Bust of J.S. Bach

I bought a little bust of Bach on eBay a couple of months ago. $15. Not bad. It's made of hydrastone, and it arrived a little damaged. Easily fixed with my kids' silver crayons and my wife's clear nail polish. Looks good on the piano.

Of course, we have no idea of knowing how much it resembles J.S. Bach. I looked at several busts online, and it comes the closest to the only Bach portrait thought to be authentic (the 1748 Haussmann portriat).

Classical composer busts are kind of an odd tradition. Still, looks good on the piano.



I only photographed this bust to test a new remote flash for my digital camera. It works pretty well. I think this exposure was pretty good; the flash gives depth to faces in a way that on-camera flashes don't.