Victorian visitation? Mystery of 'UFO photo' from 1870.

[astr0144]

I could not see much in general on the google pictures on the summit, other than what looked like a general snow topped peak..for the winter photos....there were a few images that did show what looked like ice or frost like structures that were formed..

Most of the comments made in the article refer to cloud and snow background..

I cannot see any shadow that stands out to me in the images...

In the comments below, one says this :

"Except that back in 1870 the exposure time would have been huge so capturing a moving image would have been almost impossible"

That may be a valid point...as they did not have instant cameras that could take quick enough photos for any moving objects as far as I know...

If the object is a folding ruler....I am not sure if its supposed to be placed on the snow or summit if that's what we see.. (They cannot place it in the cloud)

so do they somehow add it in the image later somehow...can they have something in the camera or on the photo paper that shows something as a ruler....if the rule is not set somewhere that it can be positioned to be photographed..

Its difficult to say without really knowing more details as to what they may have done and how they claimed to set a ruler in place...

[ArMaP]

"Except that back in 1870 the exposure time would have been huge so capturing a moving image would have been almost impossible"

Yes, I saw that, and whoever wrote it is right, film was not as sensitive as more recent versions (I think that at the time it was not even film, they used glass plates covered with the chemicals) and the cameras did not have zoom lens, so they could not zoom in on far away objects.

At least as far as I know.