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The Roger Freeman Collection
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shedonwanna
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Roger's research and image collection is an awesome documentation of the 8th Air Corps. The following image from his collection was my dad's B-17, the Jamaica Ginger.
Phantomfixer
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What a great post! thnaks for the link....
2BM2K
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A couple of photo's from the collection.
Pierce W. McKennon, 4th Fighter Group, wearing a Roughwear 27752.
Link to big picture; http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/rfc/FRE_000021.jpg
Leon M. Blanding, 4th Fighter Group, wearing a Fried Ostermann 23383.
Link to big picture; http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/rfc/FRE_000015.jpg
Pierce W. McKennon, 4th Fighter Group, wearing a Roughwear 27752.
Link to big picture; http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/rfc/FRE_000021.jpg
Leon M. Blanding, 4th Fighter Group, wearing a Fried Ostermann 23383.
Link to big picture; http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/rfc/FRE_000015.jpg
2BM2K
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The above two photo's have a colour cast due to ageing. Searching around for some software to restore the photo's
colours I came across this http://www.lionhouse.plus.com/photosoftware/gimp_plugins/
Using this software, and after some experiments and adjustments, produces these results;
colours I came across this http://www.lionhouse.plus.com/photosoftware/gimp_plugins/
Using this software, and after some experiments and adjustments, produces these results;
ausreenactor
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Great work!
Silver Surfer
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the redo of the first pic, shows what appears to be engine oil staining on the rw. every now and again an original will show up with that kind of staining. sometimes the jac will be nearly completely covered, to the point of almost looking like a redye. sometimes just splats, usually on the bottom front and or arms. nice work.
herk115
Active Member
2BM2K said:The above two photo's have a colour cast due to ageing. Searching around for some software to restore the photo's
colours I came across this http://www.lionhouse.plus.com/photosoftware/gimp_plugins/
Using this software, and after some experiments and adjustments, produces these results;
I ran those same two photos through Photoshop Auto Color Correct, and got the same result. I was going to post them but you beat me to it!
I think reality is somewhere between the two... the second pair of photos has drifted the mortar in the bricks to have a blue-ish cast, and the bricks have lost any brown/red cast. I love the look of the original photos but they're probably too far towards the yellow scale. Great photos regardless!
Steve27752
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It's the small details that I like. In the first picture the hat strap has gone missing, or been removed.
before the colour adjustment, the RW looked more like a 1401P with it's lighter shade.
before the colour adjustment, the RW looked more like a 1401P with it's lighter shade.
herk115 said:2BM2K said:The above two photo's have a colour cast due to ageing. Searching around for some software to restore the photo's
colours I came across this http://www.lionhouse.plus.com/photosoftware/gimp_plugins/
Using this software, and after some experiments and adjustments, produces these results;
I ran those same two photos through Photoshop Auto Color Correct, and got the same result. I was going to post them but you beat me to it!
2BM2K
Well-Known Member
To me the zipper looks like a bell-shaped Talon, a type commonly fitted to the 27752 contract. Some jackets of this contract
can be found in a russet colour.
Of course there is always a possibility that a few jackets from an earlier contract had a bell-shaped Talon fitted. Unless there
are any other distinguishing features visible then it is down to a matter of probability.
I did try, many times, to get the colours to match but the adjustments were very tricky. In the end it is just down to personal judgement.
There is another colour group-photo. This photo is in a poorer condition than the first two. I have tried to correct the the colour cast in this but
have not had much success, this is the best I could do (not that good really);
2BM2K
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Here is the link to the original colour group-photo; http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/556
There are a couple of other 4th FG colour photo's.
The first is of Donald Young, link to original photo; http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/18835
and a colour restored version.
The second is of Frank Boyles, link to original photo; http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/18281
and a colour restored version.
There are a couple of other 4th FG colour photo's.
The first is of Donald Young, link to original photo; http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/18835
and a colour restored version.
The second is of Frank Boyles, link to original photo; http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/18281
and a colour restored version.
2BM2K
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It has been a while since I have looked at this collection and it seems as though a lot more photo's have been added. As yet I have not had time to go through them all!
www.americanairmuseum.com
Search Media | American Air Museum
2BM2K
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Couple more;
www.americanairmuseum.com
www.americanairmuseum.com
FRE 15018 | American Air Museum
www.americanairmuseum.com
FRE 15017 | American Air Museum
www.americanairmuseum.com
