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[jon.oman]

Nicely done!

[Ken Lee]

JH Restoring a Table, January 2018

[chassis]

Alan and Ken, both interesting portraits.

[Michael Graves]

From my early days with Leica M3 color, backpacking on the Olympic Coast. People sometimes ask how I got all the birds to look the same direction; I tell them I had to be firm.

Yeah? Well the one on the left didn't pay any attention.

[Ulophot]

JH Restoring a Table, January 2018

Ken, this has a remarkable ironic quality -- the complete anonymity and absence of any facial expression, the figure in modern garb and glove, using a power tool, while gesture, simplicity of composition, and relationship of figure to frame, subtly printed with the muted tonality you have mastered, all speak to the involved care of a fine craftsman, a definite individual. The image has a timeless, classical sense. Wonderful! So much to learn from it!

[tuco]

OMG, gloves, body suit, breathing mask and eye protection just to sand a table. Okay.

[jp]

OMG, gloves, body suit, breathing mask and eye protection just to sand a table. Okay.

People dress up more than that simply to pose for a wet plate portrait.



Old finishes can contain pretty nasty stuff you don't want in your lungs. Lead is the most famous, but there are many others too.

[Ken Lee]

People dress up more than that simply to pose for a wet plate portrait.

Old finishes can contain pretty nasty stuff you don't want in your lungs. Lead is the most famous, but there are many others too.

Exactly - it's an old drafting table is from the early 20th century.

[tuco]

Speaking of restoration, this older picture's color is not very good so I just converted it for better or worse.


Kayaking The Robe Canyon by tuco, on Flickr

[Ken Lee]

Bravo !