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The view from the crossing at Norchard station at the Dean Forest Railway during the diesel gala with 08769 sat at the station.
#ds370 11/20/10
Tungsten light can often create a warming effect, depending on your white balance. Use tungsten light in a photo today.
My favorite tungsten light generator... ;-)
Black metal base with blue and yellow striped shade. Matches this floor lamp. Measures 24" tall.
Asking $7.
A few months ago I got a chance to visit my friend Jeff Rutzky and see (and photograph) some of the projects he was working on for his new book Shadowfolds, that teaches how to create intricate geometric designs with fabric. The pieces are really beautiful and surprisingly easy to make.
What can I say? I just like wrought iron lamps and lanterns. I have a friend, who has completed 80 some odd years, that has worked with blacksmiths over the course of his life. He tells me stories of how they made wonderful tools and useful parts for steam engines, flour mills, and all kinds of equipment of yesteryear. I've found a real treasure trove of old time shops that have these on the outside of the building. Photographing them near sunset after they have turned them on is a real treat because I get the lantern's shadow lit up inside.
Anyway, these precious artifacts will be gone someday
References:
No references, just the lyrics of an old song:
The Old Lamplighter
(Charles Tobias - Nat Simon)
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago.
His snowy hair was so much whiter
Beneath the candle glow
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
You'd hear the patter of his feet
As he came toddling down the street
His smile would hide a lonely heart you see
If there were sweethearts in the park
He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark
Remembering the days that used to be.
For he recalls when dreams were new
he loves someone who loves him too
Who walks with him alone in memory
He made the night a little brighter
wherever he would go
The old lamplighter of long, long ago.
Now if you look up at the sky
You'll understand the reason why
The little stars at night are all aglow
He turns them on when night is here
He turns them off when dawn is near
The little man we loved of long ago.
He made the night a little brighter
wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago...
Process:
Nikon D200, no tripod, no flash, 80mm, 1/640sec, f/8, ISO 400, single exposure. Minor adjustments in Adobe Photoshop Elements.
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