Photography has come a long way in 100 years (or has it)
Oct 15, 2021 19:21:12 #
The attached photo of Boylan Pearce company in downtown Raleigh was taken over a hundred years ago and was likely taken with an 8x10 view camera and perhaps recorded on a glass negative plate. Note the resolution (considering this is an emailed JPEG) and the lack of distortion in the straight vertical lines. On my copy I can easily read the logo (BP CO) on the adornments. This building with its elaborate ornamentation and craftsmanship is so much more attractive than the “modern” brick boxes we are building today.
Oct 15, 2021 22:16:22 #
Oct 15, 2021 22:23:14 #
NMGal wrote:
A really nice building. Sure a lot of wires there.
Yep, a hundred years later we could Post process them out
Oct 16, 2021 00:12:41 #
TriX wrote:
The attached photo of Boylan Pearce company in dow... (show quote)
I was recently viewing some of Arthur Rothstein‘s (also very old) pictures on-line and I was amazed and impressed with his work.
Couldn’t the bellows, that many cameras of the day had, be used to keep vertical lines straight?
Oct 16, 2021 00:40:03 #
TriX wrote:
The attached photo of Boylan Pearce company in dow... (show quote)
Amazing dynamic range too. Although dark, the inside of the building is still discernable.
There is a slight arc visible on the top and left side.
Oct 16, 2021 07:17:23 #
KillroyII wrote:
I was recently viewing some of Arthur Rothstein‘s (also very old) pictures on-line and I was amazed and impressed with his work.
Couldn’t the bellows, that many cameras of the day had, be used to keep vertical lines straight?
Couldn’t the bellows, that many cameras of the day had, be used to keep vertical lines straight?
Yes to your second paragraph. Bellows cameras were able to tilt and swing vertically and horizontally to correct for distortion. Today you can photoshop the distortion out. LOL, I prefer the old method...
Oct 16, 2021 08:57:23 #
TriX wrote:
The attached photo of Boylan Pearce company in downtown Raleigh was taken over a hundred years ago and was likely taken with an 8x10 view camera...
I'm waiting for a mirrorless camera with a 10" sensor.
Oct 16, 2021 09:16:03 #
Oct 16, 2021 10:17:08 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm waiting for a mirrorless camera with a 10" sensor.
Yep, I've always wanted to photograph the origin of the Big Bang, myself!!
Or, in lieu of a 10" sensor, how about 16 2.5" sensors arrayed?
Inquiring minds are never at rest.
Oct 16, 2021 10:48:22 #
TriX wrote:
The attached photo of Boylan Pearce company in dow... (show quote)
I love the photo! The two fashionable women standing and chatting in front of the store. I really like their hats and the relaxed posture they are showing. The period car really adds to the scene. One is holding a purchase in her right arm and it looks like one is holding an umbrella. The photo is well done with excellent tonal range. Thanks for sharing.
Oct 16, 2021 11:25:39 #
“Bridges’s” comment about tonal range (I’m thinking dynamic range?”) also immediately caught my eye. Thanks for sharing. A fun look at the past.
Oct 16, 2021 11:33:01 #
pendennis wrote:
Yep, I've always wanted to photograph the origin o... (show quote)
I'd like to see a tinkerer combine several sensors. That would be an expensive experiment, though.
Oct 16, 2021 11:45:41 #
I have a Morris Rosenfeld shot done in 1914 of the Americas Cup challenger Vanity that is breath taking. In my feeling, a modern digital shot that is printed in black and white cannot come close to beauty of old school silver paper.
Oct 16, 2021 14:36:45 #
Excelent photo. Notice all of the electrical lines going every which way. Some 3rd world countries are still like that today.
Oct 16, 2021 15:02:13 #
Every time my wife sees an old building (home) she remarks about the architecture and wishes she lived in one. I on the other hand think of replacement of the electrical system, old piping, sewer lines, new insulation, new HVAC system and the list goes on and on.
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