On the Smithy's Wall #2
THE SUBJECT:
Rusting old tools from a bygone age hanging on a blacksmith’s wall bathed in a golden afternoon light.
Not only are these tools not used any more but there are fewer and fewer people who know what they were used for.
THE LOCATION:
This Still Life was photographed at Timbertown, an historic theme park at Wauchope, west of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia, on a lightly overcast summer day.
THE MAKING of ‘On the Smithy’s Wall #2’:
The shot was made using natural light and a longish exposure from inside the Blacksmith’s shop with low diffused light washing in from the open double door. Another example of how I photograph the light and not just the subject so I can create a mood shot not a snapshot.
This is a close-up crop made from the original “On the Smithy’s Wall #1”, suggested by a fellow camera club member that you can see here if you wish.
Fuji S9600: RAW, Manual settings of f/ 8 @ 1.5sec, ISO80, Tripod, Timer.
S7RAW & Photoshop CS.
Visit the Rust & Machinery collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more ferrous oxide and decay.
UPDATE: 16-9-09
These rusty old tools have been FEATURED in the Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits Group.
Enjoy!
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On the Smithy’s Wall #2
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SharonD
Wonderful colours in this Dennis.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Sharon,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging “Wonderful…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
GB
Dennis
Rosalie Dale IPA
Excellent detail – I love this filling the frame.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Rosalie,
Good to see you spotted this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop at Timbertown
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging “Excellent…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
GB
Dennis
Marvin Collins
Excellent work Dennis….......excellent DOF, great comp and colors.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Marvin,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging “Excellent (x2)...” wrap for my rusty efforts.
GB
Dennis
GerryMac
excellent composition Dennis… perfect lighting and tones….
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Gerry,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging ”...perfect…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
GB
Dennis
YELLOWJACKET
BEAUTIFUL PHOTO DG. I’M MUST SIT AT YOUR FEET MORE TO LISTEN AND LEARN. THE MORE I TRY, THE MORE FRUSTRATED I GET WITH THOSE LONGISH EXPOSURE. I WOULD GO BACK TO BASICS IF I ONLY KNEW WHERE THE BASICS BEGAN. I’M NOT SURE THIS DIGITAL STUFF EVEN HAS A BEGINNING. SAVE ME A COPY OF YOUR NEXT BOOK, I’M FIRST IN LINE TO LEARN ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHING LIGHT RATHER THAN SUBJECT.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day YJ,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging “BEAUTIFUL…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
“Lesson 1: Don’t even take the camera out of the bag until you have fully assesed the scene before you, making special note of exactly what the light is doing to the subject by walking around and looking at it from different angles, left-right-up-down, frontal lighting, side lighting, back lighting or lit from above.” 8-)
GB
Dennis
Tom Vaughan
This is so elegant and understated. very nice!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Tom,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging ”...elegant…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay replied
G’day again Tom,
A big THANK YOU for the double honour of adding this work to your favourites and my portfolio to your watchlist. I hope it lives up to your expectations.
Glad you are enjoying the experience. 8-)
GB
Dennis
Maximus
Timbertown is chock full of good photo opps, But as usual you’ve nailed it Dennis. :)
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Max,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging ”…nailed it…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
Timbertown also has reasonable disability access although you may need some help in places. You and your camera could have a great time there. 8-)
GB
Dennis
niggle
excellent work
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Niggle,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU gor your generous and encouraging ”excellent…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
GB
Dennis
Vic Cross
Dennis you are a master at this just wish l could get more from your works ,the brain wont contain now
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Vic,
Good to see you spotted this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop at Timbertown.
A big THANK YOU sir, for your generous and encouraging ”…master…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
Mate, as I said to Yellow Jacket above, just sit and study the light on the subject then walk around to find your best angle and build your exposure around that. Don’t wait too long though or the light will slip away. 8-)
GB
Dennis
Alf Caruana
G’Day Dennis,
You’ve done a splendid job with this. You’ve brought out those wonderfull textures so well.
well done.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Alf,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU for your generous and encouraging ”…splendid…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
GB
Dennis
Mark German
The exposure in this shot is exceptional, giving beautiful full tones.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Mark,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU for your generous and encouraging ”…exceptional…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
The original full wall shot was just knocked back by Onexposure so I’ll see how this one fares next week. I’m a glutton for punishment. 8-)
GB
Dennis
debsphotos
Perfect lighting to exibihit these wonderful old things Dennis!!!
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Deb,
Good to see you are first to spot this wall hanging scene in the Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU for your generous and encouraging ”Perfect…” wrap for my rusty efforts.
I could not have done better if I had a full set of studio lights with me. That natural light was wonderful. 8-)
GB
Dennis
Jason Connolly
Brilliant shot Dennis, love the light and shadows captured on this piece, it really shows the rust up well, into my favs this goes pal. just love it.
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Jason,
Good to see you poked your head into the Timbertown Blacksmith’s shop.
A big THANK YOU for your generous and encouraging “Brilliant…” wrap for my rusty efforts and for the added honour of adding this to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
shanghaiwu
brilliant photograph
Dennis Gay replied
G’day ShangHaiWu,
Good to see you at the Timbertown Blacksmith shop.
A big THANK YOU for your generous and encouraging ”brilliant…” wrap for my rusty efforts and for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
UPDATE:
I just printed this one on Ilford Galerie Smooth High Gloss Media paper – oh what a feeling!!!!!
GB
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Jens Helmstedt
You used the light well Dennis, i like this atmospheric shot. Beautiful color tones, nice composed photo!
Dennis Gay replied
Prost Jens!
Nice to see you poke your head into the shed and spot these old tools in the glorious light.
Many thanks indeed for your very supportive and encouraging ”...used the light well…” comment for my rusty photography.
GB
Dennis
BettinaSchwarz
the close crop works wonderfully … love the full shot you took to … fabulous use of light – that’s what it’s all about :) the light :)
Dennis Gay replied
Bon Soir Bettina!
Merci beaucoup for your refreshing and most encouraging ”...fabulous use of light…” wrap for my photograph from days gone by.
GB
Dennis
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding;
Dennis Gay replied
G’day Scott!
Your “outstanding;” comment for my “off-the-wall” photography is greatly appreciated. Glad you enjoyed your visit to Timbertown.
GB
Dennis
Tibby Steedly
BEAUTIFUL!!! Your lighting is perfect!
Dennis Gay replied
Hidey Ho Tibby!
What a CAPITAL appreciative comment for these rusty old tools!
Happy to see you made it to Timbertown to see this light painting.
GB
Dennis
Gary Gurr
Great image Dennis, this really is an excellent capture.
Dennis Gay replied
Huzzah GARY!
Welcome to Timbertown and the Blacksmith shop.
Thank you big time for your most generous and encouraging GI award and ”...excellent…” wrap for this rusty display.
GB
Dennis
Jason Asher
Outstanding Dennis, great lighting and shadows here, really gives character!
Dennis Gay replied
Wotcha JASON!
Your visit to Timbertown, your “Outstanding” wrap and your uplifting and encouraging remarks are greatly appreciated mate.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay replied
PS: My belated thanks for the honour of adding this to your favourites collection.
GB
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Samantha Lewan...
Dennis this looks incredible! I have a real passion for tools from an age gone by. You have done true justice to them, and the gentle golden lighting is magnificent. Brilliant work.
Dennis Gay replied
Hola SAMANTHA!
Lovely of you to join me in the blacksmith’s shop.
Muchos gracias Senora for your most uplifting and generous ”...incredible…” wrap for this nostalgic shot. So glad you have enjoyed the experience.
GB
Dennis
Gary Gurr
Congratulations on your top ten finish in the Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits Group recent Machinery challenge. You have also been featured.
Dennis Gay replied
Hiya GARY!
My belated thanks for you being the bearer of such great news. I am honoued.
GB
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Dennis Gay
UPDATE: 16-9-09
These rusty old tools have been FEATURED in the Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits Group.
Heaps of thanks to the Hosts and to all who have appreciated and supported this rusty ol’ shot.
GB
Dennis
PPPhotoArt
fantastic shot and such an interesting history
congrats on your feature!!
Dennis Gay replied
Bon Soir PP!
Great to see you at Timbertown and that you have taken time to visit the Blacksmith shop.
Thank you big time for your very supportive and encouraging “fantastic…” wrap for the shot and for your congratz for the Feature.
GB
Dennis