Details of exhibit
- Exhibition:
- 1906 Fifty-first Annual Exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
- Exhibit title:
- Vesuvius
- Exhibitor:
- Bagot Molesworth
- Section:
- Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction
- Exhibit No.:
- 388
- Description:
- Vesuvius. Telephotograph taken at a distance of 8 miles.
When the volcano is "active" the vapour issuing from the crater is illuminated by the incandescent matter below it.
An Erythrosin plate and yellow screen were used, the objective working at the largest possible aperture and the exposure instantaneous. - Exhibit type:
- Photograph
- Process:
- [Not Listed] ()
- Award:
- none
