tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post2648348654424634482..comments2024-03-25T10:03:00.731-07:00Comments on Bob Boze Bell's Big Bad Book of Bad Diary Entries: Rare Old West Smilers, Part II: The Myth of The Long ExposureBob Boze Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884865420067145231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post-76186577524152301652018-11-01T04:19:29.209-07:002018-11-01T04:19:29.209-07:00Excellent observationExcellent observationJames Stapletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341519134548475253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post-55375785444808896802016-11-19T01:10:48.237-07:002016-11-19T01:10:48.237-07:00It might be that during and after the Civil War, m...It might be that during and after the Civil War, many people didn't have much to smile about. There might also be a feeling among the subjects of the portraits that this might be a once-in-a-lifetime thing and they adopted the most dignified pose they could manage. We take photography for granted today- It's everywhere. Back then... Many folks may have only had the one photograph made, Wayne H. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019556089606508106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post-42228759565129160432016-11-17T20:43:50.309-07:002016-11-17T20:43:50.309-07:00“A photograph is a most important document, and th...“A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever.” (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)Ramblin' Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130637343225628105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post-339820866854770042016-11-17T17:19:14.614-07:002016-11-17T17:19:14.614-07:00Yes its an early 1850's photograph but that do...Yes its an early 1850's photograph but that does not prove he did not hold that smile for 3 to 5 minutes.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com