Mosman Bay Falls

Format: Glass plate negative.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=The_Tyrrell_Ph otographic

Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection

General information about the Powerhouse Museum Collection is available at www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database

Persistent URL: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=31017

Acquisition credit line: Gift of Australian Consolidated Press under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1985

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Mosman Library, ernestoelias, Andréa Cury Rojas, rkhaines, and 705 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. BobMeade (59 months ago | reply)

    This is a very interesting photograph.

    How did the youth get to his position without getting his clothes unduly wet?

    What is he doing there in a suit, collar, necktie and bowler hat?

    His suit jacket is too large for him, he is holding it closed with overlapping front to disguise this fact. So, it was probably not his.

    The branch below his feet was probably the route he used to climb into position without crossing the surrounding streams. The branch has also probably been sawn the tree just above his head and the stump of same diameter is above and to the left of his head.

    The photographer and subject have put a good deal of work into creating this photograph.

    See discussion about the location of this photograph in the Tyrell Today group here:

    www.flickr.com/groups/684897@N24/discuss/7215 7605325032056/

    See a present day comparison photograph of this location in the Tyrell Today group here:

    www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum_photo graphy/26152...

  3. BobMeade (56 months ago | reply)

    Oh, and I just noticed that Henry King gives it a title, "MOSSMANS BAY FALLS"

    which matches the idiosyncratic spelling which Charles Bayliss used here:

    nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3297333

    as opposed to the "Mosman" Bay Falls of the caption here on Flickr.

  4. BobMeade (56 months ago | reply)

    That's what I thought you were doing.

  5. BobMeade (56 months ago | reply)

    ADDED:

    I've just discovered by clicking through to your collection database via the persistent URL that in this isolated case the original spelling has not been retained there.

    "85/1285-3 Glass negative, full plate, 'Mosmans Bay Falls', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900"

    Nowhere currently in the rest of the online record text is the original spelling "Mossmans bay" retained.

    The reason I returned here to make another comment was to make a case for both spellings accompanying the image.

    The reason is it makes for deeper and more worthwhile results when searching Picture Australia for comparison and contemporary images.

    The result with "mossmans bay" is this:

    www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustrali a?term1=moss...

    (for a total 13 images)

    and the result with "mosman bay" is this:

    www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustrali a?term1=mosm...

    (for a total 155 images)

    Both very worthwhile, but very different results.

    The former helps me to find comparison images quickly.

    The latter, while encompassing the few images comparison images in which I'm interested, also inculdes more than 140 in which I am not.

    Apart from that indexing matter, historically it's Interesting to note that "Mossman's Bay" was obviously a commonly used term of the 1800's which is now not used.

    It also made its' way onto maps:

    nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1278

  6. vanillevaness (56 months ago | reply)

    Holala il est courageux!!!!

  7. bruno. (71)  (56 months ago | reply)

    wow! what a work

  8. artland (55 months ago | reply)

    wonderfulllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Mornix.nl (55 months ago | reply)

    Wow! This is a wonderful picture.

  10. L.eonie (55 months ago | reply)

    wow!
    very very amazing picture!
    like it!

  11. spartacuz29 (55 months ago | reply)

    very nice image and treatment!!

  12. JulioMunizPadilla (55 months ago | reply)

    amazing b&w picture!

  13. Max!i (55 months ago | reply)

    hey it very interesting and nice they have done a lot of work to achive this. wat an uber cool shot amazin. i like the black and white colour and look s a litle classic too :D check out my photostream guys and give me some comments too i would love u guyz checkin them out :D
    www.flickr.com/maxsy

  14. 2REPs (55 months ago | reply)

    what a spectular image....work of art...

  15. the_tahoe_guy (55 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding black and white! Great photo!

  16. tugba.~ (55 months ago | reply)

    love it!!

  17. Ms. Wentz ♥ (55 months ago | reply)

    love it

  18. evandrocaldeira (55 months ago | reply)

    Amazing!

  19. AlexShot Photography (55 months ago | reply)

    That's beautiful !

  20. J o y [ deleted ] [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful !

  21. Rodrigo Neves (54 months ago | reply)

    Wow, old school photography. Just amazing.

  22. Violeta Azul (54 months ago | reply)

    es de verdad la imagen?

  23. Krazy_Kate (54 months ago | reply)

    This looks beautiful. :)

  24. AlexEdg (54 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Black and White [AllEdges], and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  25. Caa m iLa* (54 months ago | reply)

    hermoso :|

  26. cltan47 [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)

    great shot

  27. Le luci elettriche del cappellificio centrale (54 months ago | reply)

    fantastica!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. Karina P. Kurniawan [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)

    wow ...
    i just wonder ...
    why you make it as black and white ?

  29. In Between The Glass (54 months ago | reply)

    Incredible!

  30. Henrique Reginato (54 months ago | reply)

    i love water... and u make it look like jelly hehehe

  31. marthakyle (54 months ago | reply)

    wow - brilliant

  32. A*Kay Photography (54 months ago | reply)

    this is AWESOME! :D

  33. Darren White Photography (54 months ago | reply)

    wow...this is so cool....I love the person there to really give this beauty a sense of scale!!!!

  34. skfjgyv (54 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WhaTtT., and we'd love to have this added to the group!
    Fine~*

  35. A.al-Muzaini (54 months ago | reply)

    woooooow
    very nice

  36. hello1234567 [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)

    woww what a beautiful place.. i wish i was there :D!!
    AMAZING SHOT!! it's really pretty how u captured it with balck and white effect!

  37. McCoy352 (54 months ago | reply)

    This is a really nice old photograph. This gentleman is dressed to the nines and is obviously a dandy!

  38. jessinfocus (53 months ago | reply)

    Wow! It is simply gorgeous!

  39. Rodrigo.Wen (53 months ago | reply)

    Terrific shot!

  40. dawey [Mohammad Alhameed] (53 months ago | reply)

    excellent!!

  41. Germanspotter (53 months ago | reply)

    looks stunning!

  42. Yoggibat (53 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous !

  43. Robin Ashton (53 months ago | reply)

    Wow, terrific photograph, thanks for sharing on the Commons

  44. cryangel35 (53 months ago | reply)

    wooow

  45. artland (53 months ago | reply)

    wonderfulllllllll !!!!!!!!!

  46. sacredherbals [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!

  47. gugan pink (52 months ago | reply)

    extremely beautiful, words have to be made to match this picture.

  48. MB*photo (52 months ago | reply)

    That's really stunning! Great photography!

  49. youngyoong (52 months ago | reply)

    Inspiring, great photo.

  50. JY:) / J. Yeaman (52 months ago | reply)

    love this shot! awesome!

  51. I Shutter (52 months ago | reply)

    Picture Perfect! Lovely shot....

    --
    Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)

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