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I love the faded and slightly blurred look...it looks very "early 1900's". I'm wondering if a little more contrast would enhance the image without detracting from the vintage style?
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Glad to have you back Cheryl! Great total effect here, including the subtle rough border that keeps your eye inside looking at all the carousel details. The blur adds to the vintage look, making it seem like this is also a faded memory one is trying to recall from one's own past. The shading in the front grounds all the lightness in the image.
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Perfect for the theme. Nostalgic image.
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It's good to have you back with us. I like your Holga images, and I think the border works very well with this one. Wendy may have a good point about increased contrast although I'd probably confine it to the carousel and related elements.
Anything having to do with carousels always grabs my attention. By coincidence, one of the best carvers of carousel animals in the United States was Salvatore Cernigliaro, a Sicilian who emigrated to Philadelphia from Palermo, Italy, in 1902 when he was 23. He'd been carving furniture since he was 13. In his own words, " I was . . . a very, very strong boy full of energy and corragio." His first job in Philadelphia lasted only three months but it introduced him to carving carousel animals. He, then, learned of Gustav Dentzel's nearby carousel factory. At the time, " . . . I couldn't speak English -- only I could say three words -- me woodcarver, job?" Dentzel tried speaking to him in English and in German to no avail, and Cherni, as he came to be called, left. A week later, he stopped again hoping for a drink from Dentzel's artesian well. When speaking to him in German didn't work this time, either, Dentzel motioned to follow him into a shop where there was a Tyrolean employee who spoke a little Italian. It turned out that Dentzel had offered Cernigliaro a job when he was there the week before. From that day until years after Dentzel's death, Cherni carved carousel animals for his company. His last years as a carousel carver were for the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.
Last edited by Dennis Bishop; 11-30-2015 at 09:54 AM.
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Dennis, thanks for the information on the carousel carver - what a great story!
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I love this! The softer look and frame are very appealing. I wouldn't mind a little more contrast on the carousel either.
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