Taken on a chair with a white cloth. Very LITTLE post-processing - a little gamma and slight tone adj and a small amount of cropping. This is an authentic telegraph from the 1800s.
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I had a difficult time with this. I took many shots and ended up using number 5! Just to clearify, sepia was not used for this. I am still working on my skills and am very pleased to do this well.
A little note: This was a great challenge subject for me - "Something Old". My grandmother was an antique dealer - lending our family to be somewhat 'packrats'. When the subject was listed on DPC, I new there was one person that would not let me down - mother! She started taking out so many things - including 2 German helmuts from WWI & II. The telegraph caught my eye the most and ran with it.
Thanks again for all of your comments and congratulations to this week's winners!!
This almost fooled me into thinking this was sepia, but I don't think so now. Nice focus on the foreground, and it seems to hold up to about the middle before the distance is too great to remain focused. Nice job! 8 Swash
Great subject, but I think you need more light with aperature and speed adjustments to compensate. The subject will prove its age without the subdued lighting. In my opinion, Autool
Something old. Use your photographic technique to emphasize the age of your subject. Composition - quite good Technical Aspects - quite good Meets Challenge - yes+ Visual Impact / Originality - quite good
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