April 30
I've included this photo for a couple of reasons. First, it is obviously of the Great Wall of China north of Beijing, which I visited in the summer of 1983. What is interesting is all the people walking along the wall. The photo itself is merely ok at best--over exposed, washed out, and a bad, bald sky that didn't help matters.
Oh, and I opened my camera back, exposing my slide film to daylight. Pretty dumb, considering at the time I figured I'd probably not make it back to the Great Wall anytime soon--which has been the case. The original slide is nearly white from overexposure.
Which brings me to my second point. Thanks to the even rather rudimentary tools in Photoshop Elements 2.0 that I use, I was able to rescue the photo over twenty years later so it is actually viewable. In the hands of a professional like my freind Dawnne Gee, he might even be able to make it better still (and a better still). Thank goodness for digital photography!
Todd Epp
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