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Simulated wet plate, self portrait

Simulated wet plate, self portrait

A challenge, to create a simulated wet plate photograph from yesteryear. Fortunately I had an image reflection in the widow of an historic building to begin wit...
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A challenge, to create a simulated wet plate photograph from yesteryear. Fortunately I had an image reflection in the widow of an historic building to begin with, full of aberrations, dirt etc. so it was easy enough to do. A little spooky though to see myself way back in the past. As a photographer, very educational to do this step back into the early days of photography.
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You remind me of Heminhawy here..."The old man and the sea"

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