Photography
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CaliforniaPeggy
(153,365 posts)It was widely thought that the horse's feet did not leave the ground completely during such a run.
Eadweard Muybridge was able to show that the horse's feet did leave the ground. It was an ingenious bit of photography!
I never tire of seeing this sequence.
LoisB
(9,911 posts)I learn such interesting things at DU. Whether a horse's hooves are ever all off the ground at the same time is a question that would never have entered my mind.
George McGovern
(6,050 posts)George McGovern
(6,050 posts)feat at around 15 frames per second. But he had an outstanding horse to work with.
Diamond_Dog
(36,480 posts)To think that photographing this sequence took several YEARS. Very very clever.
TY for sharing this!
George McGovern
(6,050 posts)LoisB
(9,911 posts)#2 and #3 all appear as if all hooves are off the ground. I wonder what prompted Stanford to wonder about this? Never mind the question, California Peggy had the answer.
George McGovern
(6,050 posts)Old Crank
(5,481 posts)by Rebbeca Solnit. River of shadows.
I foundit very interesting.