Hi I am a new member, I have been fascinated by early photography for a very long time , but most importantly by autochromes there is something very ethereal and almost a celestial energy that radiates from autochromes, like we are exciting in a timeless permanent now. My interests with autochromes began when I watched a documentary about one of the early masters of autochrome Albert kahn, and was enchanted by the photography that was produce about a century ago but almost looked contemporary but paradoxically the color and shading of the photos gave a dream like quality a more beautiful reality than our everyday perciced reality.
So when I witness mervyn o'gorman photos of of Christiana in early may of this year in the mail online I was speechless by the beauty of the photos it made me very nostalgic for that era also 1913 was a very iconic year nothing was the same after 1913 partially because of the great war and also because of many social changes, I often call 1913 the last year of the old world the photos are almost like a farewell postcard from old England. I could never in million years with my digital camera produce a photo like Mervyn o’ gorman photos I am fascinated by how he used the effect of light and shade so perfectly. When I found out it was in August 1913 I studied the meteorological conditions for August 1913 and found out the weather was very still and anticyclonic weather there was probably some misty hazy conditions around coast, I often find as a amateur photographer anticyclonic weather in late summer and early autumn is often the most conducive time of year to producing my best photo's the probable reason great combination of delicate light and shade, there is often a soft golden glow in late summer and early autumn. which gives the horizon a dream like appearance
I was very happy and excited to find out the true identity of Christina and also very grateful, but feel I have open a book and have just read the prologue to this woman's life she is from a remarkable family on her maternal side they were barons and baronesses , on her paternal side one of the founders of the modern banking system and also scholars of the highest order I would imagine that she had a full and interesting life.
One last point the two black and white bromide prints look like different girls they have different eyes, nose and also a different jaw shape, is the girl in the roll neck jumper in the bromide black white print Anne her sister.
