Sunday, October 18, 2009

Monochrome Weekly--Trunk

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Have decided to use the new camera for black and white images and am experimenting with light and toner shades. Sepia is the perfect partner for melancholy images.

This old trunk was found in a church basement almost 50 years ago.

24 comments:

Lene said...

Beautiful and perfect for monochrome :)

Gry said...

This is art! Very beautiful.

Eaglesbrother said...

Very Well Done Elisabeth !!!
Great Sepia.

Eaglesbrother (Bob)

Anonymous said...

Sepia can do the trick for ancient. I have never used it myself though perhaps a self-portrait would convey my patina of age...:)

Rune Eide said...

In Norway such trunks were called "America"-trunks. a fine specimen.

John said...

I would not have guessed it was a trunk, at first glance it looked like the elbow on a suit of armour.

Sylvia said...

What an extraordinary trunk!!!Tell me... What was inside?

Unknown said...

Beautiful, I like the light on top

Elisabeth said...

Sylvia, wish I could say gold, silver or tintypes and old relics, however when found, the trunk contained...absolutely nothing. Now it houses antiques and props, so it finally has a mini-treasure inside. :-)

Miranda said...

Beautiful shot, love the details. I love old things in sepia. Mine is in sepia too.

Danton said...

Sepia did give justice to the trunk. Enhancing it's being a relic of the past! Great.

Della said...

Beautiful light.

Maria said...

A perfect shot! The trunk look great!

Unknown said...

Great capture!

michael bird said...

Lovely, Elizabeth. Nice that you are pointing out the beauty that is all around us.

christina said...

Someone said "this is art" and I agree!

Anonymous said...

It's really mysterious! So full of age - and sepia does bring out the best in it.

Carly said...

I love the contrast in your photo!

Margaret Gosden said...

Looks important, grand; can't imagine it not sepia!

AKO said...

I'd love to own that trunk! It's perfect in sepia.

Regina said...

Beautiful!

Daryl said...

Nicely done

Calico Crazy said...

Lovely and intriguing. ~ Calico Contemplations

SquirrelQueen said...

Lovely trunk, monochrome is perfect for this piece.