Originally Posted by
Dave Humphries
Hi Manfred,
Not a criticism, an observation ...
For me, it is (I'm afraid), the decent lighting (you skilfully created) that makes it a modern image.
If you think back to the likely interior lighting of 1880, my guess would be it might consist of many pinpoint sources such as candles or oil/paraffin/kerosene lamps, perhaps supplemented by low angle daylight through windows (in daytime). These sparse, but multiple sources would be apparent in the reflections in bottles and the scene would be much darker and 'moody'.
That said, unless or Joe McNally or similar - and have the full entourage of support and time to shoot historically recreated scene. On a tourist visit, your shot is as good as it gets.
Cheers,
Dave