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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 3681836, member: 33"][USER=18802]@Jerry Coker[/USER] , this is a good site for basic, clear descriptions on the differences among various photo types: <a href="http://phototree.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://phototree.com/" rel="nofollow">http://phototree.com/</a></p><p>Click on the Identification area to see the descriptions.</p><p><br /></p><p>It can be fairly difficult to see the daguerreotype image without turning it at an angle or holding a darkened piece of paper in front of it. It has a shiny silver surface like a mirror. This is different from the shine of the glass that is above it and other cased images. It's literally like a mirror and until you look at the correct angle the image can almost seem buried in the reflection. Notice the example in the phototree site, where he took a photo at a couple of different angles and only part, or almost none, of the image is visible. <a href="http://phototree.com/id_dag.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://phototree.com/id_dag.htm" rel="nofollow">http://phototree.com/id_dag.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, until you see it in person it might be hard to understand....</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it difficult to take clear photos of daguerreotype images. This is one where I was somewhat successful. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]310767[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 3681836, member: 33"][USER=18802]@Jerry Coker[/USER] , this is a good site for basic, clear descriptions on the differences among various photo types: [URL]http://phototree.com/[/URL] Click on the Identification area to see the descriptions. It can be fairly difficult to see the daguerreotype image without turning it at an angle or holding a darkened piece of paper in front of it. It has a shiny silver surface like a mirror. This is different from the shine of the glass that is above it and other cased images. It's literally like a mirror and until you look at the correct angle the image can almost seem buried in the reflection. Notice the example in the phototree site, where he took a photo at a couple of different angles and only part, or almost none, of the image is visible. [URL]http://phototree.com/id_dag.htm[/URL] That being said, until you see it in person it might be hard to understand.... I find it difficult to take clear photos of daguerreotype images. This is one where I was somewhat successful. [ATTACH=full]310767[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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