What kind of building is this and where??

[tomkin]

   Nobody has mentioned Stereo type viewers where 2 photographs are taken of the same scene but slightly different. When looked at through a proper unit it would
give a 3D effect. Very, Very popular in Victorian times.

         Tomkin, Spooks Anonymous

[Gadget]

You're right there Mr Tomkin, S.A (Hons)

A good read of the history of photography would be illuminating.

Don't mention the lighting 

Gadget - just herself 

[dennford]

   Nobody has mentioned Stereo type viewers where 2 photographs are taken of the same scene but slightly different. When looked at through a proper unit it would
give a 3D effect. Very, Very popular in Victorian times.

         Tomkin, Spooks Anonymous

Nice thought Tomkin, and one which for a moment that cansidered may be correct. However there is a however to that thought (great bit of english there). That is, a 3D set consists of two photo's of an object that has a third dimension, this one however (there's that word again) is a photo of a photo.

Mind you thinking a bit more it may be two photo's of two photo's.

                                                  Denn

                                                                   

[tomkin]

S.A (Hons)

      Don't call me a S.A. Gel.

                Wheres the oil lamp?

          Tomkin

[Gadget]

These photos are driving me mad, Denn & lovely Mr Tomkin (not S.A.) 

I have copies of them on two computers, bits scattered all around. I'm thinking of staging a mock up.

I give up 

Gadget

[dennford]

These photos are driving me mad,
Gadget

Not me, I am just sat back enjoying it all and throwing in the odd comment now and again just to enrich the broth.

                                                    Denn

[Isabel H]

 From a photographic point of view, the lighting and pattern of shadows suggest to us that bounced flash was used, with an assistant concealed behind some sort of disguised screen at the end of the bed (but semi-visible when lit by the flash) aiming the flash at the ceiling to the right, and the photographer or someone else bouncing another flash behind him on the left. This would account for the haziness at the left of the picture. The slightly distorted perspective could be the result both of the concealing screen and the use of a very wide-angle lens to take in the whole scene.
Isabel

[Pennie]

Have absolutely loved reading this thread!  Now think it's about time I added my thoughts (for what they're worth) ...

On page 13 (Reply No. 184), Haydn has posted copies of the two "different" negatives.  However, each one has an identical drawing pin (top lefthand corner) and damaged tape (bottom righthand corner).  Surely just two copies of the same picture attached to the same mount?

Not only the marionnette/monkey case is leaning into the room - look at the chair in front of it, and the chest-of-drawers behind the railings.

And, finally, right from the start I've been worried by the features on the back wall.  Although everything seems to fit in nicely with the curve of the ceiling, don't you think that everything is a little too "tight", ie. when the doors are opened, there would be nothing between the aperture and the ceiling.  I keep thinking that it looks as if the side walls and ceiling were built on to the existing rear wall!!!!

Pennie

[martianuk]

On page 13 (Reply No. 184), Haydn has posted copies of the two "different" negatives.  However, each one has an identical drawing pin (top lefthand corner) and damaged tape (bottom righthand corner).

Sorry, been meaning to mention this before...Both glass plates had/have brown tape stuck around the edges. Some of it has pealed off in places, but I assume it was so that people wouldn't cut themselves on the glass?? The stud/drawing pins are part of the image printed on the glass.

Hadyn