Portraits in mono: What the butler saw.....

            In fact not 'What the butler saw' but it was me who saw the butler rush down the corridor at Lanhydrock (National Trust), Cornwall.

I thought I had missed a portrait opportunity but later I found him standing in the corridor: butler's black long-tailed coat, white gloves and shirt, and holding a small silver salver (for visiting cards) aloft in one hand.

Brian, a National Trust Volunteer, aka Henry Herne, the butler, was happy to oblige with a photo. I thought he held the slightly aloof pose of a butler perfectly.  He works as a volunteer on Saturdays at Lanhydrock.

He told me about two of his other passions: swing jazz, Glen Miller, Duke Ellington et al, which he plays on clarinet and saxophone, not in a band but just for his own pleasure;  astronomy which he enjoys in his own observatory at home equipped with a powerful telescope.

Everyone has a story to tell.................

It is quite difficult now, for various reasons, to find stranger portraits:  especially with the spectre of Covid-19 lurking around any encounter.  So I am revisiting some existing colour portraits, seeing how they suit b&w conversions.

Taken on: May 21, 2016

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/2.5, 1/40 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Aperture:	f/2.5
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ILCE-6000 v1.10
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