Turning the Page
When photography first evolved subjects had to sit still for a very long time during the exposure. This is an image of a family member circa 1890 or there abouts, I’m not certain. It must have been VERY frustrating not being able to turn the page!
What a way we have come with our instant digital age!!
Thank you for looking.
Dear fellow bubbler silverstrummer kindly wrote this poem which I’d like to put to the image, thank you very much!
A perfect pose for a perfect lady,
Antoinette is the name I shall call
The tight curls of Antoinette’s hair,
A Victorian look that blends with her chair,
What a perfect pose,
Straight lines right up to her nose!
Her dress flows so gently around her,
You can see it …..the way it lays it is with flair!
It cascades down to the floor,
But you cannot see if it is there!
The dress has see through arms with puffed up cuffs,
They compliment Antoinette and her studious looks!
The patience she has before turning the page,
Gives this photograph the quality and proof of its age!
As the faces behind the past look on,
Intrigued by what’s going on,
The one on the left a Cavalier of sorts,
Sporting a handlebar moustache.
Now study the face on the right,
Changing from a babe to an old man with side whiskers
To the fore front of this image an eye on its own
White clouds surround the face and head,
Making it look like sideburns and white beard
Looks like Santa, take a closer look,
Can you see what I can see?
These three faces of days gone past,
Seem so special to thee!
They deserve a place in your photograph album at last.
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TracyD
Love old photo’s they always have such a story to tell! Well done Tai!
Tainia Finlay replied
Thanks Tracy .. this is untouched but has such a place in time from where we are now with our instant digidtals :D. Glad you like it
Phil Thomson IPA
Gorgeous portrait with real charm, character and a sense of innocence and intrigue, Tai !!!! Thoroughly agree with you re: the progress in photography !!
Tainia Finlay replied
Thank you Phil, I love old photographs it reminds me of the thrill they must have experienced in seeing images for the first time .. I used to stand in the darkroom with my father watching him create magic & later did it for myself in my darkroom. Then there was the thrill of getting a set of prints and finding one amazingly good one … and now when we plug our CF card in and one image astounds us, the excitement, the joy! We have come along way but the thrills I think are the same though now instant!!
debsphotos
Wonderful old image Tai!!! Love the title!!! Glad we’ve progressed in the photography department ….not so sure about some of the other thingswe’ve progressed with though!! LOL..*-)
Tainia Finlay replied
Thanks Debs, I agree entirely .. some things were better left unprogressed LOL :D
Wendy Slee
what a beautiful old image ….so thoughtful and the title says so much….
Plus i love to see the “faces” or forms appearing in the background…....like ghosts of the past looking in…
Wishing you a very happy Christmas Tainia….... xxx
Tainia Finlay replied
Gosh I hadn’t noticed the forms/faces but now I look & they are there! I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas Wendy, you & yours :D Thanks for taking time out to comment :D
EarthGipsy
I’m with Wendy, I can see those forms and face too! Very serene image, even given the need to sit still :) You gotta just love that dress!
Tainia Finlay replied
LOL it’s a real ‘frou frou’ dress for sure! Probably 40 degrees in the shade too, this was taken in beautiful Australia! I hadn’t noticed the ‘faces’ before Wendy and you pointed them out Sonia … they do look like their there ô¿ô
Steve Woodman
Fantastic image
Tainia Finlay replied
I take no credit but it’s nice to put it ‘out’ there .. thanks Steve
Noelene Davies
Fabulous image Tainia. I love looking at these old photos.
Tainia Finlay replied
Thanks heaps Noelene, this was taken at Waroo you’d possibly know there
silverstrummer...
What a beautiful photograph Tainia of a life gone by does this mean that the beauty of this lady has been carried on through the generations? Lol
Tainia Finlay replied
Hello Silver …. I think they were shorter & smaller then LOL! Thank you for your lovely comments and also for faving it, delighted you like it :D
AARDVARK
I’ve a few old family photos that are similar.
Tainia Finlay replied
Would love to see some Aardi, Thanks mate x
Carol & Kev Ha...
Just love the nostalgia Tainia…so hard to believe how far we’ve come eh?
Carol xx
Tainia Finlay replied
Happy New Year to you & Kev Carol. Thanks for your comments & support xx
handprintz
What a wonderful picture Tai,she looks so elegant thanks for sharing xx
Heloisa Castro
fantastic!!!
Tainia Finlay replied
Many thanks indeed
michael byerley
wonderful photograph !!!! we have come a long way
Tainia Finlay replied
Thank you for your kind comments Michael
silverstrummer...
Hi Tania the photograph is so intriguing I felt I had to write this, hope you like it!
A perfect pose for a perfect lady,
Antoinette is the name I shall call
The tight curls of Antoinette’s hair,
A Victorian look that blends with her chair,
What a perfect pose,
Straight lines right up to her nose!
Her dress flows so gently around her,
You can see it …..the way it lays it is with flair!
It cascades down to the floor,
But you cannot see if it is there!
The dress has see through arms with puffed up cuffs,
They compliment Antoinette and her studious looks!
The patience she has before turning the page,
Gives this photograph the quality and proof of its age!
As the faces behind the past look on,
Intrigued by what’s going on,
The one on the left a Cavalier of sorts,
Sporting a handlebar moustache.
Now study the face on the right,
Changing from a babe to an old man with side whiskers
To the fore front of this image an eye on its own
White clouds surround the face and head,
Making it look like sideburns and white beard
Looks like Santa, take a closer look,
Can you see what I can see?
These three faces of days gone past,
Seem so special to thee!
They deserve a place in your photograph album at last.
Tainia Finlay
Thank you so much Silver … I hope you don’t mind I have added your beautiful words with the image! Love the faces you see & the history you so well describe! Many thanks, Tai xx
silverstrummer...
Thank You Tai, I feel it a great honour that you have chosen to use these words to go along side the beautiful photograph! Thank You! – David – alias Mr “P” xx
Tom-Sky
Great Vintage taste of Nostalgia