Swiss time by jcv2

Photography • Historical • posted on Jul 10, 2004

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Switzerland is renowned with triple-c products: chocolat, cheese and clocks. What is the secret of their precision intruments? Well, the idea is very simple. Take a good starting point and refer all measures to that point! Just as this little town, from which I found an old postcard (genuine sepia color) recently. I guess it's from somewhere in between 1910 and 1930 (the date is not mentioned on it). Being there I decided to make the same shot once again. I did not succeed so very well, because the photo for this postcard has been taken from a high position (I guess a ladder) on a crossing. It is remarkable how little has changed here. Find the differences! For those who liked the Lady's slipper orchid 3 I am happy to present the translation of the Swiss poem. It is a fine translation made by Gerhard a.k.a. gerbach, for which I am very grateful. Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 28 mm) Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments

Comments (22)

LadyAngela

3:12AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Oh wow! A walk from the past to the present! Splendid! Thanks so much for sharing!

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criss

3:13AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Great idea! :)

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Stringy

3:29AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Always interesting to see the comparisons. Nice work

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addiek

5:01AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

'Lord Mayor here jcv2... yes, we wanted to put in a pedestrian crossing, once cars started turning up!' LOL. Great comparison sir, makes you think.

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Enmos

5:53AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

WOW, i think you did a great job !! You even though about shooting at the same time as in the postcard !! Love how the trees have grown since then !! Wonderful work my friend and a VOTE is surely deserved !!

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Andromeda31

7:30AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Everything around here changes so much over the years, but this place seems to have withstood the test of time...Excellent duplication!!! :)

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SNAKEY

8:33AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

apart from the yellow crossing lines on the road there hardly seems to be much change in the village. Most beautiful comparison my friend. The only thing that must have been changed...... and again it's just a wild guess is ........... there must have been some sort of building from where this image was captured which is not there anymore or maybe a bridge or any other higher platform construction because you say you couldn't capture from teh same site due to the height thing. Anyway, this is a an absolutely wonderful comparison shot!:O))

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hare

9:32AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Wonderful. That tree has been seeing everything. A living witness. :)

b2amphot

9:45AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Neat idea, clever shot. Maybe the Swiss have another good philosophy.. "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

cynlee

11:54AM | Sat, 10 July 2004

i bet the tree has a few stories he could tell... fascinating comparison of time!! :]

sheilakalajdzic

12:00PM | Sat, 10 July 2004

You did an excellent job getting the angle and height almost the same!!! I'm amazed how little things have changed since the time the original photo was made. The tree sure has grown!!! A wonderful image of a place where time seems to move very slowly!

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Akinom

1:09PM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Isn't it amazing! A great comparison of time! Wonedrful idea!

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Glistens

4:04PM | Sat, 10 July 2004

Interesting history! I agree this is a great idea! Excellent work.

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tesla

7:56PM | Sat, 10 July 2004

EXCELLENT!!!YOU DID A FINE JOB,LOOKS LIKE YOU WHERE IN THE RIGHT SPOT!!!

unzy

6:10AM | Sun, 11 July 2004

Yeah Excellent job my friend, I've done the same with Lie (Belgium) find old postcards and see the "evolution" in time, like in the first movie version of "The time machine" Excellent JC !

Raven_427

8:03PM | Sun, 11 July 2004

Well done comparison JC. Guess i'd prefer the ancient sepia world though your sky is tempting too :-)

kennyliu

12:09AM | Mon, 12 July 2004

Sweet! Nice weather there!

Roswita

4:15AM | Mon, 12 July 2004

Heel erg goed, ik heb dat ook wel ens gedaan maar dan van een ansichtkaart uit de winkel dezelfde foto gemaakt, en dat vond ik al zo leuk, dit is nog mooier. Heel goed gedaan

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WiserAngel

1:50PM | Mon, 12 July 2004

This is really neat! I went back and forth between both pictures and its amazingly quite the same! How nice to see that some things don't change.

Nilla

9:39AM | Wed, 14 July 2004

Love the comparison here, the sepia image appears to be much, much older! While the color image of yours, virtually the same, appears to be almost lost in a time capsule! Excellent work! :)

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