Mercury astronauts

[rich]

Mercury astronauts at Langley. (Carpenter, Cooper, Glenn, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard and Slayton)
Quite an assortment of kit they're wearing.

(If you're ever feeling old in your bones, Alan Shepard was 47 when he walked on the moon)

 

[MikeyB-17]

(If you're ever feeling old in your bones, Alan Shepard was 47 when he walked on the moon)


The only one of the original 7 to do so, although they all made it into space-although it took Deke Slayton considerably longer than the rest. Note only one leather flight jacket-Scott Carpenter's G-1. I reckon Wally Schirra's sporting a pair of Redwings.

 

[Atticus]

...and U.S.M.C. John Glenn appears to be wearing an L-2A, compete with U.S.A.F. roundrel on the sleeve. Or maybe its a N.A.S.A. L-2 with a N.A.S.A emblem?

AF

 

[watchmanjimg]

...and U.S.M.C. John Glenn appears to be wearing an L-2A, compete with U.S.A.F. roundrel on the sleeve. Or maybe its a N.A.S.A. L-2 with a N.A.S.A emblem?

AF

I'm a little bit flummoxed by the colors of this photograph. The yellow and orange shades look fine but there seems to be too much blue. The match between the jacket and flightsuit seems just about perfect but way too light to be an L-2A/K-2A combo. Accordingly, I'd bet against Glenn's jacket being an L-2A. In addition, the round collars and blackened zippers are incorrect for any K-2A I've ever seen. I'd say the guys wearing jackets with roundels are either sporting D-model L-2Bs over sage K-2B flightsuits or dedicated grey-blue NASA garb with the NASA patch sewn on the jacket sleeve.

 

[dav3469]

...and U.S.M.C. John Glenn appears to be wearing an L-2A, compete with U.S.A.F. roundrel on the sleeve. Or maybe its a N.A.S.A. L-2 with a N.A.S.A emblem?

AF

I'm a little bit flummoxed by the colors of this photograph. The yellow and orange shades look fine but there seems to be too much blue. The match between the jacket and flightsuit seems just about perfect but way too light to be an L-2A/K-2A combo. Accordingly, I'd bet against Glenn's jacket being an L-2A. In addition, the round collars and blackened zippers are incorrect for any K-2A I've ever seen. I'd say the guys wearing jackets with roundels are either sporting D-model L-2Bs over sage K-2B flightsuits or dedicated grey-blue NASA garb with the NASA patch sewn on the jacket sleeve.

My wife (she is a color timer) told me that depending upon the film, how it was processed, and defects, ect. can alter a seemingly "correct" photo or piece of film even if some colors look good. Photos generally don't get a real good color correction as compared to film.

 

[usafwso]

Talking about color timing: This is where in motion picture production, the various pieces of film photographed under different lighting conditions are brought together in the lab and filtered so that they appear on the screen as an constant "look" to the film? If so, I'll tip my hat to that. As a serious amateur photographer, I've pulled out more of my hair trying to get excellent color.

Seems to me that one of the original seven astronauts stated that he hated that photo and the mishmash of the various flight suits etc... They should have shot it in B&W.

 

[usafwso]

I wonder if the original film was Kodachrome which might speak for the brighter reds... Back in the late 70s up to the mid 80's, I always enjoyed shooting on Kodachrome 25.

 

[Willy McCoy]

I am betting the nylon jackets are L-2Bs and Shepard in a WEP jacket. What kind of footwear is Gus wearing?

 

[dav3469]

Talking about color timing: This is where in motion picture production, the various pieces of film photographed under different lighting conditions are brought together in the lab and filtered so that they appear on the screen as an constant "look" to the film?

That is exactly what the main job of the color timer is (along with some other creative input with the Director of Photography during post production). Even today with all the digital/computer technology the base job is still all done by "eye" and the Timer's ability.