swagman

7 photos tagged swagman, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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A rest on the road

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  • Jeffrey Oates said:
    another that captures the Tom Roberts art style,
  • Craig Heath said:
    I'm struck by the narrow depth of field in this image, and it seems the photographer must have tilted the lens to get both the eyes and the front foot in focus. Is it known what (type of) camera was used? Was the use of lens tilt common then?
  • Ian Sanderson said:
    strobie42 I suspect a posed shot in front of a backdrop.
  • Shoky Bsbs said:
    wonderful amazing portrait
  • cqgloomsunday said:
    Great work

A Swagman

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  • BobMeade said:
    That's a great photo. Seems like there has been a bit of retouching to the swag, billy and trouser legs to make them more defined, but I'd be interested in an expert opinion. Good to compare with "On the wallaby track" from the Tyrrell Collection here: www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2363534490/ ADDED: Oh, I see now through at the persistent URL, that these were glass slides for display at an exhibition, so it is understandable that some features were retouched to give more definition on the big screen. Maybe some of the trees in the background have been blurred in processing too.
  • williewonker said:
    Very impressive portrait.
  • BobMeade said:
    Compare him to this photgraph of Ninely and Nine: www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/3084038737/
  • pellethepoet said:
    BobMeade - the whole photo has been touched up extensively, but the eyes most strikingly of all. In the original only the whites of his eyes are visible and it gives the image a powerful aspect. The State Library have the original, but only digitised in low definition. A sharper version can be seen reproduced on p. 78 of Gaslight Sydney by Louise Johnson (Sydney: George Allen & Unwin, 1984). The State Library further define the location as Walbundry Station.
  • BobMeade said:
    Thank you pellethepoet.

Nellie Kolle as a Swaggie, before 1924 / photographer unknown

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  • Kerouac Kid said:
    I'm from San Antonio, TX, USA and I just have to comment and say that I love having yall as a contact and looking at old pictures. It's so very intriguing!!
  • cheerful wheel said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Fascination Nostalgia, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
    Invitation / Invitación / Einladung / Invito / Convite / Uitnodiging / Приглашение /招待

    The photo is beautiful

    www.flickr.com/groups/fascination_nostalgia/
  • Cassiopée2010 said:
    Magnifique !