DDB The pine tree in one of the shots that was used to speculate about the clouds being similar looks to me to be quite different in detail (granting the different lens FL's). Enlarged details would nail that down as would the snow patterns. They would have to be identcal if they were made on the same day. Perhaps a diary or other notes (other than the envelopes in question) could confirm the dates he was in the area. I have seen examples of AA's early work in the area and there were washed out snow highlights and muddy blacks. One would think any sensible photographer would bracket shots. AZ LOOKAROUND - Since 1978 Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround E-Book FREE COPY http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] RE: what a find - are they real? > From: David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, July 29, 2010 9:45 am > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > On Thu, July 29, 2010 08:08, lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > It seems to me there are any number of ways to authenticate these > > materials including neg holder marks, etc. > > Given that these are (claimed to be) survivals from a period that little > else survived from, there may not be a lot of contemporary negatives to > compare film holder marks to, though, I realized when I thought about it a > bit more. > > > Most obvious would be the > > changes in vegetation and geology. My friends who return to scenic > > locations year after year to photograph can point out missing trees, > > erosion and so on in in subsequent pictures. > > That would tie down the time more precisely, but I don't see how that > brings us much closer to identifying the photographer. > > > Also to another point RE duplicate shots, AA's work methods > > in early career most likely were not the same as he matured. > > "Most likely", yes. And we don't have the other early negatives to > compare to how he worked then. > > -- > David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@xxxxxxxx; http://dd-b.net/ > Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ > Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ > Dragaera: http://dragaera.info
