From the Cockpit over Kent Thames Estuary

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

Really? Yes...I can see the abuse coming. I'll fetch you an umbrella

The Lilac field that I am talking about really is lilac. It's so in your face that you'd fail to notice it if glancing at the scenary. However, fields like this aren't around in high numbers, and in the SoW shot there appears to be a few lilac fields....

I really can't judge though. I mean, the SoW shot shows textures that to me look like a saturated spring day. But that's just my opinion.

Well, let's see, we don't actually know what stage of the war the sim will begin at.
Maybe we'll start with Hurris in France in the winter of 39-40, moving through to Dunkirk in May, the channel in June, and mayhem in July-Sept, with fog, frost and drizzle in October.....
I hope so. I'd miss having a bit of snow around.

[philip.ed]

Good point. I hope you're correct, although I have this inner voice telling me that Oleg has already stated they will only be starting with the BoB (the RAF BoB-timeline: 10_July-31_October)

[Zappatime]

Didnt someone say they grew fields of Flax (linseed oil plants) during the war years which have this lilac colour?

[AndyJWest]

Ah! Flax!
Googling 'flax field image' will result in hundreds of similar pictures. I'd say that Oleg has got the colur about right, though how much flax was grown in SE England during the BoB period I've no idea. Does anyone have a contact in the Ministry of Agriculture?

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

Ah! Flax!
Googling 'flax field image' will result in hundreds of similar pictures. I'd say that Oleg has got the colur about right, though how much flax was grown in SE England during the BoB period I've no idea. Does anyone have a contact in the Ministry of Agriculture?

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi...P19430925.2.41

Flax production increased from 400 acres in 1939 to 53000 acres in 1943.

Summer 1940 ?? who knows ??

[major_setback]

Linseed oil (made from flax seeds) was used to make wood paint, and was used for oiling/preserving wood.

It seems there was a demand for it in 1940:
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi...400219.2.121.7



It was used for oiling rifles too:
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthre...e-raw-facts%29




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[swiss]

Originally Posted by major_setback

Linseed oil (made from flax seeds) was used to make wood paint, and was used for oiling/preserving wood.

It seems there was a demand for it in 1940:
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi...400219.2.121.7



It was used for oiling rifles too:
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthre...e-raw-facts%29

and for (window) putty. If your near an old window - you can still smell it.


(Nowadays it's a wonderful threadlock for bicycle spokes)

[julian265]

Continuing what Oleg mentioned a week or two ago, there appears to be an assumption that the white balance used in the OP's photos is good...

Can this assumption be turned into a known fact?

Secondly, there appears to be some light smog in the photos, without anything similar to compare to in the SoW BoB shots.

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by BadAim

Yeah, the real world's color palette is definitely porked. We should have Oleg look into it.

BTW, Nice photos Alpha, thanks for sharing. (I'm terribly jealous)

You better look for time of day these shots are done.
Then then look for the color of wing, espcially in shadow, if you think it is right.

Then try to learn what is distortion of colors and what is distortion of contrast in each channel of RGB with its result.

Also, interesting how is possible in principle to compare 12:00 on the screen shot with the everning shots on photos (again also with distorted colors) and even when said that there are not final colors and the shot just show the shrapness of the ground from altitude.

[kendo65]

amen.....but don't expect it'll make much difference