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A re-work of a shot I took of David the village blacksmith.He is very proud of his heritage and of being a blackmith.I wanted this shot to try and get that across.David takes great pride in his work and along with his brother they produce some brilliant bespoke work.Converted in PS.

Please see links below to the other David images.

First Born

David's Hammer II


Thanks for looking

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~Alley~

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Title:A Smithy's Pride
Username:AlleyCatz AlleyCatz
Uploaded:13 Sep 2006 - 8:35 AM
Tags:Anvil, Blacksmith, Flash / lighting, Forge, Hammer, Portraits / people, Smithy
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ChiliMan
ChiliMan (e2 Member)
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ChiliMan vcard Singapore12 Constructive Critique Points
13 Sep 2006 - 8:45 AM
0

Excellent portrait.

Andrew

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backbeat
backbeat (e2 Member)
7
130 forum postsbackbeat vcard United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
13 Sep 2006 - 8:57 AM
0

wonderful colours, expression and composition

exposed just right also

llike it a lot

phil

JeremyCC
13 Sep 2006 - 9:10 AM
0

I like this best out of the 3. You have held the light just right.

RoddBC
7
40 forum posts United States
13 Sep 2006 - 9:19 AM
0

I love how you captured the character of David in the dark tones and shadows of this capture. Well done.

Rodd

POOCHIE
POOCHIE (e2 Member)
7
POOCHIE vcard United Kingdom6 Constructive Critique Points
13 Sep 2006 - 9:21 AM
0

Alley this is better by far, so much more detail, super shot.

Pooch.

PSILVERMAN
13 Sep 2006 - 9:24 AM
0

Superb Ally,Great portrait,very well done.
Phil.

Simon_Whitehouse
13 Sep 2006 - 9:46 AM
0

He's nicked my nick! Joking apart it is a fine shot.

Smithy

bliba
7
Austria2 Constructive Critique Points
13 Sep 2006 - 11:47 AM
0

a wondeful portrait...you can see he is a man...very well captured!

Glynn
Glynn (e2 Member)
7
1168 forum postsGlynn vcard United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
13 Sep 2006 - 3:57 PM
0

Alley, what a great series of shots these are. Everyone is an absolute joy to view.

Glynn

JohnDyer
JohnDyer (e2 Member)
7
67 forum postsJohnDyer vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
13 Sep 2006 - 4:46 PM
0

stunning portrait, brings out a real sense of charactor
John

davidhu
13 Sep 2006 - 7:22 PM
0

Good strong character shot, Alley. You saved the best till last.
Dave.

highlander
13 Sep 2006 - 8:10 PM
0

Just as I remember the blacksmiths, sadly they are not around as much as when I was a boy...good pose and excellent exposure Alison.
Doug.

Jasbe
7
116 forum posts England
14 Sep 2006 - 7:00 AM
0

Excellent working portrait shot.
Jason

AlleyCatz
14 Sep 2006 - 7:59 AM
0

Thanks to you all for taking the time to look and comment.I am sure David is going to be very pleased when he see's his picture and reads the comments : )

~Alley~

redstag
14 Sep 2006 - 4:44 PM
0

Great atmosphere on this.
Jon

Wooly
7
112 forum posts England4 Constructive Critique Points
14 Sep 2006 - 7:37 PM
0

Very nice exposure Alison.

Alan

thorn
8
124 forum posts Scotland2 Constructive Critique Points
23 Sep 2006 - 10:43 AM
0

HI Alley,love the lighting as it hit's off the anvil,the lighting from the forge is appropriate in this shot and the posture with his tools of his trade is brilliant.Glad to be no 30 on this wonderful image,well deserved.Take care.AnnSmile

C_Daniels
C_Daniels (e2 Member)
8
399 forum postsC_Daniels vcard England10 Constructive Critique Points
3 Oct 2006 - 9:20 PM
0

Like the composition and tones - reminds me of someone :O)

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