Steve_Colby Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 The original photo is circa 1930 ~ Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Burr - hester_nec Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 The original photo is circa 1930 ~ Steve Love these "before and after" photos. Looks like about the only thing that hasn't changed are the guard rails. Somehow the road in the newer photo seems wider than the original. Or maybe it's the double lines making it appear larger. Thanks for the pics. Hudsonly, Alex Burr Memphis, TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Love these "before and after" photos. Looks like about the only thing that hasn't changed are the guard rails. Somehow the road in the newer photo seems wider than the original. Or maybe it's the double lines making it appear larger. Thanks for the pics. Hudsonly, Alex Burr Memphis, TN Alex, I agree! Steve's "deja views" are first rate. I have noticed the same effect you do, where the road seems bigger (wider) in Steve's picture. I think it is probably because the original was taken with a wider angle lens than Steve was using. It also tends to "compress" objects as you go into the distance. I'm guessing that he would need about a 24mm to replicate the old image....but who cares, his shots are great! Dave Keep the Show on the Road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark G Simon Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I think the concrete shoulders make the old road look narrower. In the modern road you can't distinguish the road surface from the shoulder, so it all looks wider, especially as it recedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I think the concrete shoulders make the old road look narrower. In the modern road you can't distinguish the road surface from the shoulder, so it all looks wider, especially as it recedes. Mark, You are no doubt absolutely correct about shoulders. Since several of us take what Steve has now established as "Deja Views" (love it, so much better than "then and nows"), I do want to reiterate the lens focal length thing. Note the bridge in Steve's pictures. In the old picture the far end of the bridge is narrower, even though the near side of the bridge is the same width in both photos ( I measured it to be sure), and the bridge appears longer (less compressed). The older photo was taken with a wider angle lens than Steve was using. I did a bunch of Deja Views of old roads in Northern California ten or so years ago, to match shots Jervie Eastman did for real photo post cards in the 30's and 40's. I had the same "problem" and eventually bought a camera with a 24mm wide angle lens, which incidentally is a pretty good focal length for old road shots. We just have to be impressed with Steve's work. All the National Road fans better be careful or it will become more popular than 66.....then what? Dave Keep the Show on the Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilene Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 More popular than 66?!!? I can think of a whole bunch of small Indiana and Illinois towns that would benefit from that... I recently "upgraded" to a Canon PowerShot S80 digicam with a 28mm lens -- and let me tell you, wide angle is the way to go for road photography. My previous camera, a Kodak EasyShare Z730, had a 33mm lens, which was on the wide side, but those extra 5 mm on the S80 really help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Colby Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Dave, I don't think we have to worry about seeing a show with two cool twenty-somethings tooling the National Road in vintage 60's Corvette. But then again, a tricked Conestoga... That could be the ticket. ~ Steve Here's another photo from Hixson Road. I'm in the process of adding more photos to the Sideling Hill to Hancock Photo Library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Dave, I don't think we have to worry about seeing a show with two cool twenty-somethings tooling the National Road in vintage 60's Corvette. But then again, a tricked Conestoga... That could be the ticket. ~ Steve Here's another photo from Hixson Road. I'm in the process of adding more photos to the Sideling Hill to Hancock Photo Library. Oh, Yah, a chopped Conestoga with dual pipes. The cottages shot is great. So much good stuff! I spotted a set of old cottages on the Old Spanish Trail near the Hillman bridge in Florida a bit ago. You are inspiring me to do some more posts from that drive! Dave Keep the Show on the Road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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