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Trick photo, croppedThis is one of the more amusing shots I’ve come across so far in the Morton collection (I cropped the version at left for maximum effect). The picture was taken sometime during Hugh’s days at Camp Yonahnoka, where he took his first photography course in 1934 and served the following five summers as the camp’s photography instructor. It’s a good example of Morton’s appreciation for visual humor, something I’ve noticed throughout the collection.

See below for the uncropped version, which shows how this mind-blowing “feat” of perspective was achieved. (Zing!) Just goes to show that some things—including puns—will never stop being funny.

Trick photo, full view


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  1. Will Ravenel on November 27, 2007 12:07 pm

    I know precisely where this photo was taken: on the little hill up from the Bark Room. The little building on the right is the crafts room where you could make lanyards, leather belts, etx. If not for the clouds you’d be able to see Grandfather Mountain on the horizon.

  2. Jeff Owrey on March 30, 2008 1:24 pm

    Yes, I also recognize the location. Out of view besides the craft shop is the Louis Gump tree.

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