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Medieval Smith
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Medieval Smith
Cast during a medieval show event in an old castle, Germany. The blacksmith´s style and gesture appeared authentic, and he was so engaged with his forging that he was not aware of my camera. Canon G1, ISO 100, 20 mm (97 mm equiv.), 1/320 sec @ f:2.5. Shot in RAW format, cropped and levels in PS7
© Carsten Ranke
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Evy Johansen
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member since: 6/16/2002
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WOW.... This is an awesome shot, Carsten! Many congratulations on your well deserved POTD!!!
6/21/2005 12:10:43 AM
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The Italian Eye
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member since: 3/13/2004
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FANTASTIC Portrait !!!! congrats on this awesome POTD!
6/21/2005 12:15:44 AM
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Caroline M. Harris
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member since: 4/29/2004
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Beautifully exposed. Congratulations
6/21/2005 12:54:36 AM
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Patty Razonable
member since: 10/2/2004
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Congratulations on your POTD!! Excellent capture!!
6/21/2005 1:02:58 AM
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Carolyn J. Connolly
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member since: 2/21/2003
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EXCELLENT capture, Carsten!! :o)I like the lighting and clarity in this shot...and, that you can see some smoke from the fire actually hanging in the air!! This image really looks as though a blacksmith has just stepped out from between the pages of a medieval history book, and, it is SO deserving of Photo Of The Day today!! Congratulations, Carsten!! :o)
6/21/2005 1:40:49 AM
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Judy S. Fung
member since: 6/3/2004
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Congrats on your POTD, Carsten!
6/21/2005 1:57:22 AM
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Kate Jackson
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member since: 4/9/2004
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WOW what an excellent POD. Congratulations Carsten
6/21/2005 2:18:48 AM
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Dorothy R. Neumann
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member since: 2/21/2004
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What a beautifully composed and detailed image! Wonderful in every way!
6/21/2005 2:41:21 AM
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Bruce Ridout
member since: 4/7/2005
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Great shot, you captured the moment with great clarity.
6/21/2005 3:13:45 AM
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Raimundas Vaisnora
member since: 12/6/2004
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Beautiful photo that keeps looker involved for a long time. Great composition and detail. Congratulations!
6/21/2005 3:15:17 AM
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Scott Pedersen
member since: 11/18/2001
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Good capture here. Was he even aware you were shooting him?
6/21/2005 3:15:42 AM
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Leanne M.E. Boyd
member since: 4/16/2003
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Congratulations on your POTD! Excellent shot, by the way!
6/21/2005 3:53:34 AM
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Debra Booth
member since: 2/2/2004
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Excellent capture, Carsten! Congrats on POTD!
6/21/2005 4:33:17 AM
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Dianne Reddy
member since: 1/9/2005
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It is so real, I feel like I have been taken back in time just to witness his craft. It is more than a photo it is a window to the past.Dianne
6/21/2005 4:40:43 AM
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Josselyne Klecanda
member since: 9/25/2003
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Beautiful, congrats
Josselyne
6/21/2005 5:01:22 AM
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Joy Rector
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member since: 6/26/2002
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congrats on POTD
6/21/2005 5:06:16 AM
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Alberto Calheiros
member since: 10/28/2004
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Parabéns por esta bel~issima foto!
6/21/2005 5:10:52 AM
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Mimi Katz
mimikatz.com
member since: 6/15/2005
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This is an absolutely fantastic photo!
6/21/2005 5:12:33 AM
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Lori Trivett
member since: 5/24/2005
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Just wanted to compliment you on your photo. It is one of my favorites that I have seen so far.
6/21/2005 5:13:44 AM
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Jack Davis
member since: 1/21/2005
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The lighting is outstanding
6/21/2005 5:23:50 AM
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Lisa Clark
member since: 9/16/2003
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Great shot Congratulations on POTD
6/21/2005 5:24:44 AM
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Marie Fields
member since: 1/28/2004
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WOW! Outstanding image!!!
6/21/2005 5:30:21 AM
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Laura Clay-Ballard
member since: 2/8/2005
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congrats on potd!
6/21/2005 5:32:45 AM
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scott
member since: 2/12/2005
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This is absolutely a fantastic photo! Truly tells the story!!!!!!!!Congratulations!!!!
6/21/2005 5:38:21 AM
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Laura E. OConnor
member since: 5/12/2005
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How on earth did this one not have any previous comments!!! Goes to show the judges are on their toes, even if we aren't!!! This is a really terrific image!!! I Love the depth and textures! Such detail!!!CONGRATULATIONS on a WELL DESERVED POTD!!!!
6/21/2005 6:02:56 AM
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Claudette Foote
member since: 1/22/2005
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FANTASTIC Portrait !!!! congrats on this awesome POTD!
6/21/2005 6:22:00 AM
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Chris Macer
member since: 5/16/2005
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Wow!! This is fantastic! Extrodinary amount of detail. Perfect in every way!
6/21/2005 6:38:37 AM
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Pat
member since: 2/27/2005
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Great clarity and composure.... Great workPat P.
6/21/2005 6:40:04 AM
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Mary N C. Taitt
member since: 5/18/2005
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WOW, Carsten, what an incredibly beautiful shot!!! Good seeing, good capture, and CONGRATULATIONS on your POTD! Mary S. :-)
6/21/2005 6:48:30 AM
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Ken C.
member since: 10/12/2004
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Your photo is excellent. I especially enjoy seeing photographs of people in their trades. This photo appears to be pretty near what the camera saw without all the fancy tinting and special editing. Nice job.
6/21/2005 6:52:13 AM
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Susan L. Vasquez
member since: 5/24/2005
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Fantastic portrait, the detail is wonderful and you've really captured him so involved in his craft. Congrats on the POTD.
6/21/2005 7:14:41 AM
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Debbi Smirnoff
member since: 9/29/2004
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Wonderful portrait! I feel like I'm really back in time and watching him labor! Excellent compostion!
Debbi
6/21/2005 7:20:02 AM
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Kay Beausoleil
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member since: 5/31/2004
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Congratulations, Carsten, on your catching environmental portrait and your POTD!
6/21/2005 7:40:02 AM
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Lucia Kelly
member since: 10/24/2003
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Carsten,
This is a wonderful photo. As an amateur artist, I think this photo would make a wonderful oil painting.
Lucky Kelly
6/21/2005 7:47:00 AM
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Lucia Kelly
member since: 10/24/2003
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Carsten,
This is a wonderful photo. As an amateur artist, I think this photo would make a wonderful oil painting.
Lucky Kelly
6/21/2005 7:47:01 AM
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Elisabeth A. Gay
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member since: 4/2/2004
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I agree with Lucia, this would make a wonderful painting. Congrats on the POTD, Carsten!
Ann
6/21/2005 8:05:32 AM
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Melody Molinaro
member since: 2/18/2005
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Well said Carolyn, I don't think I could have worded it any better. All in all, great shot Carsten!
6/21/2005 8:38:46 AM
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Katleen R. Struckle
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member since: 6/26/2003
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Fantastic portrait!!Congrats on POTD.
6/21/2005 8:57:25 AM
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Susana Heide
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member since: 7/30/2003
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I am very surprised that this AWESOME photo didn't have any comments before today. Must have been posted aduring a slow time maybe? Anyhow...WOW!! and WOW again!!! The clarity is truly superior! I like all the color tones very much and the bit of smoke in the upper left corner MAKES this image for me!! Well deserved POTD!!!
6/21/2005 9:44:58 AM
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Dawn Penso
member since: 2/6/2005
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Beautiful shot, lovely lighting and colours. That thing he's holding does look a tiny bit modern but I know nothing of medieval tools so I'm probably quite wrong! Congratulations.
6/21/2005 9:47:44 AM
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Marilou Burleson
member since: 3/21/2005
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Perfect portrait. Love the composition and lighting, environment, expression. Beautiful. I'm sure this guy and his family will treasure this.
6/21/2005 10:40:14 AM
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Jenny Bosmans
member since: 5/24/2005
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Congratulations, Carsten!!!
WOW!!! This is a terrific capture with wonderful details!!!
Love it!!
6/21/2005 11:39:42 AM
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Carsten Ranke
member since: 5/27/2005
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Thank you all ! I am a new member, and I must say I am swept off my feet from your great response, thanks again.
This photo is one of my favourites, and I am glad you like it. The blacksmith was unaware of me, because I shot with my G1, with the swivel LCD display 90 degree swept. The main problem was the shutter lag of the G1, to catch the "decisive moment". I was quite happy to catch his expression. I tried out a sepia toned B&W, also, but I like the color version the most.Carsten
6/21/2005 11:54:34 AM
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Vernon Fletcher
member since: 4/17/2005
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Fantastic Shot!!! I love it. Congratulations on your POTD
6/21/2005 12:50:06 PM
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Joyce ONeil
member since: 5/4/2005
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Very dramatic!!!!! Well done!Joyce
6/21/2005 4:46:59 PM
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Arthur
member since: 10/24/2004
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Great shot
6/21/2005 5:45:49 PM
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Ed Heaton
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member since: 12/13/2003
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What a great job Carsten! This is truly a fine image and very well captured... Congrats on POTD!
6/21/2005 6:59:15 PM
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Barend Frielink
frielink-photos.com
member since: 5/30/2005
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This is indeed a great photo. I am also a new member, and am looking forward to learning from people like you! Thanks.
6/21/2005 8:40:53 PM
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Carol J. Watkins
member since: 3/21/2005
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A wonderful portrait. Great lighting and compostion too.
6/21/2005 9:22:38 PM
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Mary E. Heinz
member since: 5/23/2005
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the authenticity...down to discolored
nails..............and the wonderful
clarity..........GREAT SHOT!
6/21/2005 10:28:28 PM
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Jacqueline C. Harmon
member since: 3/22/2005
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great portrait- great work!
6/22/2005 11:55:43 AM
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Anita Taylor
member since: 9/19/2001
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This is excellent! Perfect lighting and exposure.
6/22/2005 5:21:28 PM
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Maryna Botha
member since: 9/7/2004
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Not everybody can capture the mood. That is talent. Well done.
7/5/2005 3:01:26 AM
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Laura E. OConnor
member since: 5/12/2005
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And here it is again!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FINALIST!
7/22/2005 8:04:59 PM
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Carsten Ranke
member since: 5/27/2005
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Laura, thank you for stopping by ! It was really kind of "once in a lifetime" chance ...
7/23/2005 12:54:24 AM
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The Judges at BetterPhoto.com
member since: 6/12/2005
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Good, sharp environmental portrait
7/23/2005 1:09:00 AM
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Mary N C. Taitt
member since: 5/18/2005
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A well-deserved finalist, this one should WIN for sure--good luck! Great work.
7/23/2005 11:19:13 AM
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Susana Heide
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member since: 7/30/2003
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Still love this amazing portrait!!! GOOD LUCK! I'd like to see it bring home the gold!
7/23/2005 6:02:39 PM
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Donna LaMattino Pagakis
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member since: 1/12/2004
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Great image and potd, congrats!
9/16/2005 5:46:47 PM
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