Otto had a great idea for composition, began long before most
railfans and went out of his way to various locations. His shots are
historically invaluable. But technically his negatives are terrible.
He used junk cameras, outdated film and developed them himself in a
home-brewed developer with varying results across the negative. I've
talked to some of the lab technicians at the Denver (CO) Public Library
who printed them. They said that they had to do extensive dodging and
burning and up to six prints in an effort to get a decent picture. Now
that they're scanning and enhancing them via computer the results are
far better.
Another problem is that many of the shots are improperly
identified. For some of them I supplied a list of corrections to the DPL.
Norm Metcalf, Boulder Colorado
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