hotspur
19-09-2013, 10:11 AM
Anyone else see this amazing doco on SBS one last night,not sure the title,but saw most of program,which basically was about the pioneering camera/filming techniques from around the Edwardian times (around 100 yrs ago),dedicated to natural history.The English chap,named Percy Smith
started out with doing macro imaging on flys/insects,the gear he had was very cumbersome looking-but beautiful looking-the engineering in these cameras-and the lighting used-a bit dangerous,with gas powering lighting-but the vintage lighting box featured on the program-was 'to die for' so gorgeous-copper/brass fittings with wooden housing and mirrors/glass inside.
Percy,really did pioneer 'time lapse' or as he called it 'speed magnification',he went on to film mould/plant activity etc,the program featured Sir D.A and his out look on Percy Smiths' work.Those that may have watched I am sure would have felt it good viewing,think SBS one-has a site -might be able to watch it again.
I wonder if there is a program similar on Edwardian times astronomy,showing the gear,and techniques used from those times-would certainly be good to see something like that.
started out with doing macro imaging on flys/insects,the gear he had was very cumbersome looking-but beautiful looking-the engineering in these cameras-and the lighting used-a bit dangerous,with gas powering lighting-but the vintage lighting box featured on the program-was 'to die for' so gorgeous-copper/brass fittings with wooden housing and mirrors/glass inside.
Percy,really did pioneer 'time lapse' or as he called it 'speed magnification',he went on to film mould/plant activity etc,the program featured Sir D.A and his out look on Percy Smiths' work.Those that may have watched I am sure would have felt it good viewing,think SBS one-has a site -might be able to watch it again.
I wonder if there is a program similar on Edwardian times astronomy,showing the gear,and techniques used from those times-would certainly be good to see something like that.