Paradise Valley Lodge RCA roundie and fireplace

[Pete Deksnis]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

This postcard I just purchased shows a room at the Paradise Balley Lodge in Mt/ Pocono, PA.

I am amazed what a good job the photographer did on capturing the TV picture, the fire, and the room lighting with good exposure and color balance.

Been looking at that picture for 15 minutes. Here's what I say:

(1) The closest flame in the fireplace is three times taller than it is wide. It is also smeared. It takes a time-exposure to capture a flickering flame like that. Also, why is that first flame so oddly shaped? Especially with the shape of the large log there on the floor. Hold that thought.

(2) That great image on the CTC16 is, I believe real. But since the log flame is necessarily time-exposed, there's no way that non-smeared TV picture is also a time exposure.

(3) So, what the heck went on there? Possibly the TV picture was photographed at another time and 'striped' in to the photograph somewhere along the way.

There are a multitude of variations too. The fire was stripped in along with the screen shot. This makes some sense because an 'Open' fireplace is promoted in the text, and so a front-and-center happy flame is necessary. Perhaps also that the screen shot was exposed first with all the lights off. I kind of doubt it though because they would probably have to throw black cloth over the outside windows.

Doubt we'll ever know for certain.

Pete