Thanks to all who responded. The Lartigue photo is the one I was thinking off, but I had forgotten it was only half a car. I think I've seen a full profile that shows this effect as well. Perhaps in the Kodak photography book. I'll have to look for it. Paul On May 21, 2007, at 9:17 PM, graywolf wrote:
> 5x7 camera with a slow vertical focal plane shutter. That kind of > distortion was so prevalent that by the 30's it had become a > cartoon stereotype to indicate speed. Panning the camera is what is > causing the people in the background to tilt the other way. > > > Bob W wrote: >> Hint: J H Lartigue >> >> http://arts.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,8543,-10404954434,00.html >> >> ...although the wheels aren't oblong. Don't know what kind of >> distortion would do that! > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
