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The Blacksmith's Mug

Dec, 2019

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Awards

Winner in Best shot of random views indoors Photo Challenge

Winner in UNUSUAL INTERESTING STILL LIFE Photo Challenge

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Congratulations on your Challenge Win!

Congratulation, nice shot.

Platinum

What a wonderful photo! Thank you for entering my challenge “Best of 2020”. Good luck

Thank you

Ultimate

gorgeous color pallet ; congratulations on a superb composition and challenge win.

Ultimate

Congrats on your challenge win! Beautifully composed!

Thank you all so much for your kind words!

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Behind The Lens

Location

Blacksmith workhouse on the ground of Mount Vernon Plantation, George Washington's home

Time

Mid-morning

Lighting

Natural sunlight. As soon as I saw the light play on the blacksmithing tools and mug, I had to take the shot.

Equipment

Canon T2i, 70-300mm lens.

Inspiration

As the sunlight hit the workbench, I just zoomed in on it. The play of light, the dark, worn tools, the freshness of the mug, the angles and curves; all of it was too attractive. I had to take the photograph.

Editing

I try to do minimal post-processing. I did some cropping and slight light and color correction so it would more accurately reflect what I saw.

In my camera bag

The Canon T2i, kit lens, macro lenses, 70-300mm lens, some relatively unused filters, back up SD card and battery, an Arsonal (when I carry a tripod - so relatively rarely), and business cards.

Feedback

Look. It's important to really look at your subject if possible. To notice details, see colors and light, angles and curves. Painters spend days looking at the subjects they paint, photographers don't necessarily have that time but we can train our eyes to see like painters do; noticing different colors, planes of focus, angles of view. To understand what I mean, next time you are outdoors, look at the trees. Instead of thinking, "green" really look and see there is a huge range of colors, mostly shades of green, but also other colors that normally our brain just scans as "green". The more you can train your brain to slow down and really process what you see, the better you will be able to find those scenes in life begging to be photographed.

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