Looking into the dining room of the old Aiken-Rhett house in Charleston circa 1850.
The image was finished in DxO filmpack with a film filter for 1895. Nothing that I could find to hit exactly 1850. They might have been shooting on glass at that time.
Photograph taken using an OM-1 mk2, OM 12-100 f4 pro. Post with Lightroom, DxO Filmpack 8.
When we visit the old buildings around town I tend to shoot a little bit of everything. Mostly whatever catches my attention. Ellen has ‘the eye’ and sees things I don’t. I probably compensate for this by always using a zoom lens, never a prime, and photographing details as well as the wide shots of the interiors.
This day I used an OM 12-100 f4. There’s not much light in this house however both the lens and camera have image stabilization and they sync.
Another lamp ‘still life’ for lack of a better description.
While there providing light for the intricate fireplace carvings in the background I found it to be just as interesting.
I enjoy taking shots like these, getting the composition, finishing the final development. I would never start with a blank slate though. Everything would be a jug and piece of fruit, with lots of dust.
Describing the work is an issue, and I’m guessing ‘still life’ would work, as long as it doesn’t sound too pompous.
