Lady (1852)

[miss_warina]

I guess she didn't have a good day =/

Comments

[bttfbabe]

My guess is that exposure times were so long in those days that people weren't encouraged to smile for the camera. It was too difficult to maintain it for minutes at a time and any movement, no matter how slight, would blur in the photograph. Yeah, between the minutes-long exposure and the timne it took to focus the camera, a person could be sitting there an awfully long time by today's standards.

[dewey839]

What is that adorning her bonnet? Scarlet ribbons? Dance cards from the cotillions she attended? Lottery tickets? Calling cards from her Gentleman Callers?
Inquiring minds want to know.

[ysobelle]

Ribbons with pinked edges! And we will all share a delicate prayer that they looked simply elegant in colour. Right? Right?

[dewey839]

Aha! So the lady is bewitched, bothered, and beribboned.

[ysobelle]

Earworm! Earworm!

[deepseasiren]

In the old ambrotypes and daguerrotypes people looked very serious. LOL

[eglantine_br]

Such a pretty bonnet-- and such a sad face. You know, the more I look, the more it seems she has a droop on the right side. Check out the corner of the eye and mouth. (Bell's palsy?)

Still, her clothing is lovely. And she has a strong and interesting face.

[starlite_gone]

You know, now that you mention it, it DOES look a little bit like she has a slight droop but it's hard to tell. Either way, I think she's lovely. Whatever the reason for her expression, it makes me sad though :( She looks so sad, like she's about to cry... I hope that wasn't the case and was more a sign of the times or something else.

[fotografa]

Her face is asymetrical plus she probably had a naturaly sad looking face.