...strictly speaking, tone is the relative lightness and da… - Alfred Horsley Hinton

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...strictly speaking, tone is the relative lightness and darkness due to the effect of light governed by atmosphere, and has nothing to do with the relative lightness and darkness or relative value with which various colours appear when compared with each other.

Alfred Horsley Hinton

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(1863 – 25 February 1908) was an English landscape photographer, best known for his work in the pictorialist movement in the 1890s and early 1900s.

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Alternative Names: A. Horsley Hinton • A. Horsley-Hinton

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