The advance of photography : its history and modern applications (1911)

Record Details:

Title:
The advance of photography : its history and modern applications
Date:
1911
Publisher:
London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd.
Volume:
The advance of photography : its history and modern applications
Leaf #:
000258
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Technology
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
November 02, 2023
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208 THE ADVANCE OF PHOTOGRAPHY a high and from a low position, as may be seen from the three illustrations on next page. The dotted horizontal line shows the height of the eyes of the spectator (his horizon) . The first picture gives a view as a person sitting on the ground would see it ; the milestone on the left appears unusually high, towering to the sky, and the men appear taller, but the ground looks contracted (foreshortened). The second picture gives the view as seen by a man standing erect ; in Fig. 92. this case the ground widens out, rising higher, and the milestone appears lower. In the third picture, which gives the view from twice the height of the man, the figures and the milestone appear small and contracted. The}' appear persons who are smaller than the spectator, while the ground widens out and rises considerably in the picture. These examples show how important is the choice of posiY[a. 93. tion both in photo