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Related: About this forumMy first impression was that this remarkable century old photograph was a painting
Composition, tonal range, lighting being too perfect for a photograph. However...
Eduard Eduardovich Lind spotted these Stratocumulus clouds on a winters day about a hundred years ago over Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China...
Lind would likely have stood shivering on the snowy banks of the Songhua River using a large-format camera with bellows mounted on a cumbersome tripod and incorporating a photographic plate that he later processed himself. Thanks to his tenacity in capturing a fleeting moment on a passing day a century ago...
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/thursday-16th-january-2025/
Lind would likely have stood shivering on the snowy banks of the Songhua River using a large-format camera with bellows mounted on a cumbersome tripod and incorporating a photographic plate that he later processed himself. Thanks to his tenacity in capturing a fleeting moment on a passing day a century ago...
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/thursday-16th-january-2025/
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My first impression was that this remarkable century old photograph was a painting (Original Post)
SorellaLaBefana
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erronis
(17,370 posts)1. That is a stunning photograph. And the Cloud Appreciation Society has many remarkable photos thoughout.
niyad
(121,150 posts)2. Stunning. And I am delighted to learn of the Cloud Appreciation Society.
wendyb-NC
(3,916 posts)3. Amazing light qualities
It does look like a painting. Thanks, for posting.