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Fascinating Study of Early Photography - BettyO - 08-03-2016 11:28 AM
....with an even more fascinating subject - Lightning! A wonderful scholarly article (with a PDF download) of early photographs of electrical storms and lightning. First photographed in 1847.....
http://journalpanorama.org/capturing-joves-autograph-late-nineteenth-century-lightning-photography-and-electrical-agency/
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RE: Fascinating Study of Early Photography - Donna McCreary - 08-07-2016 01:20 PM
Betty -
Thanks for posting this. I recently attended a lecture about Civil War era photography. Based on what I learned at the lecture, I am amazed such clear images of lightning could be captured.