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From: Don Seltzer
Date: 2026 Jun 6, 18:12 -0400
Re: Latitude by leaps and bounds
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2026 Jun 6, 11:13 -0700Don Seltzer, you wrote:
"Definitely the spot. You can find the original photo on Nick Bryan’s Facebook site.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10225505436204601&set=p.10225505436204601&type=3"Very nice! I'm curious: how did you find that image on Facebook? Did you do a reverse image search? Or maybe a direct search for something like "Papa Stour Three Standing Stones"? I actually came across the photo while bumbling about in that corner of the Shetlands in Google Maps --which includes exactly the same photo that you found on FB. Why was I bumbling about in that corner of the Shetlands in the first place?? I was looking at another small island among the Shetlands... an island with the line "nobody cares" in its Wikipedia article. :)
You added:
"It appears that Frank may have decreased the exposure for his post."In this case, I didn't modify it. Both Google Maps and Facebook have processing tools that can affect image uploads, so that could explain any difference you see. Note that in some cases I do modify images uploaded for NavList messages to improve contrast or other aspects if I think it will help move the conversation forward, but in this specific case, no...
Frank Reed
