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Title: Very early photographic images of humans discovered Post by: Allhallowsday on October 27, 2010, 09:24:15 PM Very early photographic images of humans discovered
...So the recent discovery of what appears to be two men near the river's edge in a photo of Cincinnati taken in 1848 is kind of a big deal among photography historians. As reported by NPR's Robert Krulwich last month, the photo was taken by Charles Fontayne and William Porter -- who were standing on the other side of the Ohio River -- on Sunday, September 24th, 1848, 162 years prior to Krulwich's post about it. The photo is what's known as a daguerreotype -- an image developed via an early photographic process developed in France. When zooming in on the photo, Krulwich noticed what appeared to be two human figures... http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101027/od_yblog_upshot/very-early-photographic-images-of-humans-discovered (http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101027/od_yblog_upshot/very-early-photographic-images-of-humans-discovered) Title: Re: Very early photographic images of humans discovered Post by: Mr. DS on October 28, 2010, 11:18:07 AM Hmmmm...they look human.
Title: Re: Very early photographic images of humans discovered Post by: Jack on October 28, 2010, 12:54:42 PM Yeah, usually when you've got riverboats and cities, it's a good bet that humans are responsible.
Title: Re: Very early photographic images of humans discovered Post by: Umaril The Unfeathered on October 28, 2010, 08:08:42 PM Yeah, usually when you've got riverboats and cities, it's a good bet that humans are responsible. No, really? :twirl: Seriously though, pretty interesting. Title: Re: Very early photographic images of humans discovered Post by: venomx on October 28, 2010, 08:43:55 PM Whats up with that 2nd photo? It looks like 2 ghosts, you can almost see through them.
Title: Re: Very early photographic images of humans discovered Post by: Mr. DS on October 28, 2010, 08:47:11 PM It would be kind of funny if one were giving bunny ears to their counterpart.
Title: Re: Very early photographic images of humans discovered Post by: Trekkie313 on November 01, 2010, 10:53:35 PM Whats up with that 2nd photo? It looks like 2 ghosts, you can almost see through them. Early cameras took a long, long time to develop a picture. So usually something in the background would move causing a ghosting effect. |