Perspectives and Points of View- The House
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Perspectives and Points of View- The House
I was trying to think of something fresh to photograph of the house and rooms we know so well. I thought then of shooting the point of view of the characters in the tragedy as they may have seen things. This first sequence, based on reading the probable moments of Abby's attack and explaining the blood on the window and the contusions on her forehead and bridge of nose:
The attack from the rear
The attack from the rear
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Very cool pics, Shelley! Thats an interesting perspective, the last view of the victims. Have to wonder whose angry face would have filled the view also? Thanks for sharing with us.
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Dr. Dolan, at the preliminary hearing, made note that there was not, in fact, blood on the guestroom window, in his (expert) opinion.
Prelim
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Q. What other spots did you find, any on the window itself?
A. No Sir I did not. I found on the east wall, that is up against the head of the bed, where the head of the bed was, I found three or four spots there on the wall, and some on the moulding of the mop board.
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Q. You removed a piece of plastering in the guest chamber?
A. Wall paper; of course a little piece of plastering with it, so to keep it together.
Q. Was that on the wall between the window frame and the bureau?
A. Yes sir.
Q. And three or four feet from the floor?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you look on the screen of that window?
A. Yes sir.
Q. There was a screen in the window, was there not?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you see any blood spots on it?
A. Not that I could say were blood.
Q. Was the window open?
A. I could not tell you that.
Q. How did you get at the screen?
A. It was an inside screen.
Q. Did you look at the window?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you raise the screen before you looked at the window?
A. Yes sir.
Q. The window was shut was it not?
A. I mean afterwards, not at that particular time.
Q. Did you find any spots on the window?
A. No sir.
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Q. As a matter of fact, did you find any spots or drops of blood upon the frame of the sash of the window in this guest room chamber which was just beyond the bureau?
A. I saw what appeared to be blood at first, but careful examination showed they were on the outside of the window, and therefore could not very well be blood.
Q. When you say on the outside of the window, do you mean by that on the outside of the glass of the window, or the sash?
A. The outside of the window, of the glass.
Q. The question I put to you was whether you discovered any spots of blood upon the sash of that window?
A. I do not recollect that I did sir.
Q. Was not your attention called to it by some person or persons at the time when you were there searching and examining?
A. My attention was called to what appeared to be blood, what the person thought was blood, one day when I was there.
Q. Is that the blood you have already spoken of, as being outside of the glass of the window?
A. Yes sir, one also I think on the frame inside of the window.
Q. Do you mean the frame of the window, or the sash of the window?
A. The window frame.
Q. Where was the spot on the inside of the window?
A. I could not tell you, I did not pay much attention to it; I examined it at the time.
Q. You do not think it was blood?
A. No sir.
Q. Is it there now?
A. I could not tell you.
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Q. What other spots did you find, any on the window itself?
A. No Sir I did not. I found on the east wall, that is up against the head of the bed, where the head of the bed was, I found three or four spots there on the wall, and some on the moulding of the mop board.
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Q. You removed a piece of plastering in the guest chamber?
A. Wall paper; of course a little piece of plastering with it, so to keep it together.
Q. Was that on the wall between the window frame and the bureau?
A. Yes sir.
Q. And three or four feet from the floor?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you look on the screen of that window?
A. Yes sir.
Q. There was a screen in the window, was there not?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you see any blood spots on it?
A. Not that I could say were blood.
Q. Was the window open?
A. I could not tell you that.
Q. How did you get at the screen?
A. It was an inside screen.
Q. Did you look at the window?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you raise the screen before you looked at the window?
A. Yes sir.
Q. The window was shut was it not?
A. I mean afterwards, not at that particular time.
Q. Did you find any spots on the window?
A. No sir.
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Q. As a matter of fact, did you find any spots or drops of blood upon the frame of the sash of the window in this guest room chamber which was just beyond the bureau?
A. I saw what appeared to be blood at first, but careful examination showed they were on the outside of the window, and therefore could not very well be blood.
Q. When you say on the outside of the window, do you mean by that on the outside of the glass of the window, or the sash?
A. The outside of the window, of the glass.
Q. The question I put to you was whether you discovered any spots of blood upon the sash of that window?
A. I do not recollect that I did sir.
Q. Was not your attention called to it by some person or persons at the time when you were there searching and examining?
A. My attention was called to what appeared to be blood, what the person thought was blood, one day when I was there.
Q. Is that the blood you have already spoken of, as being outside of the glass of the window?
A. Yes sir, one also I think on the frame inside of the window.
Q. Do you mean the frame of the window, or the sash of the window?
A. The window frame.
Q. Where was the spot on the inside of the window?
A. I could not tell you, I did not pay much attention to it; I examined it at the time.
Q. You do not think it was blood?
A. No sir.
Q. Is it there now?
A. I could not tell you.
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Shelley, what an interesting and unique series of photos! It's a novel and clever idea and I'm glad you took the time to take them. It's a whole new perspective.
The hatchet in a few of them appears ominous indeed!
The hatchet in a few of them appears ominous indeed!
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And fool enough to think that's what I'll find
And fool enough to think that's what I'll find
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There's nothing to top the imagination. Hitchcock is my favorite director- nobody could beat his subtlety and camera angles. You can always put yourself in the scene with only the backdrop and props in place. I find film often goes by too fast to feel and see the action. This series of "in the moment" shots through various eyes, will be, I hope, productive and maybe thought-provoking. We tend to think of the action and outcome- not the sequence leading up to it so much in moving pictures. Mostly, these are scenes I used to imagine while standing across the street at the bus station looking across the street at the house. Those were the days when there was never a hope of visiting it
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Thank you, Shelley! I love the concept and the product in your series of pictures. Using your imagination, carefully staged camera angles, and the house itself, you provide us with the next best thing to being there. I almost expect to see a familiar face in the corner of one of them. But which face? Wonderful stuff!
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Thanks! While the guests are out to dinner I usually have 2 or 3 hours to wait and read before the 8 pm house tour. It was while I was alone, this idea came to me in the red chair in the sitting room. I imagine if anyone had peeped in a window (not that you can from the ground floor mind you)- they would have been amused or horrified to see a person on the black sofa holding a hatchet over their own head! I will get some more up this week. It has been a thinking exercise for me!
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I use Photoshop to reduce the image to about 8 x 5 inches. Most computers have some image editing options which come with My Pictures, shareware, the Hewlett Packard 3 in one printer has image editing, and many others do. You can even download a free trial of a simple Photoshop here http://www.adobe.com/downloads/#downloads_top_tabs
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If I scan a photo myself, I scan at 200 dpi. All the pix I have posted so far on this site came off a CD made for me when I take my film in to be developed. I believe those may be at 72- which is usually sufficient. I will have to hunt up the pixel ratio- I tend to think in inches-not pixels!
I have monster files of all the pix posted here if anyone needs a bigger image, just send me an email.
I have monster files of all the pix posted here if anyone needs a bigger image, just send me an email.
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