estelle said:I have no idea in the photos you saw, but my assumption is that a fair amount of tape is 'removed' from cave photos in post processing of the photos as it is not deemed correct to have tape in cave photos - or at least that was what was being said at Hidden Earth ref the photo competitions. Whether it was physically removed for the photos in question i don't know.John S said:A quick look at photos of UFS, will show that some have had tape removed. This means that when its re-laid it can extend the damage zone. ( Its almost as bad as seeing photographic models on the wrong side of the tape.) And this damage is done with leaders present I assume.
This has been dragged from another thread.
Yes, tape can be removed by post processing and it may have been done, or the model was so far over the tape that it was not visible. It just seemed wrong to me. I would have liked to see something to keep the tape fixed to avoid its movement, accidental or otherwise.
But is it right for photographers to remove tape to take a photo ? As it never goes back the same.
In Daren Cilau, there was a window put in the tape for photographers, but this has been moved and then removed to put is somewhere else around the formation. Yet more damage.
Remember most scientific data is in the mud not the stal, and that is much easier to destroy.
[gmod]I moved this to the 'Conservation' area as I thought that was a more suitable location. Thanks for starting a new thread. [/gmod]