Yesterday's photo showed the exterior of Hannaway's Blacksmith Shop on Great Road in Lincoln. I returned this morning since they are open Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 AM to Noon. There were three blacksmiths working the trade that dates back to the Chalcolithic Era (sometimes called the Copper Age.) The earliest known securely dated smelting of copper dates back 7000 years, but copper tools (primarily axes) have been dated back 7500 years. Smelting and forging have been an integral part of society ever since.
Post processing today started with a detail light filter in Topaz Adjust. I then adjusted the adaptive exposure, contrast, protect highlights, and adaptive saturation sliders. No other adjustments were made in PSE.
@eryck It does have that appearance, doesn't it? It's an optical illusion, though. I shot this with a flash since it was extremely dark in the shop. Shutter speed was 1/60th, not enough to stop the motion of the hammer, but the flash provided enough of a strobe effect to catch it mid-stroke. The flame from the forge behind it, though, was not effected by the flash. Therefore, you can see the flame right through the handle of the hammer! What an interesting and unanticipated effect!
@kannafoot yes yes 1/60sec shutter speed and flash is always fun with a bit of motion, i have seen cool dim lit night club scene pix with these setting
December 9th, 2012
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