June 2010 Trailer for the upcoming documentary about the adventures of Silas Wright on Captain Robert Scott's doomed 1910 Expedition to the South Pole.
@XavierNinnis (cont) they hadn't the photographic equipment with them that would've enabled them to take "flash" photos. That may strike someone as an odd reason to come to the conclusion that no pictures were taken of the bodies, but to anyone familiar with the personalities involved, the fact that the body, or bodies, would have to have been drug outside of the tent in order to photograph them, makes the, IMO already unlikely, idea of such post-mortem photo taking, absolutely UNTHINKABLE.
@paraconti No, or perhaps I should say that if there were, then that fact has been successfully kept secret for nearly one-hundred years. I will say that after having read everything related to that expedition I could get my hands on, (I've spent a small fortune , not to mention countless hours, just to track down hard to find magazines and newspapers that published accounts of the story), anyway, the one thing fact that happens to convince me PERSONALLY that no pictures were taken is this:
Truly remarkable! What a fascinating and valuable new perspective on a well known story. We are so lucky to have Adrian share this in book and now amazing film form.
The original 1910 photographs set to music are even more powerful. I love the shot around 2:00 of the ship gliding through the pack ice and you catch a glimpse of the tiny figures at the front of the ship and realize the scale of how vast and barren this area is. Adrian's new color footage of Scott's hut gave me goosebumps!
@XavierNinnis (cont) they hadn't the photographic equipment with them that would've enabled them to take "flash" photos. That may strike someone as an odd reason to come to the conclusion that no pictures were taken of the bodies, but to anyone familiar with the personalities involved, the fact that the body, or bodies, would have to have been drug outside of the tent in order to photograph them, makes the, IMO already unlikely, idea of such post-mortem photo taking, absolutely UNTHINKABLE.
XavierNinnis 10 months ago
@paraconti No, or perhaps I should say that if there were, then that fact has been successfully kept secret for nearly one-hundred years. I will say that after having read everything related to that expedition I could get my hands on, (I've spent a small fortune , not to mention countless hours, just to track down hard to find magazines and newspapers that published accounts of the story), anyway, the one thing fact that happens to convince me PERSONALLY that no pictures were taken is this:
XavierNinnis 10 months ago
Were there any photos taken of Scott's body when it was found?
paraconti 11 months ago
What a great and unique family history. Adrian has done astounding job sharing the story and his journey. I can't wait to see more!!!
hagendavid 1 year ago
Truly remarkable! What a fascinating and valuable new perspective on a well known story. We are so lucky to have Adrian share this in book and now amazing film form.
The original 1910 photographs set to music are even more powerful. I love the shot around 2:00 of the ship gliding through the pack ice and you catch a glimpse of the tiny figures at the front of the ship and realize the scale of how vast and barren this area is. Adrian's new color footage of Scott's hut gave me goosebumps!
hagendavid 1 year ago