This is not a picture of my great grandpa, it’s actually a picture of me using a 116 year old camera

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digdug04 on May 28th, 2021 at 19:38 UTC »

The style of photography is called wet plate collodion which was popular in the late 1800’s. The photo is processed and developed directly on a piece of aluminum so this is a 1-for-1! Credit to the photographer who goes by Conradfilm and has a studio in Oceanside, Ca.

BigHairyDingo on May 28th, 2021 at 20:15 UTC »

why do you have a 116 year old mustache then?

the_average_homeboy on May 28th, 2021 at 20:40 UTC »

You look like Farva and Mac from Super Troopers combined.