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SorellaLaBefana

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Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:31 AM Yesterday

My 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 winter’s 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/

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My first impression was that this remarkable century old photograph was a painting (Original Post) SorellaLaBefana Yesterday OP
That is a stunning photograph. And the Cloud Appreciation Society has many remarkable photos thoughout. erronis Yesterday #1
Stunning. And I am delighted to learn of the Cloud Appreciation Society. niyad 23 hrs ago #2
Amazing light qualities wendyb-NC 23 hrs ago #3
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