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Post by photax on Nov 30, 2009 17:12:06 GMT -5
Hi ! I visited Prague at the weekend and took some snapshots with my old Casio Digi Cam. I thought maybe converting the pictures to B/W will bring out the feeling of this old town. Here is my attempt...  The historic center is illuminated by gas lamps  This is the birthplace of the writer Franz Kafka, he died in the street where i live  The Charles University founded in 1348  A church in the prague castle  A vintage car meets a vintage tramway  A 1926 czech Tatra comming round the bend  I convertet the pictures with a ca.10 years old "no name" program ( sadly i got no Photo Shop ). Mik |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2009 18:17:12 GMT -5
Mik:
Very nice shots and they do have an "old" feel.
Wayne
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Post by PeterW on Nov 30, 2009 18:32:01 GMT -5
Lovely pictures, Mik. Your no-name 10-year-old program did a brilliant job of converting to monochrome.
Also, the definition of the stonework in the old buildings is biting. You say your "old" Casio digicam. How many megapixels is it?
I was interested to see the nicely restored vintage cars in Prague. The Tatra made me blink a bit at first with its steering wheel on the right. Then I remembered that before WW2 cars drove on the left in Czechoslovakia, as they still do in the UK and a whole load of countries that were formerly part of the British Empire and, I believe, in Japan. I can't identify the car in picture 5 with its steering wheel on the left, but it's obviously not Czech-made.
PeterW
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Post by nikonbob on Nov 30, 2009 22:02:29 GMT -5
I can only say I agree with the above posters. The photos have a nice look and feel. That Tatra really caught my eye, what a nice looking car with very clean lines.
Bob
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Post by herron on Nov 30, 2009 22:56:57 GMT -5
Neat photos ... and the B&W conversion gives them just the right feel! Thanks for sharing these!  |
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Post by photax on Dec 1, 2009 13:58:09 GMT -5
Hi Peter ! The camera is a Casio Exilim pro with 6 MP, my father gave it to me as he bougt a new one. It will be 5 years "old" ( a lot in todays digital era ). I took a look in the www today and found out why there are so many vintage cars in the streets( I have seen ca. 20 in 1h): You can hire most of them for sightseeing tours. 1 hour / two persons ca. 45.- USD. In Austria the cars also drove on the left till 1935-1938, in the Czech Republic till 1938/1939. I assume that the car you could`nt identify is a 1929 Ford A model . Finally, a colour-picture of a "sightseeing" Skoda 430 from 1932. Mik  |
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Post by SidW on Dec 1, 2009 20:31:50 GMT -5
Excellent pictures, Photax, and the vehicles in keeping with the elderly buildings and streets.
But I was wondering about the cars, would a vintage car withstand the wear and tear of everyday use in city trafic? Or are they modern copies?
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Post by Michael Fraley on Dec 2, 2009 0:34:53 GMT -5
I like your black and white! Very good scenes, thanks for posting these Mik..
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Post by photax on Dec 2, 2009 3:38:12 GMT -5
Hi Sid,
This are definitely ( beautiful restored ) original vintage cars. I heard the characteristical engine sound and the noise of the gearbox while shifting.
Mik
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