tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post7039066908278202779..comments2024-03-29T14:55:07.789+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Looking My AgeLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-74797217727336898842017-06-26T08:14:55.670+02:002017-06-26T08:14:55.670+02:00Thank you, Monica :-)Thank you, Monica :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-70620591868202280602017-06-25T19:16:56.968+02:002017-06-25T19:16:56.968+02:00They are all good, but I like #3 and #4 best, and ...They are all good, but I like #3 and #4 best, and if I were your mum I'd probably choose #4 to be framed, too! :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-48809664368575273662017-06-15T07:40:09.482+02:002017-06-15T07:40:09.482+02:00Very true, and thank you for your comment!Very true, and thank you for your comment!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-767144521827350542017-06-15T01:35:34.949+02:002017-06-15T01:35:34.949+02:00i think you are in the prime of life and it fits y...i think you are in the prime of life and it fits you well, you look comfortable with your physical self. Enjoy it! It is possible at most any age when we have our health.Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-1455255312040576742017-06-14T07:43:54.382+02:002017-06-14T07:43:54.382+02:00Thank you for this very interesting assessment, Bl...Thank you for this very interesting assessment, Blogoratti, and greetings back to you!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-37775668818259646922017-06-14T07:42:50.049+02:002017-06-14T07:42:50.049+02:00Thank you, Mary! My Mum did indeed choose # 4 to b...Thank you, Mary! My Mum did indeed choose # 4 to be framed.<br />My clothes are a very typical outfit for me - nothing I would wear to the office, but very much "me" on weekends or home office days. It is not clearly visible in the photo, but the belt I am wearing is silver like the shoes.<br />You are right, I do not aspire to look a certain age or not. It just happens that way, that very often people take me for younger than I am. I enjoyed turning 30, I felt very good at 40, and I do not doubt I'll have a great time being 50 next year!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-8717322146952721842017-06-14T07:40:28.440+02:002017-06-14T07:40:28.440+02:00Thank you, Mike. So many people hate photos of the...Thank you, Mike. So many people hate photos of themselves. That is another aspect of self-perception v. how others see us.<br />I hate SOME photos of myself, most of all the one on my ID card, which unfortunately I will have to carry around until 2025 or so!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3454021569790628182017-06-14T07:39:17.685+02:002017-06-14T07:39:17.685+02:00Oh yes, Kay, pretty good! I've said it before ...Oh yes, Kay, pretty good! I've said it before - if you were closer, I'd make sure to have you on my pub quiz team :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-63228078775000953572017-06-14T07:38:35.316+02:002017-06-14T07:38:35.316+02:00Thank you, Fi! At that moment, I was indeed listen...Thank you, Fi! At that moment, I was indeed listening to the viewer - the photographer, giving me instructions :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81771149248337058162017-06-14T03:06:46.037+02:002017-06-14T03:06:46.037+02:00What wonderful shots and good to see that you are ...What wonderful shots and good to see that you are happy with yourself, in and out, each photo having its own story, and being perceived by others in a different light.<br />Here is my take -the first one is very intimate, the second -slightly distant, the third -captures your aura, and the last one -friendly and open. <br /><br />Greetings!Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-18380173588645627872017-06-14T00:24:22.087+02:002017-06-14T00:24:22.087+02:00I do remember you telling me that you are not tall...I do remember you telling me that you are not tall but if you are 5' 8" that is very tall to me! :-) I am 5'4" and THAT is the average height of American women!<br />Looks like I guessed two out of three! You must admit, pretty good!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67170710836278735952017-06-13T14:33:24.167+02:002017-06-13T14:33:24.167+02:00Love them all but would probably choose #4 to be f...Love them all but would probably choose #4 to be framed. You look relaxed and natural, your makeup was perfect, and I love the subtle damask design wall covering background, of course!<br />I like the clothes you chose to wear - very you, and you can carry off white jeans better than most! The touch of silver in your shoes brings the look from overly casual to neat and fashionable. Love how you've grown your hair out a bit longer - I'm doing that this Summer for a change. Being tall (I was 5'8" most of my adult life but seen to have lost an inch now I'm in my seventies - everything 'goes south') and fit, you could pass for several years younger Meike - but why would you want to, we should just enjoy and be thankful for every year - they pass so quickly and concerns over aging isn't something we should ever waste time on.<br /><br />Lovely post - thanks for sharing your photo shoot.<br />Mary -Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42063675349279267882017-06-13T12:47:26.230+02:002017-06-13T12:47:26.230+02:00Me too. Great shots. Head on hands often works a...Me too. Great shots. Head on hands often works as it is a natural and intimate pose as if you are listening to the viewer :)Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-23083026604203591102017-06-13T11:27:30.741+02:002017-06-13T11:27:30.741+02:00Tough question - they're all pretty good and y...Tough question - they're all pretty good and you certainly don't look 49. I'd have thought the last two were the best. I hate photos of myself - but Mrs Britain often reminds me that at least I'm still the right side of the grass!Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40268668532597307662017-06-13T07:38:17.876+02:002017-06-13T07:38:17.876+02:00No. 4 is also my Mum's favourite, and the phot...No. 4 is also my Mum's favourite, and the photographer liked the full length one best. My own favourite is No. 3.<br />I am still only 5'8" tall, which is more or less average here. When I was still part of a Sicilian family and spent my summers on the island, I often was the tallest of the group - including many of the men.<br />When I first met one of my sisters-in-law in Yorkshire, she looked me up and down and said, "you're... tall..." which, compared to her, my other sister-in-law and my mother-in-law, I certainly am :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-66017011494585673682017-06-13T07:35:19.345+02:002017-06-13T07:35:19.345+02:00You are right about the photographer's favouri...You are right about the photographer's favourite, Kristi!<br />I like the lower left one, too. RJ says I look a little stupid/naive there :-DLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-23507303815053028832017-06-13T07:34:13.519+02:002017-06-13T07:34:13.519+02:00I know what you mean about the one looking to the ...I know what you mean about the one looking to the left; it is my personal favourite of the set. The photographer liked the full length one best.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-9965917571083046502017-06-13T07:33:05.276+02:002017-06-13T07:33:05.276+02:00Your comments to my older posts were valuable cont...Your comments to my older posts were valuable contributions to the topic, as they are nearly always, Graham!<br />You are right about my Mum's favourite, and the photographer's favourite was the full length one.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-84284853611336959892017-06-13T07:31:35.168+02:002017-06-13T07:31:35.168+02:00Thank you, Jennifer! I am only relatively tall at ...Thank you, Jennifer! I am only relatively tall at 5'8" (1.74 m), but I am glad I look as healthy as I (mostly) feel :-)<br />The photographer's favourite was the full length one, and my Mum's the last one.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31737960592534718372017-06-13T03:04:03.277+02:002017-06-13T03:04:03.277+02:00My favorite is number 4! Now, why is that? To me, ...My favorite is number 4! Now, why is that? To me, you look the most natural in that photo, as if you are smiling at a close friend or a member of your family!<br />The photographer might like the full length shot of you, since that looks like a model in a magazine! (I know you have told me that you are not tall but you look tall, I guess because you are so fit and slim!)<br />Your mother's favorite? Once again, I would have to say the 4th one!<br />And your favorite? Not sure, maybe you would like the very first one? Just guessing! By the way, I looked at those other posts and I think you must have a portrait aging in your attic. You look younger as the years go by!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-25982537723564879352017-06-13T01:02:29.938+02:002017-06-13T01:02:29.938+02:00A very interesting question, this one about percep...A very interesting question, this one about perception....I like the full length one best, and think perhaps the photographer did also....My favorite head shot is the lower left one. This photographer caught something happy but thoughtful in your expressions. Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-66610003494141786642017-06-12T23:23:58.739+02:002017-06-12T23:23:58.739+02:00Hm,an interesting question. I think your mum might...Hm,an interesting question. I think your mum might have liked the one of you smiling, and looking to the left, this makes you look as you might have looked as a child, somehow. (I don't know if that makes sense). The one I think you like might be the full length one. I'll look forward to seeing whether I'm right. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-82859660549403249062017-06-12T21:09:28.987+02:002017-06-12T21:09:28.987+02:00Well that's very interesting. I doubt that thi...Well that's very interesting. I doubt that this comment will be a insightful or as well thought out as my comments on your previous two posts which (says he modestly) I thought were rather good comments. I would guess that your Mum's favourite is my favourite which is the one with your head on your had (number 4). Portrait photographers can be strange so I think she chose number 2 or 3. However if she didn't then she will have chosen 4. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87009420354345842412017-06-12T19:46:16.307+02:002017-06-12T19:46:16.307+02:00I think you look great. You're so tall and sle...I think you look great. You're so tall and slender and healthy looking!<br /><br /> If I had to guess, from these photos I would probably say you were 45. I like the full length photo and the last photo best.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.com