'OFF or ON?'
Here's a terrific piece by Cambridge's Errol Morris on whether Roger Fenton staged his famous Crimean War photo. I initially thought Fenton's critics had him nailed. Then Morris talks to others and ... I'm now a flip-flopper, too. I'm really looking forward to Part II of Morris's investigation. ... I tried solving the question by counting the foreground cannonballs in the photos. I'm pretty sure (the shadows confuse) there are missing cannonballs in the gully in the 'OFF' photo. The 'harvesting' theory might account for that if true, right? I also think I see cannonballs on the road in the distant background in the 'OFF' photo. What could account for that? Who knows. ... Keep in mind I don't have a good blog track record on photo/film/video disputes. It now looks like I was 'almost surely' wrong about what Bill Belichick did with those sideline video tapes. Maybe Morris can investigate that caper too. ... Now back to my vacation. ...

P.S.-- I tinkered with the post a bit after realizing I was confusing the 'on' and 'off' photos. But the point is the same, if you think there appears to be missing cannonballs in the foreground gully in the 'OFF' photo. Where did they go? ...  ¶ 8:20 AM