tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post6733846578433366563..comments2024-03-16T16:12:13.296+00:00Comments on some LANDSCAPES: That vast horizon, those thick clouds, that raging sea are all but a picturePliniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529481330530614513noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-79328878812038857002013-08-02T17:39:35.100+01:002013-08-02T17:39:35.100+01:00Now there's a man in search of a platinum-pall...Now there's a man in search of a platinum-palladium workshop...<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-11568425716628619022013-07-30T22:18:56.533+01:002013-07-30T22:18:56.533+01:00Thanks for the comments - it is an extraordinary e...Thanks for the comments - it is an extraordinary episode. <br /><br />He didn't quite have it all worked out though... I actually cut the text just before the end of the paragraph. It goes on: 'The Prefect then entered into some physical discussions : first, on the nature of the glutinous substance which intercepted and retained the rays; secondly, upon the difficulties of preparing and using it; thirdly, upon the struggle between the rays of light and the dried substance — three problems which I propose to the naturalists of our days, and leave to their sagacity.'Pliniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529481330530614513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-1899515213988070922013-07-30T17:27:12.751+01:002013-07-30T17:27:12.751+01:00Astonishing! A fascinating description of his expe...Astonishing! A fascinating description of his experience.throughstoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558038749509462850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-4300212640484743142013-07-30T02:40:46.280+01:002013-07-30T02:40:46.280+01:00Fascinating. Love that last sentence.Fascinating. Love that last sentence.Emily Brissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784086623918098981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-13481125956777506902013-07-29T12:24:45.998+01:002013-07-29T12:24:45.998+01:00I have arrived here via the wonderful fife Psychog...I have arrived here via the wonderful fife Psychogeography, and so glad that I have. Thank you for these enlightening comments into a little-known history. There are some resonances here with my recent exploration of the links between landscape and the origins of photography on my own blog: http://printedland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/a-fierce-and-subtle-alchemy.html<br /><br />With best wishes<br /><br />Ian<br />Ian Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307429641552419242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19151341.post-25206720152429401042013-07-28T13:08:45.510+01:002013-07-28T13:08:45.510+01:00That is extraordinary. It reads like a steam-punk...That is extraordinary. It reads like a steam-punk retro-imagining of the photographic process, but is a pure example of genuine futurology. Amazing.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.com