Some books, from off the top of my head, that use interesting color film processing or other "photographs saw something humans can't:
- The Sunbird by Wilbur Smith [0]
IIRC, archaeologists use side lighting and IR film + lenses to identify that a stone wall was made out of bricks and then painted over. This hid an entrance to a special place (don't want to spoil too much).
- Congo by Michael Crichton [1]
The protagonists use a camera + satellite link to visually scan a mural and then send the scan back to supercomputers for processing. That mural explains a key point about the jungle where the humans find themselves. Earlier in the story, I believe the one character analyses chromatographic images of jungle canopies to find where the ancient city might be.
Both books are from the 1970s/1980s so fascinating to see this happen using modern technology too.
I would curious if folks are aware of other books where photographic analysis plays a part.
- The Sunbird by Wilbur Smith [0]
IIRC, archaeologists use side lighting and IR film + lenses to identify that a stone wall was made out of bricks and then painted over. This hid an entrance to a special place (don't want to spoil too much).
- Congo by Michael Crichton [1]
The protagonists use a camera + satellite link to visually scan a mural and then send the scan back to supercomputers for processing. That mural explains a key point about the jungle where the humans find themselves. Earlier in the story, I believe the one character analyses chromatographic images of jungle canopies to find where the ancient city might be.
Both books are from the 1970s/1980s so fascinating to see this happen using modern technology too.
I would curious if folks are aware of other books where photographic analysis plays a part.
0 - https://amzn.to/4gZFoUW
1 - https://amzn.to/4gLBsbI