There is a sepia sunset HERE that says it was a photographic illustration in a book a REALLY long time ago. Is this what you were looking for? You have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page.
There is a sepia sunset HERE that says it was a photographic illustration in a book a REALLY long time ago. Is this what you were looking for? You have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page.
Thanks Heather! I was thinking my sepia tone in my camera was off, but now I see it is right on.
My photos look just like that one. The dark browns with a hint of red. The tones are right on.
this is a shot called 'an effect of the sun' taken by Gustave Le Grey in 1869. Is that far enough back for us? i guess there are a previous 21 yers for something older to have been taken.
edit: I have the date wrong - it's part of a series of shots taken between 1856 and 1859.
That is definitly different. I like it though. I wonder if they took photos of sunsets way back when?
I think the biggest problem would be the exposure time (which for daguerreotype process is in the 3 minute range) There are certainly plenty of early landscape shots, but maybe not so many of dynamic lighting situations ? Also most of the focus seemed to be on portraiture at that period.
There is a sepia sunset HERE that says it was a photographic illustration in a book a REALLY long time ago. Is this what you were looking for? You have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page.
RLS I'm going to give you my honest opinion of the photo - I hope I don't offend - and it's just the opinion of one person and not of someone who has any authority on this!!
I think the sunset you've captured is pretty enough but the photo doesn't appeal to me hugely - sunset photos really are two a penny so for a photo in this genre to succeed it needs to pack quite a punch.
In terms of content I think it could really do with a focal point - an interesting silhouette in the foreground or a boat or building further back - something more for me to look at.
In terms of composition I think the horizon would be better placed on a third - in this image, with it's lovely water detail, I'd crop down from the top rather than up from the bottom. Then I'd crop from the left to keep the current ratio - this would also place the sun itself on an intersection point.
