Very early photographic images of humans discovered

[Allhallowsday]

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

[Mr. DS]

Hmmmm...they look human.

[Jack]

Yeah, usually when you've got riverboats and cities, it's a good bet that humans are responsible.

[Umaril The Unfeathered]

Yeah, usually when you've got riverboats and cities, it's a good bet that humans are responsible.

No, really?      Seriously though, pretty interesting.

[venomx]

Whats up with that 2nd photo? It looks like 2 ghosts, you can almost see through them.

[Mr. DS]

It would be kind of funny if one were giving bunny ears to their counterpart. 

[Trekkie313]

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.