Interesting collection of historic images.

[alfredo]

Dial up warning for this page.
http://podakuni.livejournal.com/681121.html







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[Adsos Letter]

1. Gotta' love shorpy.

I was really impressed the first time I saw his colorized images of Lincoln, and the Civil War.

EDIT: Those are some outstanding b&w shots. Shows me what is possible.

[alfredo]

3. His tones are incredible.

[Adsos Letter]

5. I've got to say that the clarity and crispness of those photos is breathtaking.

I'm kind of at a loss for clear expression on what they make me feel, but they seem to step right out into living reality.

[alfredo]

6. And as you work down the page the images become even

More amazing.

He seems to be the master of sunlight.

[Speck Tater]

2. What stunning photos!

There's something to learn from every one of them.

[alfredo]

4. Some are jaw dropping.

[Stevenmarc]

7. I've always liked Shorpy.com

I've used it for reference in the past.

[alfredo]

8. It inspires me to hone my black and white skills.

I have a lot of work to do.

[Stevenmarc]

9. Well I do have a bit of a thing for B&W

Lately I've gone new school/old school hybrid, shooting and processing digitally then wet printing. However I really want to get into old school with wet plate collodion.

[alfredo]

10. You are a glutton for punishment. ;)

[Stevenmarc]

11. LOL Glutton for punishment would be

Taking the Daguerreotype class utilizing the mercury process.

[alfredo]

18. Then learning how to make felt hats using 19th century technology.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. My eyes water

I learned the craft by developing my own film.

My eyes water.

[Kolesar]

12. They designed a little style into the grungy city bridge

Very nice

[alfredo]

19. There was a bit of artist in that engineer.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Wow! These are breathtaking! K&R!

Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

[glinda]

14. Thank you for showing me this site. Amazing!

[malthaussen]

15. Never saw this site before, but it's bookmarked now!

Thanks for the heads-up!

-- Mal

[drm604]

16. Thank You!

[northoftheborder]

20. Thank you for this amazing group of photographs.

The quality of the images is just stunning - such sharp clarity, amazing. And the subjects - from boats and ships, to trains, industrial activity, ordinary people in everyday occupations; these photographs could be invaluable sources for research in a number of topics.

[alfredo]

21. I need to study his work and try to learn from him.

[Swagman]

22. here is another good website

http://www.retronaut.co/

[alfredo]

23. I could lose myself in that site.