A mural-size photograph by Ansel Adams of Yosemite National Park has sold for more than $722,000 (£489,000) at auction in New York City.Normally, this would be news on its own, but when I spied the photo the Telegraph had on display, I saw an opportunity. Check it out. It's kind of -- grey -- light -- great looking, but not quite right.
I was quickly convinced that the Telegraph's image might well be slightly tweaked, so I hunted down a more original image on the Sotheby's website. Not so grey, eh? A bit darker -- more brooding and mysterious.
Why am I pointing this out? There's been some criticism of Interior's display of The Mural Project, most commonly the complaint that the images are too dark. I would humbly suggest that the images on display at Interior and on DOI.gov are more accurate than the critics are ready to admit.
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