Visual Analysis Of The Window At Le Gras

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Photography is a beautiful thing. We all take pictures of interesting things. But by getting the right aperture and right shutter speed we get a perfect picture.

The Window At Le Gras is one of those pictures. It was created in 1826 by Nicéphore Niépce. Looking at the picture is almost like looking through a window. Hence the name. The picture was taken from one of the oldest and first cameras ever. The photographer took a picture of buildings surrounding his estate.

The first digital cameras were invented in 1975. When Russell Kirsch made a 176×176 pixel digital image by taking a photograph of his 3 month old son. It was said that the digital camera was actually invented two decade before Russell. Russell made the first pixel picture the

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