A constant issue with DPL photos (mis-identification) - there is
still one of an RGS train in the Royal Gorge. Since Augie left, the
weight of true id has been less than it should be.
But digital vs non is a long running debate and there is no "right"
answer. Some people will always take more time than others, and some
books profit or suffer as a result. There are some that are true
geniuses at it, and it shows. I certainly have no eye for it myself,
and can only thank those that do.
At 01:32 PM 11/3/2006, you wrote:
> 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He used junk cameras, outdated film and developed them himself in a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
Bob Webber
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