The rules go out the window when old images such as these are involved and rightly so. You can't apply the same standard for pictures shot half a century ago...
They will make an excellent addition to the db.
Aero145 From Iceland, joined Jan 2005, 3070 posts, RR: 23 Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1869 times:
Quoting Fly747 (Reply 6): You can't apply the same standard for pictures shot half a century ago...
Oh yes I can!
If those are slides that Þórður has, he can make better scans and no compression, so they will be better. I know there are lower standards for older photos, but at least the picture nr. 2 is noticably compressed. Easy to fix, if you have the orginal scan.
Quoting Flugnord (Reply 3): so I can only guess it was someone in my family.
Flugnord From Iceland, joined Feb 2006, 94 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1851 times:
Quoting Gary2880 (Reply 9): just out of curiosity, and it may help Flug, how would you personally go about finding out the identity of a photographer from 56 years ago?
I would ask my grandmother if she knows anyone that could know that and if that doesn't work I'll go to a museum and ask somebody there if they know who took these pictures and if that doesn't work ill post some messages on the internet and if that doesn't work I'll keep them to my self!
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Granite From UK - Scotland, joined May 1999, 5542 posts, RR: 67 Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1836 times:
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The quality of both items acceptable to the database.
I just love the first image. Quality is fantastic. Does anyone know a little more about it? Was this an expedition to the crash site or the recovery of bodies?
Gary2880 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1830 times:
Quoting Flugnord (Reply 10): I would ask my grandmother if she knows anyone that could know that and if that doesn't work I'll go to a museum and ask somebody there if they know who took these pictures and if that doesn't work ill post some messages on the internet and if that doesn't work I'll keep them to my self!
you would give up before inventing a time machine! shame on you......
Aero145 From Iceland, joined Jan 2005, 3070 posts, RR: 23 Reply 14, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1807 times:
Quoting TimdeGroot (Reply 13): That's no compression in that shot David, just the result of scanning a very old print.
Alright! Don't you think they could be a little better scanned? I know they're acceptable, but still it would probably be better to get even higher quality out of the shots.
Aero145 From Iceland, joined Jan 2005, 3070 posts, RR: 23 Reply 18, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1792 times:
Quoting TimdeGroot (Reply 17): David, no offense but I think you are out of your element here. Images from the 1950 just aren't the same as prints scanned from 2000.
Tim, I'm not out of my element; I just wonder if one can make those shots better than they are now. If they're acceptable as they are, that's fine for me, but nevertheless, I'll just stop commenting in this thread because I'm "out of my element".
I've also got an idea that shots from 1950 aren't as good as slides from 2000.
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