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I had a go at the Duluth 1905 photos posted earlier on Shorpy, using the panorama stitching function in Photoshop. I reduced the original photos to 50% size, and used the cylindrical projection option.
Post processing includes improving contrast (a gradient map adjustment layer) and a small amount of high pass sharpening. View full size.
This is an outstanding piece of photo restoration that goes far beyond the basics, while in no way compromising the integrity of the source images. Good work spotting this gem hiding among the separate originals.
Doubtless the photographer had some vision of assembling these individual photos. Perhaps he wished he a Cirkut Camera for this shot, and was improvising as best he could. What a surprise this ripple-free realization would be!
I have looked fruitlessly through countless of my old images for such accidental panoramas. Sad to say I lacked such anticipatory vision as this. But oh, I do like this shot! Thanks for the effort.
["The photographer" was the Detroit Publishing Company. - Dave]
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