Attached Link: http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/

I was attending a talk on the history of photography in Edinburgh with sample works dating back to the early to mid 1800s. Some of the images were so sharp and detailed that I felt I should share this impressive collection of works and research. The person that built the website in the link is a remarkable and knowledgeable man and it was an honour to meet him. Originally he was asked to write a small book on the history of photography in Edinburgh and found that it was too difficult to keep updating it as he continued his research, so he opted to make the website as it was easy to edit the work quickly and efficiently. The post cards page is particularly interesting, and there is a series of Edinburgh scenes with the same sky! Oh no its 1800s post work! These are not manips I have seen the originals, they are very old and fragile. (From glass negs I think) So if you are at a loose end over the hols visit this fascinating glimpse of Edinburgh from the 1800 to the present day. This is my seasonal offering to you all. Enjoy Edited for typos as usual

Message edited on: 12/20/2004 19:11

Attached Link: http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/pp/pp_anderson_post_cards.htm#Anderson%20-%20Princes%20Streeet%20-%20Lo

Some of the postcards

how wonderful to attend this lecture... Mr. Stubbs has done extensive research & has quite a collection! as well as being a fine photographer himself ...has camera... must travel!! :] thank you Simon for this view back in time... reminds me of a show I saw on the PBS on archived photography of the past with a similiar technique of compositing such skies & forever capturing history in architecture, towns & events

Can't wait to dig in and start looking....... Thanks for the link Simon! I love this sort of thing..... have a big thick book on the history of photography and I've started collecting antique photographs too..... fun stuff!

Glad you both liked the site. Michelle, I was sure that you wouldnt be able to resist this trip into the past. His knowledge of photographic history is outstanding as is some of his own work, such a fascinating person. Also at the talk he showed 3D works using dual photographs mounted on a wooden frame with binocular type lenses on it, you had to slide the photograph up and down until you got a 3D image. I had a toy like that when I was a kid, but this contraption was from the late 1800s , hey and we think we are clever, but they had almost no technology and cameras you could live in they were so big! Even mobile horse dawn darkrooms. (An 1800s laptop? LOL) He done a series of Edinburgh shop/store fronts, each of which has a car in front of them in the same colour scheme, curious I asked how he managed it and if they were PW and he told me that he just waited in front of the shop until the right colour car parked there. Now that is dedication especially in our weather. Have fun LP PS There are over 1000 pages, could take some time.

Interesting link thanks LP. I have been looking through some of the old photographs and will return as you say there are so many. I wonder what the oldest photograph people here have ? Oldest one I have on my pc is 1918 but I think my family probably has some that are older.

Thanks oh so much for the links :) Great info :)