunlight. Taken with my Canon F-1 using my favorite Canon wide angle lens (FD 24mm f/ 2.8).

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Iconic symbol of England. I think the red has held up well on the slide after all these years. Only minor tweaks were needed in post production (removing the slide mount edges via a small crop). Kodak Kodachrome 25 taken with my Canon F-1 fitted with my Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens. Looking back on this image after all these years I can’t recall why I didn’t capture the entire booth on the right. I just remember that I liked that the two leaned together at the top.

I use a Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark II for my scanning.

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Palma de Mallorca – Summer 1986

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017Chris and Carol 4 Comments

As a career U.S. Navy Sailor, I often went on liberty in some pretty questionable ports of call. Dirty, tough and not so nice. Palma – well there’s no place better for an overworked Sailor then a port call in Palma during the summer!

USS Forrestal (CV-59) anchored out off the coast of Palma.

Nothing like an ice cold Heiney!

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Obviously Palma is much more than an ice cold beer and a long night of drinking at ‘Bar Joe’ – come back often and I’ll be posting more Kodachrome slides of my port visit.

All images are shot on Kodak Kodachrome with my Canon F-1 and scanned on a Canon scanner.

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The Albert c1862 – Victoria, London

October 21, 2017October 21, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

The Albert – built c1862 and little changed since the beginning. Located at 52 Victoria Street, Victoria, London – September 1987

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Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodacolor. Thanks to the taxi showing up at the right time to add to the picture.

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Bigger Ben – London 1987

October 21, 2017October 21, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Forgoing the traditional images of Big Ben, I choose a close-up at 200mm – September 1987

Actually quite an amazing thing of beauty, function and intricate detail. Canon F-1 with Canon FD 80-200mm f/ 4 zoom lens on Kodacolor.

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‘Colorful London’ – 1987

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Beautifully sunny afternoon in London – September 1987

‘Color with no U’

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 lens on Kodacolor.

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Standing Her Post – London 1987

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Could this same image be taken today?

‘Policewoman, me and Ben’

Canon F-1 with Canon FD 24mm f/ 2.8 on Kodacolor

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Pedestrian

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017Chris and Carol 7 Comments

We decided to take a trip back in time in response to this week’s challenge – Pedestrian

Yokohama, Japan 1979

Friendly police and happy shoppers – At Motomachi, Yokohama. Photo by Chris – Canon F-1

New York City, USA c1940

Fashionable pedestrians stepping out in NYC in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The beautiful lady on the far right is my mom. Unknown photographer.

Cannes, France 1986

Summer strolling along Rue Louis Blanc – The French Riviera – Photo by Chris – Canon F-1

Three different decades – Three different countries – All pedestrians through time.

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Tower Bridge – London 1987

At the Palace Gates – London 1987

Mind your fingers!

Happy SUNday! Isle of Wight – 1987

Palma de Mallorca – Summer 1986

The Albert c1862 – Victoria, London

Bigger Ben – London 1987

‘Colorful London’ – 1987

Standing Her Post – London 1987

Weekly Photo Challenge – Pedestrian