Mirrored: detail of a gilt frame that hung in my grandmother's house

kfpsardou
recent  |  interesting  |  random  |  favorites  |  contacts  |  sets  |  tags:  
Mirrored: detail of a gilt frame that hung in my grandmother's house
Mirrored: detail of a gilt frame that hung in my grandmother's house

#103 -- Mirrored -- 114 Pictures in 2014

One of my earliest memories is of looking up at this mirror, which hung above my grandmother's sideboard. She--my mother's mother-- was an invalid, & her house smelled of medicine, & was kept very dark, with the drapes pulled closed. There seemed always to be hushed voices, too, & neighborhood gossip-- the beautiful melancholy daughter of one neighbor, the obese dachshund with back problems belonging to another.
Eventually, this mirror came to me, & hung -- in somewhat crumbling splendor -- in a dark little alcove in the house where we used to live. When we moved, there was no place for it, so it's stayed in a basement storage room, where it has crumbled past salvaging. I'll keep it with me in this photo, & maybe some others, too.

© All Rights Reserved
Taken on: February 1, 2014
Sets appears in:   • 114 Pictures / 2014    • Letting go   
Groups appears in:   • 114 pictures in 2014   
Camera: Nikon D90, f/3.5, 1/30 sec, 35mm (=52mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: 35.0 mm f/1.8
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Time: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length: 35mm (35mm equivalent: 52mm)
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: -10/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Cloudy
Contrast: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.4
Show full info
Stats: 659 views / 11 comments