U-Ed Drew uletha izithombe ze-tintype emuva enkundleni yempi

U-Ed Drew ungumthwebuli wezithombe wokuqala ukusebenzisa amasu we-tintype wezithombe enkundleni yempi kusukela ngeMpi Yombango YaseMelika.

Ukuthwebula izithombe nge-Tintype kuyindlela yakudala yokuthwebula efana kakhulu nokuthwebula izithombe kwamapuleti emanzi okuthandwa kakhulu. Kulezi zinsuku, ayisasetshenziswa ngenxa yesinqumo somhlaba sokudlulela esikhathini sedijithali, esikhiqiza imiphumela esezingeni eliphakeme engenamandla.

I-Tintype iqukethe ukuthola ukuvezwa okuhle kumashidi wensimbi. Imvamisa, kuthatha cishe imizuzu emihlanu ukuthola umphumela, kepha imiphumela engcono izothatha ihora noma ngaphezulu nomsebenzi omningi kusuka kumdali. Kodwa-ke, inqubo ithatha isikhathi eside kakhulu uma uzithola usempini.

Idijithali ilula kakhulu, kusho u-Ed Drew, ngenkathi ekhombisa amakhono akhe wokuthwebula we-tintype

Isikhathi sokugcina lapho noma ngubani asebenzise le ndlela endaweni yempi kwaba ngekhulu le-19 phakathi neMpi Yombango yase-US ngabathwebuli bezithombe abaningi bangaleso sikhathi.

Umbono oyiphutha ovamile ngukuthi umthwebuli wezithombe odumile uMathew Brady ubuye wasebenzisa lolu hlobo lokuthwebula, kodwa lowo obizwa ngokuthi "nguyise wezithombe ezithwebula izithombe" empeleni ubhale phansi impi esebenzisa i-ambrotype, eyindlela eyandulela uhlobo lwe-tintype.

Njengoba amasosha kanye namalensi athanda lapho izinto ziba nzima, Abasebenzi uSergeant Ed Drew uthathe isinqumo sokubheka ukuthwebula izithombe. Noma kuyinqubo "yasendulo", uthi idijithali yenza kube lula kakhulu kumthwebuli zithombe.

Cishe eminyakeni eyishumi ngemuva kokuzwa ngale ndlela, u-Ed uthathe isinqumo sokuyisebenzisa ngenkathi esatshalaliswa e-Afghanistan njengomshayeli wesibhamu phakathi kuka-Ephreli noJuni. Uyilungu eliphakeme leCalifornia Air National Guard, kepha uthando lwakhe lweqiniso nentshisekelo yakhe iqukethe ukuthatha izithombe.

U-Ed Drew ufakazela ukuthi izithombe zohlobo oluthile enkundleni yezempi kufanele zivuselelwe

UDrew uthe uhlose ukusebenzisa inqubo "yezomlando" yokuthwebula, ngakho-ke uhlobo lwetype lwaluyinto engcono kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akazange ezwe ngomuntu okwenzayo enkundleni yempi futhi lapho i-Afghanistan ifika ibiza, wakubona njengethuba elihle lokuhlola amakhono akhe.

Yebo, ubuchule bakhe ekuthwebuleni izithombe nge-tintype kuzokwaziwa ngokuzayo, njengoba izithombe zakhe zizinhle nje. Yize kubukeka sengathi babanjiwe emashumini eminyaka adlule, ezinye izakhi ezingemuva, njengendiza enophephela emhlane, zizoyinikeza.

Zonke izithombe ze-Afghanistan zone zone tintype kufanele zibhekisiswe futhi eziningi zazo zingatholakala kuwebhusayithi ka-Ed Drew.