Mr. SHANEYFELT. Along the stock.
Mr. EISENBERG. You mean the highlight introduced by the retoucher?
Mr. SHANEYFELT. Yes. And the scope appears to be much clearer in the
photograph on page 80 than the photograph on the front cover, which is
Exhibit 754, and is much clearer than is apparent in the photograph
133A.
Mr. EISENBERG. Can you account for that?
Mr. SHANEYFELT. My only explanation would be retouching, from
retouching around the scope. The primary reason for the additional
clarity between the entire photograph, without specific reference to
the scope, the clarity that I mentioned in the entire photograph on
page 80 as compared with the cover is, I believe, basically the fact
that the cover is so enlarged. There is a tendency on big enlargements
to separate the detail out by enlargement so it appears not as clear,
so a smaller picture will sometimes look clearer than one of the same
picture that has been enlarged. This would account for some of the
additional detail and more distinct sharpness in the photograph.
Mr. EISENBERG. May this photograph on page 80 be introduced as 755?
Mr. McCLOY. It may be admitted.
(Commission Exhibit No. 755 was marked and received in evidence.)
Mr. EISENBERG. One final question: Can you compare the sharpness of the
scope on Exhibit 755 with the sharpness on Exhibit 746E, one of the
reproductions you prepared?
Mr. SHANEYFELT. Yes; there is the same difference in sharpness between
the photograph on Commission Exhibit 755, which is page 80 of Life
magazine, and the photograph which I made from the Government's Exhibit
133A, which is Commission Exhibit 746E. Again this difference in
sharpness, I believe is due to retouching in part, and in part to the
picture in Life magazine being smaller, and thereby the detail is not
spread out so much. It is a combination of retouching of the photograph
and size.
Mr. EISENBERG. Mr. Chairman, this concludes my examination.
Mr. McCLOY. I am further interested as you look at this rifle as
it lies on the table you can see the highlight, even without any
photograph, very clearly. The shine centers on the curvature of the
stock. It is quite interesting.
Mr. SHANEYFELT. That is very apparent on Exhibit 748 also, where you
get the duplication of the lighting. This nob tends to reflect more
light.
Mr. McCLOY. It is obvious that it is right up there as a conspicuous
highlight. I didn't realize that it was so indicative of the curve of
the stock of the rifle.
Thank you very much indeed for your cooperation and very enlightening
and very interesting testimony.
Mr. SHANEYFELT. Thank you.
(Recess.)