$Daguerreotype — I(x,y,t) = I₀(x,y) · e^{-t/τ} + η(x,y)$ Tap to zoom

Daguerreotype

I(x,y,t) = I₀(x,y) · e^{-t/τ} + η(x,y)

Image intensity decaying with time, noise accumulating — the mathematics of a photograph slowly disappearing.

An image slowly becoming its own ghost

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