In reply to Dutch Gap: 1864: This photo is proof positive that digital will never, ever live up to film. The clarity is stunning. - Suzanne [True. Although I might note that "film" did not exist when this photo was made, on glass. It was the transition from glass to film that started photography down that slippery slope to grain and fuzziness. And even pictures made on glass using the wet-plate process weren't as sharp as a good daguerreotype. Which you'd need to see in person to fully appre

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