No need to comment- just a diary shot of a colleague doing a bit of research. While reading a copy of a 1920's census report yesterday and using a magnifying glass, the light and shadows grabbed my attention, nothing more.
By the way I hope you don't mind me tagging along, maybe we can learn a little gimp together. May I ask what you are using to do your wonderful b&w shots. So much detail. I love those shots.
@octogenarian Thank you very much, I was shooting looking at her read so it was backwards to me and the camera (my cell phone). The light bouncing off the magnifying glass made those cool shadows.
@miata2u It goes slow but I just got a book on Gimp ( https://www.amazon.com/GIMP-2-8-Photographers-Editing-Software/dp/1937538265/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1488776267&sr=8-4&keywords=gimp+book) I think that I may just use it comfined with youtube videos - I am a slow old fashioned learner but I will not give up. I like parts of what I can do in gimp, but started to use notes on what I did and where it was in the program. I would love to share what I learn. Many of my B&W are infrared then converted via photoshop and gimp. It seems that the nik collection in photoshop likes me- ha ha. The good thing that I've discovered in Gimp is the white balance adjustment which helps with infrared. I also do some sharpening in paint.net, a free software that is easy for me to 'get'. I sometimes use more than one program to edit a shot- mainly because I know bits and parts of how to do things in one program and then go to another program. Just play around and see what happens.
To second what @overalvandaan said, above, I think you have a great eye for noticing light rather than noticing 'things' and it makes for some wonderful photos.
But as a photograph, really nice.
@miata2u It goes slow but I just got a book on Gimp ( https://www.amazon.com/GIMP-2-8-Photographers-Editing-Software/dp/1937538265/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1488776267&sr=8-4&keywords=gimp+book) I think that I may just use it comfined with youtube videos - I am a slow old fashioned learner but I will not give up. I like parts of what I can do in gimp, but started to use notes on what I did and where it was in the program. I would love to share what I learn. Many of my B&W are infrared then converted via photoshop and gimp. It seems that the nik collection in photoshop likes me- ha ha. The good thing that I've discovered in Gimp is the white balance adjustment which helps with infrared. I also do some sharpening in paint.net, a free software that is easy for me to 'get'. I sometimes use more than one program to edit a shot- mainly because I know bits and parts of how to do things in one program and then go to another program. Just play around and see what happens.
@365projectorgjenfurj We history geeks are addicted to old stuff, and Ancestry.com
@vignouse She does doesn't she. I'll ask her if I can.
@overalvandaan Thank you, you are so very kind. We artists do see things that others just ignore, thank goodness.