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magdalen · 11-07-2008, 03:51 AM

from the past
(a rather nostalgic thread)

Train Tracks Through Trinidad:
Historic Aultman Studio photographs
and original art by John Graber

zero · 11-07-2008, 04:34 AM

.

^

"o.winston link
photographed the demise of steam locomotives in the '50s. mostly night photos, he used a huge variety of arrays of flash bulbs with miles of wire in the days before flash slaves. self-taught, link kept detailed notebooks illustrating his meticulous preparations for making photographs at night. he planned them using one of the basic laws of physics; that the angle of incidence of a light source is equal to the angle of its reflection. he would angle the lights back toward the camera to produce highlights on the locomotives and railroad cars moving through the darkness. camera angles, lighting unit positions and exposure settings were all carefully recorded. He had special flash reflectors built, one of which could hold up to eighteen bulbs, for lighting huge areas. he used a power supply which he designed and built that could fire sixty flashbulbs at once, while at the same time tripping the shutters of three cameras, all perfectly synchronized together. electrical cable connected the flash unit's cameras and power supply, and Winston carried thousands of feet of it in a trailer towed behind his car. photographs could take from several hours to days to set up, and there was only one opportunity to get the shot as the train sped by, sometimes at sixty miles per hour.

magdalen · 11-07-2008, 04:44 AM

^ can't see any picture; where is it gone?

zero · 11-07-2008, 05:23 AM

it must've gone on a small excursion - it's back now

magdalen · 11-07-2008, 06:46 AM

very beautifull, Zero

here one for you, perhaps you owned one like this at the time

Hyakujo's Fox · 11-09-2008, 03:46 AM

Jack Flanders · 11-09-2008, 04:04 AM

^is that a young Benny Hill?

YsaPur EsChomuw · 11-09-2008, 04:05 AM

Jack Flanders · 11-09-2008, 04:10 AM

YsaPur EsChomuw · 11-09-2008, 04:15 AM

Jack Flanders · 11-09-2008, 04:37 AM

YsaPur EsChomuw · 11-09-2008, 04:47 AM

http://hampage.hu/trams/uvwav/inditastolmegallasig.wav

Jack Flanders · 11-09-2008, 04:55 AM

YsaPur EsChomuw · 11-09-2008, 04:58 AM

Hyakujo's Fox · 11-09-2008, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Flanders

^is that a young Benny Hill?

yes, but it made me think of a certain poster round these parts.

11-07-2008, 03:51 AM	#1
magdalen OOwdevie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: rotterdam Posts: 1,455	trains, planes and automobiles...... from the past (a rather nostalgic thread) Train Tracks Through Trinidad: Historic Aultman Studio photographs and original art by John Graber

11-07-2008, 04:34 AM	#2
zero ª ★ ª Join Date: May 2004 Location: lª m°°n Posts: 13,853	. ^ "o.winston link photographed the demise of steam locomotives in the '50s. mostly night photos, he used a huge variety of arrays of flash bulbs with miles of wire in the days before flash slaves. self-taught, link kept detailed notebooks illustrating his meticulous preparations for making photographs at night. he planned them using one of the basic laws of physics; that the angle of incidence of a light source is equal to the angle of its reflection. he would angle the lights back toward the camera to produce highlights on the locomotives and railroad cars moving through the darkness. camera angles, lighting unit positions and exposure settings were all carefully recorded. He had special flash reflectors built, one of which could hold up to eighteen bulbs, for lighting huge areas. he used a power supply which he designed and built that could fire sixty flashbulbs at once, while at the same time tripping the shutters of three cameras, all perfectly synchronized together. electrical cable connected the flash unit's cameras and power supply, and Winston carried thousands of feet of it in a trailer towed behind his car. photographs could take from several hours to days to set up, and there was only one opportunity to get the shot as the train sped by, sometimes at sixty miles per hour. Last edited by zero : 11-07-2008 at 07:55 AM.

11-09-2008, 04:58 AM	#14
YsaPur EsChomuw oi Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,208	a shabby museum in a hangar near my town

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11-07-2008, 04:44 AM	#3
magdalen OOwdevie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: rotterdam Posts: 1,455	^ can't see any picture; where is it gone?

11-07-2008, 05:23 AM	#4
zero ª ★ ª Join Date: May 2004 Location: lª m°°n Posts: 13,853	it must've gone on a small excursion - it's back now

11-07-2008, 06:46 AM	#5
magdalen OOwdevie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: rotterdam Posts: 1,455	very beautifull, Zero here one for you, perhaps you owned one like this at the time

11-09-2008, 03:46 AM	#6
Hyakujo's Fox left hanging Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: between the click of the light and the start of the dream Posts: 10,071

11-09-2008, 04:04 AM	#7
Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815	^is that a young Benny Hill?

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Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815

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Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815

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YsaPur EsChomuw oi Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,208	http://hampage.hu/trams/uvwav/inditastolmegallasig.wav

11-09-2008, 04:55 AM	#13
Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815