Pugahm Myo: Thapinyu Pagoda August 20–24, 1855 Linnaeus Tripe British Here the Thapinyu Pagoda, the tallest structure at Pugahm Myo, rises toward a cloudy sky. Because early negatives were overly sensitive to blue, clouds were difficult to photograph. To evoke them and other atmospheric effects, Tripe retouched his negatives by applying pigment in thin layers, gradually building up density and form with highlights and shadows. Demonstrating his dexterity, he would bring his retouching up to the edge of a structure, defining its silhouette with the precision of an architectural Puga
Pugahm Myo: Thapinyu Pagoda August 20–24, 1855 Linnaeus Tripe British Here the Thapinyu Pagoda, the tallest structure at Pugahm Myo, rises toward a cloudy sky. Because early negatives were overly sensitive to blue, clouds were difficult to photograph. To evoke them and other atmospheric effects, Tripe retouched his negatives by applying pigment in thin layers, gradually building up density and form with highlights and shadows. Demonstrating his dexterity, he would bring his retouching up to the edge of a structure, defining its silhouette with the precision of an architectural Pugahm Myo: Thapinyu Pagoda 302636
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