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George Lawrence Photography Revisited

Posted by kdawson on from the 99-red-balloons dept.

danlor writes "We were all taken aback 4 years ago when someone linked us the history of George Lawrence and his photos of the aftermath of the 1906 San Fransisco earthquake. I personally thought to myself: man, I would love to make one of those cameras. The idea of flying 2,000-pound cameras with kites... Well, someone has actually recreated the feat. They even provide links to get large prints of the original and recreated scenes."

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  1. Recreate? by hcdejong · · Score: 3, Funny

    They forgot one thing: the earthquake...

    1. Re:Recreate? by PrinceAshitaka · · Score: 2, Funny

      They just have to wait a bit.

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    2. Re:Recreate? by baldass_newbie · · Score: 3, Funny

      They forgot one thing: the earthquake...

      I think their server is getting one hell of a simulation right now.
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    3. Re:Recreate? by plnrtrvlr · · Score: 5, Funny

      They forgot the kites too.... That was the most amazing part of the original photographs! Somehow the helicopter doesn't amaze me quite as much.

  2. Next Up by dreamchaser · · Score: 3, Funny

    Next recreation: The Battle of Thermopylae, only we'll be using M1 Abrams Tanks instead of Spartans.

  3. Re:2,000 lbs? by nagora · · Score: 2, Funny

    The film weighed 1948lbs, dummy!

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  4. lead kite! by ionymous · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not only were the cameras weighing 45+ pounds each, but the kite itself was made of lead!! (See illustration) http://activetectonics.asu.edu/kites/06eq.html