Look at the man in the photo (he's at bottom-left in the larger photo; for a better view, see the blown-up inset below). He seems to be getting his shoes shined. I love the lyrical stance of the fellow. The sprightly way he's holding his body tells me he's a sophisticated man-about-town in 1838. It's a bit like having a telescope that allows you to view the past. To me, this is such a striking scene.
Image: Wikipedia Commons via Mashable
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"like having a telescope that allows you to view the past" - yes, what a wonderful way to describe it.
Way Cool!!!!
Hi Annie. Thanks for the comment. BTW, I just republished this post with better versions of the image. They'd been saved as jpg's by too many people so I went back to the original source. It looks better and I like the little guy even more. K
It is a super photo and isn't technology great. I mean to be able to capture an image like that from so long ago.
When I scan my old family photos I am amazed how goo then come out and that is with simple equipment and a rather lazy 'operator'. What professional can do boggles the mind.
There is so much captured in that photo you could look at it for days.
Agreed. And I think you are going to capture the image from long ago. You gave us a hint on your blog this morning.
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