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Post by curiousgirl on May 30, 2018 10:24:19 GMT
I love early b&w photographs. I found this one of Edinburgh in 1942 created by the wonderful Bill Brandt who was a leading British B&W snapper.  |
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Post by dennis on May 30, 2018 23:09:30 GMT
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Post by curiousgirl on May 30, 2018 23:40:38 GMT
No, I missed this entirely. Thanks so much for posting. What a treasure trove of images. I hope they get published. |
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Post by 4th Chord on May 31, 2018 12:05:49 GMT
I love early b&w photographs. I found this one of Edinburgh in 1942 created by the wonderful Bill Brandt who was a leading British B&W snapper. ![](http://b.co/e1pfXd/IMG_2917.jpg")  Princes Street Gardens, Waverly Bridge, and Old Town of Edinburgh from the foot of the Scott Monument Thomas Vernon Begbie, c.1857-1860. City Art Centre, Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. |
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Post by charles on May 31, 2018 21:34:51 GMT
It's an okay photo if you consider it nearly took 3 years.
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Post by curiousgirl on May 31, 2018 22:44:12 GMT
It's an okay photo if you consider it nearly took 3 years. That's why there are no people in it because they couldn't stand still long enough. |
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Post by 4th Chord on Jun 1, 2018 6:59:36 GMT
It's an okay photo if you consider it nearly took 3 years. That's why there are no people in it because they couldn't stand still long enough. It’s a technique you can replicate today. If you can stop enough light reaching your camera sensor with a filter then you can do a long exposure of a street scene and the people will magically disappear. |
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Post by charles on Jun 1, 2018 7:14:21 GMT
That's why there are no people in it because they couldn't stand still long enough. It’s a technique you can replicate today. If you can stop enough light reaching your camera sensor with a filter then you can do a long exposure of a street scene and the people will magically disappear. Er, it's a bit of a touchy subject 4th, but the people who "magically disappear" while you are taking their picture are just a bit more conscious of your perfume. |
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Post by 4th Chord on Jun 1, 2018 7:42:11 GMT
It’s a technique you can replicate today. If you can stop enough light reaching your camera sensor with a filter then you can do a long exposure of a street scene and the people will magically disappear. Er, it's a bit of a touchy subject 4th, but the people who "magically disappear" while you are taking their picture are just a bit more conscious of your perfume. I wear 'Sex Panther'.  |
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Post by Gaz on Jun 1, 2018 8:41:55 GMT
That's why there are no people in it because they couldn't stand still long enough. It’s a technique you can replicate today. If you can stop enough light reaching your camera sensor with a filter then you can do a long exposure of a street scene and the people will magically disappear. Did they use that technique to make the stage hands disappear on those moon photos? |
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Post by vivfromcov on Jun 1, 2018 9:03:11 GMT
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Post by curiousgirl on Jun 1, 2018 9:19:49 GMT
Thanks Viv but the link doesn't work. |
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jun 1, 2018 10:15:01 GMT
What fantastic photos! The guy not only mustve had a really sharp eye for the moment, he can see what's coming, like the older woman giving the guy in shorts a funny look.
It's very interesting seeing street market stalls selling used clothing, something I've hardly ever seen but a part of markets as long back as they can trace. Very big at the time of Eliz 1st. Nowadays it's the charity shops and the occasional church jumble sale.
Getting pics developed was expensive back then so "nailing it in one" must have been a useful skill. We have a cousin who does that, he just waits and waits for the light to be right. But he does landscapes. You can't do that with people.
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Post by curiousgirl on Jun 1, 2018 22:03:02 GMT
What fantastic photos! The guy not only mustve had a really sharp eye for the moment, he can see what's coming, like the older woman giving the guy in shorts a funny look.
It's very interesting seeing street market stalls selling used clothing, something I've hardly ever seen but a part of markets as long back as they can trace. Very big at the time of Eliz 1st. Nowadays it's the charity shops and the occasional church jumble sale.
Getting pics developed was expensive back then so "nailing it in one" must have been a useful skill. We have a cousin who does that, he just waits and waits for the light to be right. But he does landscapes. You can't do that with people.
I take quite a bit of street photography and you do pick up the skill of looking ahead and seeing a moment develop in time to capture it. Oh, the days of only 36 shots on a reel. I used to eek them out and often miss one. Now I squander digital bites. Its good and bad. I practice more but probably take too many shots. |
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Post by dennis on Jun 3, 2018 21:31:13 GMT
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