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 Very Early Insect Photography
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| Robert Nash |
Posted on 05-12-2006 17:44
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Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05 |
150 Years of Insect Photography and Diptera too. "Mr Dale http://en.wikipedia.o...arles_Dale sent me (Alexander Henry Haliday (1807-1870) some time ago, photographs, done at a country town near his place, of insects mostly Diptera, many on one sheet. I could recognise most of the species, though I should not venture to pronounce one new, in most cases, on such evidence; but it seems that a good use of photography might be made, in this way, in respect to unique or rare specimens. Has the art been applied so with you? I think you intended to use it in the wings of the Tephritini." Letter from Alexander Henry Haliday http://en.wikiped...ry_Haliday Around 1855  The photographs utilised the collodion process Variations of the collodion process are : ? The ferrotype or tintype ? The ambrotype Process info on the Wikipedia Pages Can anyone tell me more? Robert |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 18-12-2006 14:13
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Robert Are you looking for more info about the process or the players? If the process, I can put you in touch with a couple of people who are very knowledgeable about early photgraphic techniques and collections. Susan |
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