Back to Blog
Brackin fake photo theater7/2/2023 The picture above is a zoom view of the John Ownby photo I posted in Part 1 of this blog. Since the home set so close to the road, the home and all evidence of its existence were removed when NFG Road was widened and improved. The elder Brackin's home was located diagonally across the road from the grassy parking area. At just under ¾ of a mile below the bridge in the middle of an S-curve, there is a nice size grassy area on your right to pull over and park. I climbed into my truck and drove the short distance down NFG Road to Davis Brackin’s farm. In the photo on the right, the open tree canopy allows you to see back towards the lower Sugarlands in the direction of Sugarland VC. The photos below are from the hike I did last year. This spot is marked on the GPS map I posted above. When I arrived back at my truck I realized I had forgotten to ‘loop’ back thru Andy’s upper fields where I had found the rock piles last November. The symbolism of the paddle and my unfortunate stream crossing was quickly apparent. As I retraced my steps toward the hotel, I noticed a broken paddle lodged in a tangle of driftwood and rock along the shore. Great thinking, huh? So, I doubled-back to my original crossing point and somehow managed to stay dry crossing a second time. I had only crossed half of the river (the easy half to be more precise) and I was now on an island. If I’d looked at my GPS I would have clearly seen the island and the 2 nd crossing. Luv that map, but it doesn’t show the river split or the island. So far, I had only been using my ’31 topo map. As I walked through the woods I began to see a much larger stream ahead. I arrived on the opposite bank with dry boots & a sly grin. In fact, I managed a nice rock-hop across with the biggest jump about 4 feet. I was pleasantly surprised to find the river smaller than I had anticipated. From there I could walk back along NFG Road to my car at the bridge near the picnic area and make this a loop hike. Instead, I now decided to cross the river somewhere in this vicinity, walk thru Davis’ lower field along the river, and then find his homesite just down the river along the bank. My original plan was to hike thru Andy’s homeplace on the way to the hotel, return to my truck and drive back down NFG road to Davis Brackin’s place, walk his lower field along the river, and then hopefully find the remains of his cabin. When I prepared my hiking map, I marked each the various locations I intended to visit. Popcorn and soda at I stood at the bottom of the old stone steps of the Indian Gap Hotel, I alternated between scanning up and down the river and orienting my copy of a 1931 topo map of the area. If IMAX is having moviegoers shell out $20 for an IMAX movie, it had better be the real deal, not some “Digital” equivalent. Best bet is to Google up your theater to double check, and it’s usually not hard to find out. If the theater is a normal-sized theater, or if your local theater suddenly added an “IMAX” theater, then it’s probably Digital IMAX. So how do you tell the two apart? Usually the size and location give it away. I think this is one of the biggest scandals to hit consumers in recent history, and it’s a shame the company isn’t more honest. To make matters worse, the IMAX company doesn’t differentiate between the two formats. To illustrate my point, check out the pic at the top of the post, comparing a real IMAX screen vs. However, the screen size and even the cameras used are vastly different. You can read the original article from SlashFilm if you’re interested in the more technical details, but basically, there are two types of IMAX theaters out there, priced exactly the same. fake IMAX has been around for a while, but I think there haven’t been very many specific information/comparisons until now. Quick heads up: this post is less a how-to and more an FYI on real vs. Thought I’d talk about movie theaters in time for winter movies season.
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |