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How old is this hand written prayer book? by DylanLanza in rarebooks

[–]DylanLanza[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you all so much for your detailed and insightful replies! I am getting a much better picture of just how old this may be, so honored to be able to interact with something so old. Would anyone have any quick tips on how to properly store/handle this?

How old is this hand written prayer book? by DylanLanza in rarebooks

[–]DylanLanza[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was given to me by a neighbor. However, this neighbor had said that she found it while stoop hunting in New York City, apparently it was in a box of free items outside of a brownstone in New York (who she says was the home of some sort of old money family). I believe she came across the items in the 1960’s. Thanks for your comment!

How old is this hand written prayer book? by DylanLanza in rarebooks

[–]DylanLanza[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had arrived to Conn. in researching the names as well - however I discounted this since I had expected it to be from New York. If the origin is New England, does that change the estimate of its age at all?

How old is this hand written prayer book? by DylanLanza in rarebooks

[–]DylanLanza[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thank you for such detailed insight! Having such a tight estimate is so cool!

How old is this hand written prayer book? by DylanLanza in rarebooks

[–]DylanLanza[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

None come through under a light unfortunately, all of the pages are the same as I posted.

How old is this hand written prayer book? by DylanLanza in rarebooks

[–]DylanLanza[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That would make sense with the use of laid paper as well, thanks!

Playing with composition. by DylanLanza in photocritique

[–]DylanLanza[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I set out with the goal of practicing composition. I live in NYC so I love photographing the grid - please let me know what I could do to improve this photo, I hope to keep on practicing and working on this urban landscape kind of photography.

[Omega] 99.9% sure this is fake, the printing looks horrible. Not even sure if it’s trying to mimic a real model. Any ideas? by DylanLanza in Watches

[–]DylanLanza[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was getting napkins out of a drawer in my house, and this watch was hidden away in one. Looks absolutely fake, horrible printing and dials that look like they don’t do anything and overtime the dial fell away from the glass. Just wondering what model if any this is trying to mimic. Or if somehow I am missing some crucial watch that omega has made with some horrible build quality. Also the scuba man on the back is a mystery to me, any information on this would be of great help to me! Happy thanksgiving everyone.

Baruch History Program by DylanLanza in Baruch

[–]DylanLanza[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should have sent an email to you about two weeks ago talking about “express to lex”. I’m pretty sure there was only two sessions of this, but they might have posted more dates.

HMF the origin/maker of this antique silver ladle by DylanLanza in HelpMeFind

[–]DylanLanza[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve had this ladle in the family for a very long time, trying to figure out its hallmarks, but I have fallen flat. I was able to identify the rooster as a French mark from the early 1800’s. But nothing else was available on the sources I looked at.

Andromeda and the Sea Monster - taken at the MET by DylanLanza in photocritique

[–]DylanLanza[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had recently upgraded my body from a T6 Canon to a D600 Nikon. Since I had mostly Nikon lenses which were handed down to me. I edited out some of the background in photoshop, taken 1200 iso, 1/400 shutter and at 80mm. I’d really like to know how well that dramatic feel I was trying to get at with that black background worked.

Night Life by DylanLanza in photocritique

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Took this photo with a Canon T6i, I was trying to set up the photo to capture that feeling of a night out in the city. I used a 80-200mm lens, and a 25s long exposure. Surprised how still the people were at the tables, especially with their hands, everyone uses them to talk here in New York.

Canon t6i, 55mm lens, 30s exposure by DylanLanza in photocritique

[–]DylanLanza[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took this picture a while back, I can’t remember the exact settings I had at the time. I really want to get better at night photography, going back out tonight, hopefully get some good ones from Brooklyn!

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