Wednesday 10 March 2010

The girl with the vacuum cleaner - # 08/10



Take Ham House, drop in some back lighting, a conservation cleaner, an Olympus C7070 compact and you get Rembrandt and Vermeer.  (I had planned a shot with two walking sticks but it didn't work. So you got this instead.  Sorry).

12 comments:

  1. Well this is a great shot but I'm bummed about the sticks. Get to working on it. The challenge will give you something to do! I expect to see them tomorrow!
    V

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  2. You can never take the School M'am out of some southern chicky-babes!!

    That looks like a powerful vac for restoration work! The light is a bit overwhelming for my tender eyes, but I like the sepia effect.

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  3. Ah-ha, I thought the walking sticks would be difficult! Keep thinking - else you'll have Virginia (and me) after you...!

    I love the concentration and care one feels looking at this shot. This comes across with all your wonderful Ham House shots.

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  4. Hi Stuart - nice shot - are you back at HH then?

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  5. Oo ... yes ... did not think to take this image to its logical extreme.

    So ... are you?

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  6. Damn straight S,
    Get on it. I"m cracking the whip from across the pond! :)
    V

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  7. I've just stumbled across your blog and am delighted to have found it. I'm a great fan of Richmond: have stayed there many times, the longest was in 1972, three months up on Richmond Hill. Also devoted to Ham House, so much so that I set one of my murder mysteries there.
    I shall keep an eye on your site. Thanks for creating it.
    Cheers,
    Brian

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  8. Hi Stuart! I take it as Vermeer, one I love!!
    Great shot!!
    Recovering for the beer at LHR?

    Blogtrotter 2 is still in Jamaica; reggae but no rhum... Enjoy and have a great weekend!!

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  9. Magnificent, thanks for sharing!

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  10. So how are the 'stick shots' coming along? Got anything to show me? Hummm???? :)
    V ( the School Ma'am! HA)

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  11. Was going to post a comment on the Loo pic above but scrolled down and saw this - a great portrait of a woman at work and the detail is simply lovely.

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  12. Your reference to Vermeer and the light is definitely appropriate!

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