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"I now realise that my print (below) is from the Glasgow negative HA0469. It has the same tear on the left side near the top - although it was in better condition when the print was made.…"
"Hi Roger,
Yes, it would make sense that they used a portrait lens as that is apparently why they bought the big camera. It is worth saying that my print is of course only half the story, which is why it is so sharp. It's on a relatively modern…"
Yes, it would make sense that they used a portrait lens as that is apparently why they bought the big camera. It is worth saying that my print is of course only half the story, which is why it is so sharp. It's on a relatively modern…"
"Thanks Roger, all very helpful. By the look of it H&A did make extensive use of their large camea obscura - or more accurately, travelled extensively using it, getting as far south as York. I am now wondering something else, which is; why my print…"
"Hello James, Thank you for the reference - I must look it up to see where he found the information. Just checked the Glasgow set and sure enough, a whole run of Linlithgow, in one case on small and format but all the others large... and looking…"
"Thank you Michael and Sara, and great to hear from you!
This does explain why before the Autumn of 1844 he had a camera that could do justice to the Scott Monument. Looking through the negatives of St. John's Free Church again I realised that only…"
This does explain why before the Autumn of 1844 he had a camera that could do justice to the Scott Monument. Looking through the negatives of St. John's Free Church again I realised that only…"
"It originally stood on its own against a high wall in 1680 - everything else in the Keith image is later
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"I agree, the Getty image makes it clearer. I worked out they are photographing the William Little monument, the right pier of which forms the left edge of the image. I have not been able to find such a view and I'm not surprised. I have spent too…"
"This better image in the Getty shows the two photographers working...
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/107PD0
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https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/107PD0
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"Sorry, the advertisement was published in The Scotsman on 3 August 1844.
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"Thank you both... and don't worry, I am still guessing at the moment, as you will see.
What I posted is a detail from a calotype in the Hill and Adamson collection in Glasgow University Library. It is a very small part of:…"
What I posted is a detail from a calotype in the Hill and Adamson collection in Glasgow University Library. It is a very small part of:…"
Can anyone tell me the specific camera being used here? The date is around 1843. If the man at the back is holding a darkslide (and not just steadying the camera) then it appears to be a very large format.
Joe
Joe
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I thought it would be interesting to see this as a positive.
As someone who has spent many hours under the darkcloth I am puzzled at the viewpoint. The building is still exactly the same as shown and it has a vast expanse of lawn in front. So why…"
I thought it would be interesting to see this as a positive.
As someone who has spent many hours under the darkcloth I am puzzled at the viewpoint. The building is still exactly the same as shown and it has a vast expanse of lawn in front. So why…"
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Hello Joe,Thank you for posting your comments. I am fairly certain that it should read as “Petrus, Carry and L Brain”. Louisa Brain nee Frost was Robert Brain’s second wife.
Thank you for your help.
Paul.