SH Archive 1855-59 Australia: University of Sydney, Great Hall Construction

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Username: jd755
Date: 2019-10-18 17:14:59
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Just to make sure that I’m not loosing my mind here. Are we supposed to see his shadow or not? If the sun was shining from above, we probably shouldn’t, right?

If you look at the ladder behind his legs there's his shadow.
A bit more info from here;
When, in 1855, the Colonial Architect Edmund Blackett insisted that the stone for the replacement steps and entrance to the Australian Museum had to come from the best bed of the Pyrmont quarries', Pyrmont's quarries were placed 'on the map'. Blackett gave up his job to build Sydney's new university at Grose Farm, Over half of the 44 quarry men registered as working the Pyrmont sandstone were kept busy for the best part of the decade supplying stone for the Great Hall, Library, Lecture block and early colleges of the university. The rest of Pyrmont's quarry men were by no means idle.

Saunders began working the cliffs above what is now Wentworth Park, supplying railway ballast as a supplement to his income from the Quarryman's Arms, an inn which he operated with his wife. As his quarry was one of the closest to Blackett's University construction site, he became the main supplier of stone for the project.

 

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Username: KorbenDallas
Date: 2019-10-18 18:06:50
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Interesting that the University of Sydney motto is "Sidere mens eadem mutato".

• The stars change, the mind remains the same
• The constellation is changed, the disposition is the same
• The same learning under new stars
• Our motto and coat of arms

Wondering whether this star change thing could mean that position of the stars in the sky got changed.

 

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Username: Verity
Date: 2019-10-20 06:45:51
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Lol. They made sure to emphasize that he was... apparently timing the exposure.

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I had to do this with my old (antique) medium format camera. It was a pain but if you wanted a perfect exposure it had to be done.

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Yeah, this needs to be brought up. What was the purpose to continually explain that he was "apparently timing the exposure"? I feel like they are trying to create an excuse to the position or possibly the fact that there is no blurring from movement.

Being devil's advocate here; with a long exposure movement is not always recorded. If he opened the shutter he could have ample time to go stand in position, time the exposure for say.. 1minute, then go shut the light source off again.
But then I do agree that his outfit is very black indeed in one of those photos- really looks a bit.. off.

 

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Username: Tartarisn
Date: 2019-11-02 03:54:03
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The answer is probably hidden between the guy’s missing shadow, and them marking the ladder with a company name of their choice.

• Just to make sure that I’m not loosing my mind here. Are we supposed to see his shadow or not? If the sun was shining from above, we probably shouldn’t, right?

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On first glance, the ladder has a clear shadow. Shouldn't the figures as well?

 

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Date: 2020-02-05 02:33:00
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University Archives Mediabank - The University of Sydney



Artists impression from 1856

Regarding shadow of

He has a shadow that is between rungs 2 and 4.