Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The earliest record of the uses of a camera obscura can be found in the writings of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). At about the same period Daniel Barbaro, a Venetian, recommended the camera as an aid to drawing and perspective. For more details about the camera obscura see http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/cameraob.htm http://brightbytes.com/cosite/what.html http://www.grand-illusions.com/vermeer/vermeer1.htm Peter Werner > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Frazier > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 06:46 > To: Leica Group; MUGers@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Leica] FWI: Vermeer, light, and the camera > > I just mentioned, in my reply to Ted, that I had not forgotten Vermeer, > a reference to a comment by Ted made some time ago. > > That triggered my curiosity and I checked out the extensive Vermeer > website: > > http://tinyurl.com/5sm97 > > On this page of the website, in the pop-ups, it is mentioned that some > scholars have speculated that Vermeer used a "camera obscura" in > creating the painting of the "Girl with a Pearl Earring," which is a > classic "statement" of shooting from the shadow side. > > Nothing new under the sun!!! > > Ken > -- > The Rev. Kenneth Frazier > Norfield Congregational Church > CT Conference, United Church of Christ > Weston, CT USA > Leica photos at: http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information