A time machine and 3 hours on this street

[rich815]

I spent some time looking at both pictures on the screen to see if indeed it was the same street.
its funny how the first image has better verticals so I suspect it was a large format camera.
I saw a couple of buildings that could be the same ... I like the scene even thought though the colouring was a bit over the top. Looks like a single
image to me as well.

The second or so taller building on the right I'm pretty sure is the same building.

[rich815]

Remember folks, ASA25 was a fast speed back then lol, however perhaps it was also pushed? I don't know it looks too good to be true.


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I think it was a setup photo as many are looking at the camera. Obviously LF as not too many smaller formats then and the quality of the image. People were used to staying still for photographs then due to the films being slow. I think it's a single shot in a bright day taken stopped down.

[Bob Carnie]

I thought so too.

The second or so taller building on the right I'm pretty sure is the same building.

[E. von Hoegh]

Remember folks, ASA25 was a fast speed back then lol, however perhaps it was also pushed? I don't know it looks too good to be true.


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Asa 25, broad daylight, f:8 @ 1/100 second. How is that "too good to be true"?

[StoneNYC]

Asa 25, broad daylight, f:8 @ 1/100 second. How is that "too good to be true"?

Point taken, but change that to 1/50 a second haha, 1/100 was pretty advanced :-p haha and certainly more like f/22

I have a shot like this on my old 1910-1920's folder and that sucker was at f/45 at 15 seconds but not broad daylight hehe... But I just mean there is a large DOF so it has to be more like 22 for a LF image.

Either way I guess we have proven it is POSSIBLE this is a real image. Where did the OP get it?


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[Bill Burk]

Either way I guess we have proven it is POSSIBLE this is a real image. Where did the OP get it?

I'll concede it's possibly one single shot... But my gut still feels it may be a composite... Would like to learn more about this photographer's work.

[E. von Hoegh]

I've seen that photo somewhere, maybe Shorpy.

But, say they used ASA 12 film and sunny 11 (more realistic at that time and latitude), that would still give f: 22 and 1/2~ sec. If you look, there is motion in that photo.

By 1905, shutters like the Compound, Goerz Sector, B&L Pneumatic, etc. were well developed and all capable of giving speeds of 1/100 sec.or shorter. Focal plane shutters have been around for even longer, capable of speeds of 1/1000 and shorter.

[StoneNYC]

I agree with Bill... time may tell, or it may not, I could be a stickler and say "I won't believe it till I see the negative" haha


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[bdial]

It doesn't look like a composite to me, even in c1900 DOF and movement were not incompatible;
http://www.brattleborohistoricalsoci...php?rec_id=723

[erikg]

This photograph IS your time machine. So many interesting details. No problem making a picture like this at 1/2 of a second, or 1 second. That's nothing when people are mostly just standing there. They look curious, here's this guy with a big camera up on what, a cart or wagon? The whole operation would be a bit unusual. Maybe they were directed maybe not. Anyway, it's all pretty cool.