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Why did Daguerre's early photograph of a Paris street show only one person?

Everyone else moved during the long exposure.

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  1. The street was closed that day
  2. The camera only recorded one person
  3. Everyone else moved during the long exposure ✔

Why: The man stood still long enough during the several-minute exposure to be visible while others moved.

Huh, didn't know that: The man stood still long enough during the several-minute exposure to be visible while others moved.

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He really stood out.
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Answer: Everyone else moved during the long exposure. The man stood still long enough during the several-minute exposure to be visible while others moved.

  1. Photography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
    one man having his boots polished stood sufficiently still
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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