Kirsti Näntö-Salonen
December 2024 - The Blacksmith
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Hi Al!
Here is ”The Blacksmith” from a Medieval Fair a couple of yers back. Fuji XT-4, 75.4 mm, f/8, 1/55 s, ISO 200. - For once, I thought that I’d got the critical moment right, but couldn?t figure out how to get rid of the tourist in the background neatly. When I was browsing the archives I realized that there actually was another frame that was ruined by motion blur of the hand, with the Blacksmith?s head in identical position, minus the tourist. I copied the critical area from the second image and pasted it on the first one, and turned the result into black-and-white. What do you think?
4 comments posted
That's quite a creative talent - I've had many multiple photos that I would like to take parts of one and transpose to the other but am not very good at it.
This is a wonderful photo. There's a lot going on. I like the intensity of the smitty as he focuses on his craft. I would believe he was full time at it. I like the detail in the muscles of his back, shoulder and arms. The busyness of his tattoo compliments the busyness of his hair. And I love the invisible zig zag line running from his forearm, through his arm and hand, then the hammer, finishing up with the small tool and then the anvil. You really worked hard at getting this wonderful photo! Posted: 12/10/2024 23:51:42
This is a wonderful photo. There's a lot going on. I like the intensity of the smitty as he focuses on his craft. I would believe he was full time at it. I like the detail in the muscles of his back, shoulder and arms. The busyness of his tattoo compliments the busyness of his hair. And I love the invisible zig zag line running from his forearm, through his arm and hand, then the hammer, finishing up with the small tool and then the anvil. You really worked hard at getting this wonderful photo! Posted: 12/10/2024 23:51:42
Thank you, Robert, I am glad that it worked in the end! Posted: 12/11/2024 00:20:47
Great shot Kirsti and way to connect the dots to find a creative way to remove the background person. I love the concentration exuding from the subject and also all the muscles, tendon, and vein detail in his arm. This is just a personal preference thing, but leaning a bit more into contrast might be something to try and see if it makes those interesting details pop even more. Regardless, this is still a great storytelling image. Posted: 12/11/2024 22:30:39
Thanks, Jeff, that is a good idea, I ll try it out! Posted: 12/13/2024 05:25:59