Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
> Wasn't it Charles C who wrote:
> >Nice job!
> >
> >There's one thing that's still confusing me.  There's something next to the
> >doorway (the one we can see through into the other room) which looks like a
> >doorknob, complete with dirt smudge, but high up and on the wall, not on
> >the door.  Is this a doorknob???
>
> To me it looks like a light switch that's been placed a little too far
> from the wall.
>

Yes, it's a old french light switch (brass or chrome), usually mounted on
ceramic or wood plate (mine is wood).
http://static.flickr.com/21/24868220_56b7e2bcff_m.jpg
And yes, they were generally placed very high on the wall.

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Wasn't it Rene Bui who wrote:
>Mike Williams <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote:
>> Wasn't it Charles C who wrote:
>> >Nice job!
>> >
>> >There's one thing that's still confusing me.  There's something next to the
>> >doorway (the one we can see through into the other room) which looks like a
>> >doorknob, complete with dirt smudge, but high up and on the wall, not on
>> >the door.  Is this a doorknob???
>>
>> To me it looks like a light switch that's been placed a little too far
>> from the wall.
>>
>
>Yes, it's a old french light switch (brass or chrome), usually mounted on
>ceramic or wood plate (mine is wood).
>http://static.flickr.com/21/24868220_56b7e2bcff_m.jpg
>And yes, they were generally placed very high on the wall.

I don't mean high. I mean that the shadow suggests that it's a few
inches in front of the wall surface.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

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"Rene Bui" <ren### [at] freefr> wrote:
> "Kenneth" <kdw### [at] earthlinknet> wrote:
> > WOW!
> >
> Thanks!
>
> > The image on the left CAN'T be CGI! Kept looking for *any* sign of
> > artificiality, but gave up.  Stunning!  Is that a Poser figure standing in
> > the courtyard?
> LOL

Hmm.  A real photo, eh?   :-[    Well... it's very realistic!   And still
inspiring!!!

Ken

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