An old-fashioned look

I'm trying something a bit different for me, and it's not yet coming together, but I'll continue onward from this point. I've always liked this magnifying glass -- once belonging to Chris's father -- and the old books have a great look and feel. To me it bespeaks a slower, more contemplative time. To enhance that feeling, I used an aperture of f/1.8 on a 50mm lens and then toned down the colors in Photoshop. ©Carol Leigh