Comments on: Can You Spot the Differences? http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/2008/04/07/can-you-spot-the-differences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-you-spot-the-differences Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Birch Photographers - Michigan http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/2008/04/07/can-you-spot-the-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Birch Photographers - Michigan Fri, 21 May 2010 18:50:36 +0000 http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/?p=37#comment-351 Your story of researching the photo is fascinating! Thank you for sharing it. And the picture of the bridge is truly hauntingly beautiful. Your story of researching the photo is fascinating! Thank you for sharing it. And the picture of the bridge is truly hauntingly beautiful.

]]> By: Brendan Wolfe http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/2008/04/07/can-you-spot-the-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Brendan Wolfe Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:48 +0000 http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/?p=37#comment-10 Karen, Mine is by no means an expert opinion, but my best guess is that Shorpy has a right to charge you for use of photos that they manipulate in some way. So you're paying for their sepia tone or whatever. If it's an LOC image, then you can go to the Library of Congress website and download the original and, if you are inclined and have the tools, manipulate it yourself. I do understand your frustration, though. And thanks for the comment. Karen,

Mine is by no means an expert opinion, but my best guess is that Shorpy has a right to charge you for use of photos that they manipulate in some way. So you’re paying for their sepia tone or whatever. If it’s an LOC image, then you can go to the Library of Congress website and download the original and, if you are inclined and have the tools, manipulate it yourself.

I do understand your frustration, though. And thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Karen http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/2008/04/07/can-you-spot-the-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Karen Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:10:44 +0000 http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/?p=37#comment-9 I just emailed Shorpy to ask about rights usage, and they quoted me $250 per image for high-res. I find that outrageous considering the original source of their images are either Library of congress or user-contributed. I too appreciate their need to make a buck for prints; but to ask $250 for an image that is in the public domain is unethical at best and illegal at worst. I just emailed Shorpy to ask about rights usage, and they quoted me $250 per image for high-res. I find that outrageous considering the original source of their images are either Library of congress or user-contributed. I too appreciate their need to make a buck for prints; but to ask $250 for an image that is in the public domain is unethical at best and illegal at worst.

]]> By: Sarah G. http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/2008/04/07/can-you-spot-the-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Sarah G. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:35:48 +0000 http://blog.encyclopediavirginia.org/?p=37#comment-8 I had never given much thought to historical pictures found on websites before--really interesting to think that images can be so easily manipulated and can come from such a variety of sources. Good detective work! I had never given much thought to historical pictures found on websites before–really interesting to think that images can be so easily manipulated and can come from such a variety of sources. Good detective work!

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