Tasmanian Gothic IR
This infrared image in sepia tones was designed to look similar to the colonial times when this gothic-style mansion was built in 1847. The first exhibition of an infrared image (720nm+) occurred at the Royal Society in London in 1876. So it may have been possible (though unlikely) that this building would have been photographed in this manner (Dr Valentine was a member of the Royal Society and helped set up a branch in Tasmania, which remains to this day).
A lot of people miss this 19th century architectural gem when they pass through Campbell Town in Tasmania's northern Midlands. It is set at the back of a public park off the main highway between Launceston and Hobart.
Dr William Valentine (1808-1876), built the mansion in a Rustic Gothic style with the grand front entrance in the rear. What an extraordinary sight it must have been to the early Van Diemen's Land colonialists.
Dr Valentine was an outstanding surgeon and naturalist, and this house soon became a mecca for people who shared the same interests. His microscope from 1831 (regarded then as the finest in the colony) is now on display at the Tasmanian Museum in Hobart. This article tells you the story of the microscope and something about Dr Valentine's great influence on 19th century science in the colony. www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/01/25/3676888.htm
"A History of Infrared Photography"
Tasmanian Gothic IR
This infrared image in sepia tones was designed to look similar to the colonial times when this gothic-style mansion was built in 1847. The first exhibition of an infrared image (720nm+) occurred at the Royal Society in London in 1876. So it may have been possible (though unlikely) that this building would have been photographed in this manner (Dr Valentine was a member of the Royal Society and helped set up a branch in Tasmania, which remains to this day).
A lot of people miss this 19th century architectural gem when they pass through Campbell Town in Tasmania's northern Midlands. It is set at the back of a public park off the main highway between Launceston and Hobart.
Dr William Valentine (1808-1876), built the mansion in a Rustic Gothic style with the grand front entrance in the rear. What an extraordinary sight it must have been to the early Van Diemen's Land colonialists.
Dr Valentine was an outstanding surgeon and naturalist, and this house soon became a mecca for people who shared the same interests. His microscope from 1831 (regarded then as the finest in the colony) is now on display at the Tasmanian Museum in Hobart. This article tells you the story of the microscope and something about Dr Valentine's great influence on 19th century science in the colony. www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/01/25/3676888.htm
"A History of Infrared Photography"