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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. 2,000 lbs? by Dan100 · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to TFA, the camera weighed only a rather less impressive 46 lbs.

  2. 2,000 feet, not pounds. by ParnBR · · Score: 4, Informative

    The summary is wrong. It defies common sense that someone would be flying a 907kg (2,000lb, for SI-impaired ones) anything on a kite. Actually, the camera had around 21kg (46lb), as stated by TFA. But the kite was flying around 610m (2,000ft) high, and this is where I think the figure came from.

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  3. Coral Cache seems to work by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 4, Informative

    Links:
    http://www.ronkleinphotos.com.nyud.net:8090/Lawrence.html
    http://www.ronkleinphotos.com.nyud.net:8090/success.html

    PS. Install the Slashdotter extension for Firefox, does the CC links automagically.

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