Greetings. How was it possible for cameras in those days to capture such details, for example the ricksaw runner, if they needed long exposure? Thanks, and Regards, Peter
One guess is that it depended on the time of day that they took the photo. From shadows in the photo at the top of the page it looks to be close to mid-day when the sun is brightest, so they could take the shortest possible exposure.
High speed film arrived in about 1878.
Eadweard Muybridge was taking pictures at around 1/2000 of a second for his studies of "animal locomotion". He was the first person to prove that a trotting horse had all 4 hooves off the ground at the same time.
The first Kodak camera arrived in 1888, so people could take snapshots.
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Old Photo Quality
Greetings. How was it possible for cameras in those days to capture such details, for example the ricksaw runner, if they needed long exposure? Thanks, and Regards, Peter
re: Old photo quality
Good question! There's a lot of blurring on this photo that we've dated to the 1920s:
One guess is that it depended on the time of day that they took the photo. From shadows in the photo at the top of the page it looks to be close to mid-day when the sun is brightest, so they could take the shortest possible exposure.
Regards, David
Film Speed for Old photographs
High speed film arrived in about 1878.
Eadweard Muybridge was taking pictures at around 1/2000 of a second for his studies of "animal locomotion". He was the first person to prove that a trotting horse had all 4 hooves off the ground at the same time.
The first Kodak camera arrived in 1888, so people could take snapshots.
Film Speed for Old Photographs
Thank you all. It is never too old to learn. Regards, Peter