Appreciating the Mona Lisa

This week I have been scanning negatives (about 500 of them) from a
trip to London and Paris in late 1985. Back then, I used to tell
people that I was happy when one picture out of a roll of 36 was a
good one. I suspect now the proportion was even lower.

This was at the Louvre. Staying back was a better strategy for me
than pushing through the crowd of people wanting to get in front of
the Mona Lisa (which is in that box on the wall). Instead, I pushed
my camera against a door frame and took this slow shot. It's my
favourite from the whole lot on that trip.

It was askew so, this morning, I turned it a bit and gave it that
border. Kodak VR200 film in my Minolta X370 camera, probably with its
50mm lens.