[LRflex] Re: Steam road vehicles in BW

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:01:25 -0700

Douglas,

It's a shame that the colours were faded.  The subjects just scream
for Kodachrome or Velvia,

I probably have seen the exact same steam vehicles at fairs and
carnivals in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

Jerry

Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Very old shots, 20+ years, the colours were faded and from the time when
> Fuji was much too vivid anyway.
> The only solution - converting them to BW.
>
> Colossal Fowler ploughing engine, shot in a shed
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image7_1_edited_1
> William V, a road locomotive converted for fairground use, the power
> take-off is running a generator mounted above the nameplate
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image6_1_BW_edited_1
> A Clayton and Shuttleworth agricutural engine running a threshing machine
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image5_3_edited_1
> A Foden steam lorry
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image3_6_BW_edited_1
> William V Showman's engine conversion
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image3_5_edited_2
> Fowler of Leeds road roller, some of these are actually still in use
> around the UK
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image2c_BW_edited_1
> William V, in classic Fairground Livery
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image2_7_BW_edited_1
> Fowler Lion, King Carnival Showman's Engine with chimney extension
> attached, to avoid smoking out the fairground and to increase the draught.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Railway-Heritage/Image2_6_BW_edited_1
>
> Hope you like them
> cheers
> Douglas
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