Blacksmith and Assistant

Posted by SantaFeJoe on Wed Jul 02, 2014 3:16 pm

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An image of a blacksmith and his helper at El Rancho de las Golondrinas Living History Museum south of Santa Fe.
Sony DSC-H50, f2.7, 5.2mm, 1/25 sec. (Data from EXIF). Converted to sepia in Picasa.
Copyright Joe A. Roybal

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by Gary Briney on Wed Jul 02, 2014 6:42 pm

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Great image of the smithy at his anvil and forge --- I'm a little surprised that horseshoes aren't lying around since the smithy often doubled as a farrier. I would be inclined to tweak highlight contrast for a bit more detail, and maybe drop brightness a bit. Nice composition giving emphasis to the sparkling coals in the forge (the assistant is doing a good job with the hand cranked fan!) and balancing the smithy and helper.

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by SantaFeJoe on Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:12 pm

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Thanks, Gary! I know better than to PP when I'm tired! Here's another version:

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by Gary Briney on Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:32 pm

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SantaFeJoe wrote:Thanks, Gary! I know better than to PP when I'm tired! Here's another version...

Thanks for taking time to do the revision Joe --- you nailed it!

Note - Please click the image in Joe's reply above to view it larger on a darkened surround.

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:14 pm