Are some of the buildings still standing? If so, I would measure one existing building that appears in the rear of the photo and one in the front. That would give you a scale and a perspective ratio. Someone else may have a better idea. Paul On Jan 30, 2008, at 4:37 AM, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'm doing some research on the earliest constructions of my hometown, > Mariehamn. > > At the link below there is one very early photograph of the town, from > around 1870. In it there are still a number of houses, farms, of > the village > where the town was founded in 1861. I'm trying to establish the exact > location of these constructions, so that I can draw them on a > current map or > walk there and say: This is the south-west corner of that house, > this is... > etc.. > > (The photograph, originally in B&W, is a "working copy" of mine, > where I've > added a few things in color just to help me see various parts more > clearly.) > > The constructions which I'm interested in, are to the left, on the > hill, as > well as on the slope towards the photographer. > > I know, or will be able to pin down the exact locations of some > houses, or > corners thereof. Some of these have been marked with a blue "x". > > Now, I believe that it should be possible, to actually determine > the exact > locations of these buildings just by going by this photograph. > (Let's say it > was shot with a lens equalling 50mm on 35mm film camera.) > > Am I correct or mistaken? > > If it's possible, can anybody help me out in how to go about doing > it, or do > I have to redo my geometry classes? > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6894839&size=lg > > > Thanks for your comments, > Lasse. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
