2021-12-23, 05:36 PM
I find it quite fun to take historical images with me to historic places and try to put myself in the same spot as the photographer for a then/now comparison. However, it’s not easy. One challenge is camera optics then and now, which can often change how the image looks, or to capture the same viewpoint. Capturing with today’s cameras might capture the foreground or focal point you want, but remove much of the background.
I’ve often tried to duplicate the 1905 Skidoo image looking down onto town from a high point west of town. I’ve come close, but no cigar. It’s also amazing how much Skidoo’s street grid has disappeared in the 40 years from my first attempt to my last in 2002. I imagine that it’s far fainter now.
I’ve often tried to duplicate the 1905 Skidoo image looking down onto town from a high point west of town. I’ve come close, but no cigar. It’s also amazing how much Skidoo’s street grid has disappeared in the 40 years from my first attempt to my last in 2002. I imagine that it’s far fainter now.
DAW
~When You Live in Nevada, "just down the road" is anywhere in the line of sight within the curvature of the earth.
~When You Live in Nevada, "just down the road" is anywhere in the line of sight within the curvature of the earth.