Children's Island

[Geglov2-3]

http://pushkin-history.info/fotoalbom/8188.html
Совсем рядом с островом.
Absolutely near to island.

[Joanna]

A fascinating investigation of the dog graves on the Children's Island along with much more information:
http://fedor-ragin.livejournal.com/3839.html

Photo of Nicholas and Alexandra with Raven:
http://pics.livejournal.com/fedor_ragin/pic/00074ee2/

Joanna

[EmmyLee]

I'd never seen a photo taken where you could see the ropes with which to pull oneself over (on the raft) to the island!

[Marie-Catherine]

Is it me or the second picture looks like a photoshoped one ?

[EmmyLee]

I think I remember us discussing that photo a while back and deciding that yes, it is photoshopped. I also inserted that blog posted by Joanna into Babelfish to get a translation (fairly inaccurate, I know, but it worked) and a couple of people commented on that as well.

[Marie-Catherine]

Oh thank you Emmy ! And where the link to get the translation, please ?

[EmmyLee]

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffedor-ragin.livejournal.com%2F3839.html&lp=ru_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

[Marie-Catherine]

AHh thank you so much Emmy !

[EmmyLee]

You're welcome. It's too bad that Babelfish can't give more accurate translations. They're pretty broken, but at least they get the point across.

[Joanna]

Thanks Marie-Catherine and EmmyLee for the information on the second photograph. Do you have a link to discussion of it as I cannot find it? I do not understand what it means of "photoshopped" and must be only one here who has no idea of how to identify a photo like that.

Joanna

[Sarushka]

"Photoshopped" refers to a picture that has been altered or manipulated. The term comes from the name of a photography software program, and has become slang for any photo that's been changed, regardless of the method. Technically, to avoid confusion a photograph such as this one that was altered prior to the computer age should be called "retouched." ; )

If anyone's interested, we could start a thread of vintage retouched photos on the Imperial Family boards to showcase turn-of-the-century photo alterations...

[halen]

I for one would love to look at retouched photos. Great idea!

Louise

[Mari]

Even though the site is vandalized and run down there is still such a lot of charm and potential! Thank you to all of those that posted photographs on page four!

[Sarushka]

I for one would love to look at retouched photos. Great idea!

Louise

New thread here:

Vintage retouched photos of the IF

[Cathy]

Marie-Catherine and Emmylee

Can you tell me what part of the photo #2 is retouched? Or what you see on the photo that may not be original - the actual things that you see. I can't figure out what may not be real - it looks ok to me but I don't know what to judge it by.

Thanks so much
Cathy