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)
Hmmmm...they look human.
Yeah, usually when you've got riverboats and cities, it's a good bet that humans are responsible.
Quote from: 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.
No, really? :twirl: Seriously though, pretty interesting.
Whats up with that 2nd photo? It looks like 2 ghosts, you can almost see through them.
It would be kind of funny if one were giving bunny ears to their counterpart.
Quote from: 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.
Early cameras took a long, long time to develop a picture. So usually something in the background would move causing a ghosting effect.