An image by Gustave Le Gray is today's Wikipedia Picture of the Day selection for an early example of high-dynamic-range imaging. Monsieur Le Gray also taught other notable photographers (Charles Nègre, Henri Le Secq, Nadar, Olympe Aguado, and Maxime Du Camp) and in latter part of his life was a professor of drawing in Cairo. His albumen print “Beech Tree, Fontainebleau” (circa 1856) holds a world record for most expensive photograph sold at auction 1999-2003.
Gustave Le Gray, 30 AUG 1820, Villiers-le-Bel, 17:00 LMT (Rodden AA):
Descending Node 23° 01', Ceres 23° 25' conjunct Pallas 23° 46' Virgo
Bottom of the Sky 26° 07' Taurus
Uranus 24° 51' Sagittarius
Chiron 1° 42' Rx Aries
Ingress 15 MAY 2018, Villiers-le-Bel, 17:18 CEST (2e23, 49n00):
Venus 25° 19' conjunct Pallas 26° 31' Gemini
New Moon 26° 43' Taurus
Uranus 0° 00' Taurus
Chiron 1° 21' Aries