Jerry Biddlecom  


Old Sew and Sew by Jerry Biddlecom

June 2021 - Old Sew and Sew

June 2021 - Jerry Biddlecom

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About the Image(s)

This image was intended to be used as an entry for one of my club’s
competitions — the theme was ‘Antique,’ which is close enough for
horse shoes and hand grenades, right? I deliberately under exposed
it so that the light from the machine didn’t cause any blow-out effect,
guessing that I could recover the darks in Camera Raw. I sent along
a screen shot of the various control settings in CR which is quite close
to the ones that produced this picture.


This round’s discussion is now closed!
10 comments posted




Marti Buckely   Marti Buckely
My first thought is that the sewing machine was a little overdone with the gritty aspect - but then I'm thinking that is the actual texture of the machine. Good capture and nice work on the lighting. This one tells a story.   Posted: 06/05/2021 12:56:27
Jerry Biddlecom   Jerry Biddlecom
Yes this is the actual texture -- this machine is rugged enough to survive nuclear war!   Posted: 06/25/2021 06:36:14



Peggy Reeder   Peggy Reeder
You did an amazing job of sharpening this! Compared to your original it is night and day. Really nice job of post-processing. Nice composition as well - but your machine operator is on the wrong side of the machine!   Posted: 06/05/2021 14:11:05
Marti Buckely   Marti Buckely
Good catch! I thought something seemed different. :)   Posted: 06/05/2021 14:44:09
Jerry Biddlecom   Jerry Biddlecom
LOL -- shows how much I know about using a sewing machine ... this was strictly for setting up the shot. Come to think of it, I wouldn't know how to use it. I guess I thought that the front was much more interesting than the back.   Posted: 06/25/2021 06:39:24



Joseph J Zaia   Joseph J Zaia
Three of us presented buildings and three cars, but you Jerry used your imagination and that is to be complimented... I also considered taking out my mother's old table Singer machine, which dates to the early 1930s. How far back does your machine go? Well done and good idea... But Peggy and Marti, what you did not notice is that, that those are not the hands of the operator, but the hands of the helper of the operator. He, he, he...   Posted: 06/09/2021 18:35:40
Jerry Biddlecom   Jerry Biddlecom
I don't think it goes back to the thirties, but I would guess that it was made in the early fifties. It came along with the family when we moved from Buffalo to south Florida. I actually can't recall how I ended up with it, but it's been in storage for at least thirty years, and was taken out of its storage box just for this shot. So, it saw the light of day for probably the first time in three decades!   Posted: 06/25/2021 06:45:00
Marti Buckely   Marti Buckely
Looking on Ebay, I see one that looks like it for $230 and the data plate says it was 1927.   Posted: 06/25/2021 17:05:20



Al Swanson   Al Swanson
This is a very interesting image and a true story telling one. I like the way you added the vignette to zero in on the machine and hands. Good saturation of color. Nice job.   Posted: 06/21/2021 10:37:13



Kaylyn Franks   Kaylyn Franks
Well done on the editing. The lighting of the hands and sleeve of the person enhance the story. Excellent extraction of the colors and texture of the sewing machine.   Posted: 06/22/2021 12:31:08