Just got the December 2012 issue "50 greatest photos, part 2" and I have to say that while the photos themselves are great, the magazine production is technically disappointing. The photos are presented in order of date of publication.
They state the original source medium, such as "4x5 film," but it appears that many of the images are copies of the printed pages from old copies of the magazine. The Bob Bradshaw image on p.10 has some very prominent horizontal stripes in the sky region, caused by what, I don't know. The David Muench shot on p.13 appears to copy a misregistered printed picture. (The current printing in my hand is not misregistered, as the corners of the image have no colored fringes, but everthing inside the border does.)
Also, the paper is not opaque enough - in particular, the picture on p.25 shows in the background of p.26 unless you insert a piece of black paper behind it.
I am amazed and disappointed that AH has done such a sloppy job. At least they could say when the image is reproduced from a magazine issue and not the original that they mention.
Any other AH readers seeing what I saw?
