Sailors on Boat Deck Looking Every Way But at the Camera, Antique Snapshot houses in landscape usually for trade

usually for trade

say) but also quite a lovely found object hung on the wall

but image and color very strong

with a few figures in each--which feel quite reverent and rare in their beauty and sensitivity

including a few distant ships a'sail on the top horizon

Sailors on Boat Deck Looking Every Way But at the Camera, Antique Snapshot houses in landscape usually for tradeThe focus on this one isn't crystal sharp (certainly holding a camera still while breaking the waves is no easy feat) but it is sharp enough, and rich, and very atmospheric, and I absolutely love it for the simultaneity of gazes in all different directions, including two men looking through binoculars, boy looking over his shoulder, and man with mustache looking up at him. A dynamic dance of directional gazes, every way but at the camera. 5 1 8" x 3 7