I understand that this is a business and I would do what I could to keep top talent. Bonuses are one way they could share in the company's success. ...

Not a lot of color photos from that timeframe. One of his passions was photography. My guess is he was just having fun with his new camera or color fi...

John,Thank you for that piece of info. Based on what I know I believe you have the most plausible answer to what he was using in that photo. I have ...

Thank you for your offer however, this is the best version of the picture I have.

Thank you to everyone who chimed in. Sometimes looking into the past helps bring the future more into focus.Scott

Looks like a close match to me as well. By the way I like your adventure motorcycle avatar.

Excellent information. I just learned something about him I did not know. Thanks,Scott

I believe I have the tripod but no instrument, field notes or anything else. My Grandfathers name was Jim Simonet and he worked mainly around St. Pau...

I have used the Leica Viva TS 15 with very good success on several projects. One example was a rock slide about 600'x600'. We were asked to get shot...