Maybe a surveyor would know. Dave Brooks, are you there? --- Lasse Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- 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.
