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Going to the Catskills 1902
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Since the photo was taken in 1902, we know that panchromatic film was not used. So anything red on black or blue/violet on white will not be rendered.
On the other hand, it is a very high grain film - perhaps higher than one would could get with most off-the-shelf color digital or film cameras. Also, it was perhaps fine enough for holography - though in 1902, monochromatic light sources were not available - Arthur Compton created a low pressure sodium lamps in 1920.
On the other hand, it is a very high grain film - perhaps higher than one would could get with most off-the-shelf color digital or film cameras. Also, it was perhaps fine enough for holography - though in 1902, monochromatic light sources were not available - Arthur Compton created a low pressure sodium lamps in 1920.
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I passed by the YouTube topic when it randomly came up in my exploration, of why early movies had the actors with high contrasting makeup. This is surely part of the explanation..Scott said:
Just a short read said that the film/camera could not see their faces.