Riflemen

john941
Posted 14/08/2009 - 22:24 Link
Taken a couple of weeks ago in Liverpool at a pirate gala. It was very difficult to get a shot with no modern bits and bobs included.
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Snootchies
Posted 14/08/2009 - 22:44 Link
I do like the fact that it's like a window into the past since you carefully avoided modern content.

It's a good shot.
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paulyrichard
Posted 14/08/2009 - 22:53 Link
Kudos to you for doin' that John, 'cos its made this shot fantastic. The composition is great too. Very authentic, nice one.
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Mannesty
Posted 14/08/2009 - 23:08 Link
Nice image, but I think the guy on the right may have gone to Specsavers.
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PeteL
Posted 14/08/2009 - 23:34 Link
Nice!
How about a Sepia Version?


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George Lazarette
Posted 15/08/2009 - 01:45 Link
Mannesty wrote:
Nice image, but I think the guy on the right may have gone to Specsavers.
Spectacles are not a new invention. Here's Scubert, a near contemporary of these chaps.

http://www.classicalarchives.com/schubert.html

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mr.mellow
Posted 15/08/2009 - 11:34 Link
Nice shot.
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davidtrout
Posted 15/08/2009 - 14:03 Link
Agreed, it is a very nice picture. As George said spectacles are nothing new, I wonder if there was a branch of Specsavers in 1820s Vienna - if so Schubert probably used Pentax lenses.
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fatspider
Posted 15/08/2009 - 14:07 Link
Riflemen? I think they look more like muskets or maybe I should go to Specsavers!

Terrific shot regardless, I wish I'd have been there
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john941
Posted 15/08/2009 - 16:15 Link
Thanks guys, I removed his watch but the specs were a little more dificult.
JudithAnn
Posted 17/08/2009 - 08:33 Link
Really nice shot...made me want to study it.
darlene
Posted 19/08/2009 - 18:07 Link
Youve capture the feelings, Great!

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