Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg. And the actual highlight showing the curve and recurve still appears as point D?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. That is correct.
Mr. Eisenberg. Can you circle—do you see a telescopic sight on the Life cover of 754?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes; I do.
Mr. Eisenberg. Could you draw an arrow marking that E? Would it have been possible to retouch the photograph so that the telescopic sight does not appear?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Oh, yes; that is possible. With a halftone process—it is possible to retouch, and then the halftone process destroys the retouching characteristics and makes it appear as a normal photograph rather than a retouched photograph.
Mr. Eisenberg. And again, based upon your newspaper experience and your experience as a photographer generally, could you state the possible purpose of such retouching?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. The purpose of the retouching in reproduction work is merely to enhance the detail so that it will not be lost in the engraving process.
Mr. Eisenberg. When you say "enhance the detail," why would a stock be retouched so as not only to enhance the detail, but actually to change the apparent configuration? Could you conceive of any reason for that?